HomeMy WebLinkAbout4018 ORDINANCE NO. Z-~t g
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No.
pertaining to liquor establishments.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1: Ordinance No. ~1~, ~ is hereby amended to
read as follows:
SECTION 13: (a) Revocation or Suspension of License
-- Order -- Hearing - All licenses granted under the provisions
of this Chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Chief of
Police whenever he/she shall have reason to believe that the
person to whom the license is issued has used the premises for an
illegal purpose or has violated any of the provisions of this
Chapter or upon conviction of that person of any offense
involving moral turpitude. In the event the Chief of Police
shall suspend or revoke the license, he/she shall cause to be
served upon the licensee a formal order of suspension or
revocation of the license, which order shall recite the reasons
therefor and shall state the licensee's appeal rights. Such
revocation or suspension shall take effect fourteen (14) calendar
days from the date of service unless the licensee files a written
appeal before the effective date of the Police Chief's
administrative decision of revocation or suspension. An appeal
from any order of the Chief of Police suspending or revoking a
license granted hereunder may be filed with the Office of the
Hearing Examiner within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date
that the order of suspension or revocation was served on the
appellant; an order of the Chief of Police which is not appealed
in a timely fashion shall be final. The suspension or revocation
of a license shall give the licensee no right to a refund from
any unearned portion of the fee paid.
Any order provided for in this Chapter shall be served
either (1) by delivering a copy personally upon the licensee, or
(2) by leaving a copy with some person of suitable age and
discretion at the place of business of the licensee or if no
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person may be found at the place of business of the licensee, by
leaving such order in a conspicuous place on the premises and
mailing a copy of the order to the licensee at his place of
business as set forth in his application for a license.
(b) Appeal of a License Suspension or Revocation - If a
licensee files a timely written appeal of a license suspension or
revocation with the Office of the Hearing examiner, the hearing
before an examiner shall be conducted in accordance with the
procedures for conducting hearings on appeals of administrative
decisions in the Administrative Procedures ordinance of the City
(Ordinance No. 3961). The determination appealed from shall be
regarded as prima facie correct. The examiner may affirm or
reverse the decision of the Chief of Police to suspend or revoke
a license. The decision of the examiner shall be final unless a
petition for reconsideration by the examiner is accepted or
appeal of the examiner's decision is taken to the City Council
pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures
Ordinance.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this ~
of ~?.~v~ , 1986.
day
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in authentication
of such passage this ~ day of -~-~_%~?~_~_~ , 1986.
ATTEST GEN L~OBE, Mayo~
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KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKE~f, Clerk
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