A. Designation: The Mayor is hereby designated to be the Local Liquor Control Commissioner as defined in 235 ILCS 5/4-2 and shall be charged with the administration of the Liquor Control Act and of such ordinances and resolutions relating to alcoholic liquor as may be enacted by the City Council.
B. Powers and Duties:
1. To grant and/or suspend for not more than thirty (30) days or revoke for cause, all local licenses issued to persons or entities for premises within the City. In lieu of suspension or revocation, the Local Liquor Control Commissioner may instead levy a fine on the licensee, subject to limitations on such fine as may be imposed by this chapter and 235 ILCS 5/7-5.
2. To enter or authorize any law enforcing officer to enter, at any time, upon the premises licensed hereunder to determine whether any of the provisions of the State law or City ordinances or any rules or regulations adopted by the City 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 have been or are being violated and to act upon such complaints in the manner provided by law.
4. To receive local license fees and deposit same to the credit of the City.
5. To examine, or cause to be examined, under oath, any applicant for a local license or for a renewal thereof, or any licensee upon whom notice of revocation or suspension has been served, or any licensee against whom a citation proceeding has been instituted by the State of Illinois Liquor Control Commission; to examine, or cause to be examined, the books and records of any such applicant or licensee and to hear testimony and take evidence for his information in the performance of his/her duties, and for such purpose to issue subpoenas which shall be effective in any part of this State. For the purpose of obtaining any of the information desired by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner and making recommendations to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner under this section, the Local Liquor Control Commissioner may appoint a Liquor Control Board consisting of the Deputy Local Liquor Control Commissioner, the City Attorney or his designee, and one member at large who shall be a resident of the City. The Local Liquor Control Commissioner shall be an ex officio member of the Liquor Control Board.
6. To order, by issuance of a written order, any licensed premises closed for not more than seven (7) days giving the licensee an opportunity to be heard during that period, if the Local Liquor Control Commissioner has reason to believe that any continued operation of a particular licensed premises will immediately threaten the public health, safety and welfare, except if such licensee shall also be engaged in the conduct of another business or businesses on the licensed premises, such order shall not be applicable to such other business or businesses.
7. To notify the Secretary of State of Illinois where a club incorporated under 805 ILCS 105/101.01 et seq. or a foreign corporation functioning as a club in this State under a certificate of authority issued under 805 ILCS 105/101.01 et seq. has violated this chapter by selling or offering for sale at retail alcoholic liquors without a local liquor license pursuant to this chapter. (Ord. 2018.11, 3-4-2019, eff. 5-1-2019; amd. Ord. 2023.18, 11-6-2023)