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Section 6. License Fees. 1. The annual fee for a liquor license is as set forth in the City's Fee Schedule as adopted by ordinance. 2. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a receipt from the City Treasurer for payment in full of the required fee for the license. All fees shall be paid into the general fund of the municipality. Upon rejection of any application for a license, the treasurer shall refund the amount paid. 3. All licenses shall expire on the last day of December of each year. Each license shall be issued for a period of one year except that if a portion of the license year has elapsed when the application is made, a license may be issued for the remainder of the year for a pro rata fee. In computing such fee, any unexpired fraction of a month shall be counted as one month. 4. No refund of any fee for issued permits shall be permitted except as authorized by City Council, under Minn. Stat. §340A.408. 5. The fee set by the jurisdiction issuing the license shall be reduced by $100 if the following conditions are met: 1. The licensee agrees to have a private vendor train all employees within 60 days of hire and annually thereafter in laws pertaining to the sale of alcohol, the rules for identification checks, and the responsibilities of establishments serving intoxicating liquors; 2. The licensee agrees to post a policy requiring identification checks for all persons appearing to be 30 years old or less; and 3. A cash award and incentive program is established by the licensee, to award employees who catch underage drinkers, and a penalty program is established to punish employees in the event of a failed compliance check. Section 7. Granting of Licenses. 1. The City Council shall investigate all facts set out in the application. Opportunity shall be given to any person to be heard for or against the granting of the license. After such investigation and hearing, the City Council shall grant or refuse the application at its discretion. No "off -sale" liquor license shall become effective until it, together with the proof of financial responsibility furnished by the applicant, has been approved by the State Commissioner of Public Safety. 2. An applicant seeking an "On -Sale" license shall pay the actual cost of investigation, up to $10,000, in addition to the required annual license fee, as determined by the City's Fee Schedule as adopted by ordinance. 3. Each license shall be issued to the applicant only. Each license shall be issued only for the premises described in the application. No license may be transferred to another person or to another place without the approval of the City Council. 4. Licenses may be denied any Applicant who has been convicted within the past five (5) years of any violation of a Federal, State, or local law, ordinance provision, or other regulation relating to Liquor, Liquor Products, or Liquor Related Devices. Section 8. Renewal of Licenses. At least 90 days before a license issued under this ordinance is to be renewed, an application for renewal shall be filed with the city. The decision to renew a license rest within the sound discretion of the Council. No licensee has a right to have the license renewed. Liquor Ordinance No. 146