A. The President of the Village shall serve as the Local Liquor Commissioner and shall be charged with the administration of the River Forest Liquor Control Ordinance and of such other ordinances relating to alcoholic liquor as may be, from time to time, enacted by the Village Board.
B. The Local Liquor Commissioner, or his/her designee(s), shall have the following powers and duties with respect to liquor licenses issued by the Village:
1. To grant or to suspend for not more than thirty days or to revoke for cause, all local liquor licenses issued to persons or entities for sale of alcoholic liquor on premises within the Village.
2. To enter or to authorize any law enforcing officer or other Village employee designated by the Village Administrator to enter, at any time, upon the premises of a licensee to determine whether any of the provisions of the State law or Village ordinance or any rules or regulations adopted by the Village or by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission have been, or are being, violated, and at such time to examine the premises of the licensee in connection therewith.
3. To receive complaints from any citizen that any provision of the State law or of this chapter has been, or is being, violated and to act upon any such complaints in the manner provided by law.
4. To receive local license fees and pay the same forthwith to the Village Treasurer.
5. To examine, or cause to be examined, under oath:
a. Any applicant for a local liquor license or for a renewal thereof; or
b. Any licensee upon whom notice of possible revocation, suspension or fine has been served; or
c. Any licensee against whom a citation proceeding has been instituted by the State Liquor Control Commission.
6. To examine, or cause to be examined, the books and records of any applicant or licensee as may be necessary to properly discharge the Commissioner's duties.
7. To issue subpoenas to obtain information necessary to perform the Commissioner's duties.
8. To report to the Village Board from time to time actions which have been taken to grant or deny local liquor licenses or to penalize licensees. (Ord. 3428, 5-14-2012)