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AN ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER 800 OF THE LITTLE CANADA CITY CODE, ESTABLISHING A GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE LICENSING OF BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY. 1'HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: The Little Canada City Code is amended to insert the following new Chapter 800, entitled "Licensing Procedures": Section 1 800.010. GENERAL LICENSING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. "I'he City Clerk shall be responsible for processing and issuing city licenses. A. Revocation and suspension of licenses. The City Council shall have the power to suspend or revoke the license of any person licensed by the City found to be in violation of the terms of their license or other applicable laws. 1. Before taking such action, the person holding such license must be given 20 days' notice and granted the opportunity to be heard before the Council or an advisory board, depending on the license, before such action is taken. 2. The notice shall generally state: the proposed license action; the time, place and circumstances of the allegations against the licensee; the governing body that will conduct the hearing; and the time and place of the hoaring. If the hearing is not held before the City Council, the notice shall advise the licensee of the time and place of the Cowrcil's meeting to consider the hearing panel's recommendation. If documents will be used to substantiate the license action, the notice shall advise that the documents are available at City Hall for inspection and copying. 3. The notice will clearly state, in emphasized text, that failure to either appear at the hearing or submit a written waiver of the hearing will result in the suspension or revocation of the license. 4. The notice shall be sent by first-class mail to the licensee's legal address on file with the City Clerk. If and when such notice is sent to the legal address on file and the licensee fails or reiiases to appear at the hearing, the license will be automatically suspended or revoked five days after the date of the hearing. 5. The Council or hearing panel shall apply any criteria supplied in the City ordinance creafing the license. If the licensee has been convicted in a criminal court for the offense which gives rise to the suspension or revocation action, the City may take the conviction as conclusive proof of the offense, and determine the appropriate license penalty. 17