A. License Assessor: The community development director, or the designee, as approved by resolution of the city council, is hereby appointed the license assessor. The license assessor, or the approved designee, shall have business license application approval authority, with the exception of liquor licenses as stipulated in section 3-2-3 of this title, and shall have the same powers as granted to license inspectors as provided in subsection B of this section. The city recorder is hereby designated as the city employee who shall, upon approval of the license application, sign and ensure delivery of the appropriate city business license. (Ord. 854, 5-6-2014)
B. License Inspectors: All police officers of this city and the building inspector, or the building inspector's designee, as approved by resolution of the city council, are hereby appointed license inspectors and shall have and exercise the following powers and duties:
1. To enter, free of charge, at any reasonable time, any place of business and to demand the exhibition of its business license for the current term from any person engaged or employed in the transaction of such business.
2. To examine all places of business where a license is required and to determine that at such place of business, no business other than the one described in and covered by the license, is transacted.
3. To report to the City Administrator all persons doing business without a proper and valid license for such business, to issue citations in accordance with the provisions of this title, or to take other appropriate action as directed by the City Council. (Ord. 662, 8-1-2006)