(A) Upon receipt of an application for a license, the Town Clerk/Treasurer shall refer one copy to the Chief of Police, who shall note thereon any record concerning the applicant which may appear from the official records and return the same promptly to the Town Clerk/Treasurer.
(B) The Town Clerk/Treasurer shall cause such other investigation or inquiry to be made concerning the applicant as may be deemed necessary to determine the character and business responsibility of the applicant and whether the application is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this chapter.
(C) If, as a result of the investigation, the character and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory and the application is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this chapter, the Town Clerk/Treasurer, upon payment of the prescribed license fee, shall issue the license together with any badge, tag, or other materials property an accompaniment thereto.
(D) If, as a result of the investigation provided for in this chapter, the applicant’s character or business responsibility are found to be unsatisfactory, the Chief of Police or the Town Clerk/Treasurer shall endorse upon such application disapproval thereof and the reasons therefor, and the Town Clerk/Treasurer shall then notify the applicant that the application has been disapproved and that no license will be issued.
(E) Any applicant aggrieved by the action of the Chief of Police or the Town Clerk/Treasurer in the denial of a license as provided in division (D) above shall have the right to appeal therefrom to the Town Board of Trustees. Such appeal shall be filed, in writing with the Town Board of Trustees, within 14 days after notice of the action complained of has been given to the applicant personally or mailed, postage pre-paid, to the last known address thereof. The Town Board of Trustees shall set a time and place for a hearing on such appeal, and notice of such hearing shall be given to the applicant at least five days prior to the date set for hearing. The decision and order of the Town Board of Trustees on such appeal shall be final and conclusive.
(F) A fee of $30 per day, $75 for three days, or $100 for seven days shall be paid to the Town Clerk/Treasurer at the time of the application; revocation of a license shall not be grounds for returning the license fee to the applicant.
(Prior Code, Ch. 5, Art. 1, § 4)