§ 29-17. Same—Issuance.

Upon the filing of an application under this article, properly filled out, the chief of police of the city shall make or cause to be made such investigation as he may deem necessary to determine the fitness of the applicant for a license, then the chief of police shall, within ten (10) days, forward the application, with his recommendation, to the city manager and the city manager shall have authority to grant such license without further investigation, or shall have the authority to cause further investigation to be made before granting same or disapproving the application. Upon the granting of such license by the city manager, it shall be the duty of the applicant to present the action of the city manager to the assessor and collector of taxes of the city, and upon the payment of the proper license fee, the assessor and collector of taxes shall accordingly issue the proper license permit on a form to be prescribed by the assessor and collector of taxes.

The city manager shall consider all licenses applied for under this article and approve or disapprove the same; provided, that upon refusal of the city manager to approve such application, the applicant may within ten (10) days thereafter, appeal to the city council, which shall within thirty (30) days thereafter accord to each applicant a hearing as to whether or not the license shall be granted.

No application may be approved when the district designated therein is already supplied with sufficient or ample police protection by the city or by a patrol service or system or both.

In approving or disapproving any license, the city manager shall consider the following:

(a)

Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony, or on renewal of license for the violation of any of the provisions of this article, during the year next preceding the filing of this application.

(b)

Whether the applicant is not of good moral character or his reputation for being a peaceable law-abiding citizen is bad.

(c)

Whether the applicant was a former member of the police department or formerly employed as a special police officer and released for cause.

(d)

Such other lawful matters as he considers pertinent and proper in arriving at a fair and lawful conclusion with respect to such application for license.

Functions, powers and duties of the police department shall include among others, the following:

(a)

To investigate qualifications for fitness of all applicants.

(b)

To investigate and aid in the prosecution of all violations of this article and cooperate in the prosecution of offenders before any court having jurisdiction to hear the same.

(c)

To fingerprint all applicants.

(d)

To investigate conditions of police protection prevailing in the designated district of the applicant.

(Ord. No. 215, § 4)