(A) After the adoption of this subchapter, as an amendment to the city's Code of Ordinances, all applicants for any liquor license, whether as part of an original application or for a renewal, for any franchise, or for any permit for annexation, rezoning, or other zoning relief, shall be provided with a current list of all individuals who are currently public officers or employees for the city, and shall complete the following warranty statement:
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the City of Oakbrook Terrace that no individual who is a public officer or employee has any ownership interest in the entity making this application or in the real estate which is the subject of this application, nor are any such individuals an officer, director, or employee of the entity making the application. If the foregoing representation is inaccurate, the undersigned hereby states the nature of any interest and the name of any such individual who is an officer, director, or employee of the applicant or who has an ownership interest in the applicant entity or in the real estate, which is the subject of this application.
The applicant shall swear to the above statement before a notary public or other appropriate officer authorized to administer oaths in the State of Illinois. Any public officer or employee who receives an application which contains a statement that public officers or employees have a prohibited interest in the applicant entity or in the real estate which is the subject of the application, shall immediately forward a copy of such statement to the office of the City Attorney, who shall promptly notify the City Council of any person named by the applicant in response to the foregoing inquiry. In addition to the penalties provided by law for perjury, any person who executes an application, and knows, or should have known upon reasonable inquiry that the statements set forth therein or any parts thereof are false, shall be in violation of this subchapter and subject to the penalties set forth herein.
(B) Each and every application specified in division (A) above shall also contain a statement by the applicant that neither the applicant nor any agent, officer, employee, or anyone acting on behalf of the applicant, has provided any public officer or employee with any gift, gratuity, pecuniary benefit, real or personal property, or services, or any other thing or item of value, whether in the form of money, services, loans, travel, entertainment, discounts, hospitality, offers of employment, or forgiveness of debt or obligation. If the applicant is unable to truthfully make such representation, the applicant shall state the name and the nature of the gift made to any such individual who is a public officer or employee and the date of the gift. If any person executes an application knowing that the statements set forth therein, or any part thereof, are false, it shall also be grounds for denial of the application, and such person shall be deemed in violation of this subchapter and subject to the penalties set forth herein.
(Ord. 01-48, passed 2-12-02)