8.24.050 Alarm Businesses - License - Application Review and Issuance:
A. The Finance Director shall request a background report on the applicant to be prepared by the Police Chief or his designated representative based on the information contained in the application together with such other relevant information as may be obtained pertaining to the applicant and his business with a recommendation to approve or deny the license.
The background check will require a full set of rolled fingerprint impressions of the applicant which will be sent to the state and national identification sections of the State of Washington and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In addition to the fingerprints, the Moses Lake Police Department will photograph the applicant with the photograph to be retained in the Finance Director’s business files and identification files of the Police Department.
B. On the basis of this report, the Police Chief shall, within sixty days after the receipt of the Finance Director’s request for a report of an application for an alarm business license, make a recommendation to either approve or deny the issuance of a license. Upon making a decision, the Finance Director shall:
1. In the case of approval, notify the applicant in writing of the approval, and inform him that upon the presentation of the writing to the Finance Director, or his designated representative, and the payment of the required fee, the applicant will be issued a license to operate;
2. In the case of denial, notify the applicant in writing of the denial and of the basis for the denial, which may be nonconformance with any part of this chapter. If the basis for the denial can be corrected,the writing shall so state and shall explain how these corrections may be made and set a reasonable time limit for making such corrections. The notice of denial shall inform the applicant that he may appeal the denial and set forth the procedure for appeal. The procedure for appeal shall be as follows:
a. Within ten days after receipt of the notice of denial, the applicant shall file a notice of appeal with the City Manager addressed to the City Council and stating the basis of the appeal.
b. Within ten days after receipt of the notice of appeal, the City Manager or his designated representative shall arrange for a conference with the applicant and the Police Chief to attempt to reach an agreement concerning the appeal.
c. If the conference fails to settle the matter in a way acceptable to the applicant, arrangements shall be made to have the appeal heard before the City Council. Such hearing shall be held within twenty days after the conference. The City Manager shall cause the applicant to be given notice of the hearing by certified mail at least seven days in advance of the date of the hearing. Notice of such hearing shall also be posted as part of the City Council’s agenda for that meeting. The applicant may appear before the City Council and the applicant or his designated representative may make an oral presentation of his appeal, or he may make the appeal through a written statement, or he may do both. The City Council shall rule on the appeal within thirty days after it is heard, and such ruling shall be final. (Ord. 1981, 11/14/00; Ord. 1891, 12/14/99; Ord. 927, 1979)