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§ 111.14 INVESTIGATION. (A) Preliminary background investigation. On an initial application for a license, on an application for transfer of a license and, in the sound discretion of the Council that it is in the public interest to do so, on an application for renewal of a license, the city shall conduct a preliminary background investigation of the applicant or it may contract with the Commissioner of Public Safety for the investigation. The applicant shall pay with the application an investigation fee of $500 which shall be in addition to any license fee. If the cost of the preliminary investigation is less than $500, the unused balance shall be returned to the applicant. The results of the preliminary investigation shall be sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety if the application is for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license or an on-sale wine license. (B) Comprehensive background investigation. If the results of the preliminary investigation warrant, in the sound discretion of Council, a comprehensive background investigation, the Council may either conduct the investigation itself or contract with the Commissioner of Public Safety for the investigation. The investigation fee for this comprehensive background investigation to be paid by the applicant shall be $500, less any amount paid for the initial investigation if the investigation is to be conducted within the state, and $10,000, less any amount paid for the initial investigation, in the investigation is required outside the state. The unused balance of the fee shall be returned to the applicant whether or not the application is denied. The fee shall be paid in advance of any investigation and the amount actually expended on the investigation shall not be refundable in the event the application is denied. The results of the comprehensive investigation shall be sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety if the application is for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license or an on-sale wine license. Ord. #13, adopted 08/28/2002 § 111.15 HEARING AND ISSUANCE. (A) The Council shall investigate all facts set out in the application and not investigated in the preliminary or comprehensive background investigations. Opportunity shall be given to any person to be heard for or against the granting of the license at the first scheduled Council meeting in November for renewals or at the time of review for a new application. After the investigation and hearing, the Council in its sound discretion may grant or deny the application. No license shall become effective until the proof of financial security has been approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety. (B) Should the City Council deny the applicantÓs request for a license due, partially or solely, to the applicantÓs prior conviction of a crime, the City Council shall notify the applicant of the grounds and reasons for the denial; the applicable complaint and grievance procedure as set forth in M.S. § 364.06; the earliest date the applicant may reapply for a license; and that all competent evidence of rehabilitation will be considered upon reapplication. Ord. #13, adopted 08/28/2002 § 111.16 RESTRICTIONS ON ISSUANCE. (A) Each license shall be issued only to the applicant for the premises described in the application. 160|Page