(A) In addition to the individual license fees provided for in § 112.33, each licensee shall pay at the time of filing an initial application for a liquor license a separate initial application fee in the amount of $400. The cost of fingerprinting for the purpose of conducting a background check is included in the application fee. No application shall be processed until such application fee is paid.
(B) All license fees provided in § 112.33 shall be paid in advance on an annual basis on or before the last day of December each year (or in the event of a new license, issued as of a date other than January 1, in full on or before the time of issuance of the license). In the event that any license fee is not paid when due, such license fee shall be increased $200 if paid within the first week after the date it was due, $250 if paid in the second week after the date it was due and $500 if paid any time thereafter. No license shall be issued until the license fee and this later fee are paid in full. If after six months the annual installment has not been paid, the licensed premises shall be closed and not re-opened until the license fee and late fee are paid in full, unless the Local Liquor Control Commissioner determines that there are sufficient reasons existing to allow the licensed premises to remain open for a stated period of time.
(C) Every license shall expire on December 31 following its issuance. In the event a license is revoked or abandoned prior to December 31, there shall be no refund of any license fee.
(D) All license fees shall be paid to the Village.
(E) All license fees collected by the Finance Department shall be forthwith paid to the Village Treasurer and the Local Liquor Commissioner or his/her designee shall keep a record of all licenses issued.
(Ord. 2021-O-086, passed 12-7-21)