(A) Execution. All application for a permit under this chapter shall be signed and sworn to. If the application is that of a natural person, it shall be signed and sworn to by that person; if that of a corporation, by an officer thereof; if that of a partnership, by one of the general partners; and it that of an unincorporated association, by the manager or managing officer thereof.
(B) Verification. All applications shall be referred to the City Clerk for verification and investigation of the facts set forth in the application. The City of Park Rapids is empowered to conduct any and all investigations to verify the information on the application, including ordering a computerized criminal history and/or a driver's license history inquiry on the applicant.
(C) Consideration. Within a reasonable period after the completion of the license verification process by the City of Park Rapids, the City Clerk shall accept or deny the license application in accordance with this chapter. If the application is denied, the City Clerk shall notify the applicant of the determination in writing. The notice shall be mailed regular mail to the applicant at the address provided in the application and it shall inform the applicant of the applicant's right, within 20 days after receipt by the applicant, to request an appeal of the City Clerk's determination to the City Council. If an appeal to the City Council is timely received by the City Clerk, the hearing before the City Council shall take place within a reasonable period of time.
(Prior Code, § 18-45) Penalty, see § 111.99