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company without first giving ten days notice to the city in writing. The operation of a licensed premises without having on file at all times with the city the required liability insurance policy shall be grounds for immediate revocation of license. Amended by Ordinance No. 08-91, passed 5/28/91 701.04 License Fees. Subdivision 1. Amounts. The annual fee for liquor licenses shall be as stated in the annual fee schedule adopted by the City Council. Ordinance No. 13-99, passed 6/14/99 Amended by Ordinance No. 13-02, 10/28/02 Subd. 2. Payment. Each application for a liquor license shall be accompanied by a receipt from the city clerk for payment in full of the license fee and the fixed investigation fee required under 701.05, Subd. 1. All fees shall be paid into the general fund. If an application for a license is rejected, the city clerk shall refund the amount paid as the license fee. Amended by Ordinance No. 13-02, 10/28/02 Subd. 3. Term, Pro -Rata Fee. Each license shall be issued for a period of one year, except, that if the application is made during the license year, a license may be issued for the remainder of the year for a pro -rata fee with any unexpired fraction of a month being counted as one month. Every license shall expire on the last day of June. Subd. 4. Refunds. No refund of any fee shall be made except as authorized by state statute. 701.05 Granting of License. Subdivision 1. Preliminary Investigation. On an initial application for an On -Sale License, and on application for transfer of an existing On -Sale License, the applicant shall pay, with his application, an investigation fee as established by the City Council in the annual fee schedule. The city shall conduct a preliminary background and financial investigation of the applicant. The application, in such case, shall be made on a form prescribed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and with such additional information as the council may require. If the council deems it in the public interest to have an investigation made on a particular application for a renewal of an On -Sale License, it shall so determine. In any case, if the council determines that a comprehensive background and financial investigation of the applicant is necessary, it may conduct the investigation itself through the Public Safety Director or contract with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation for the investigation. No license shall be issued, transferred, or renewed if the results show to the satisfaction of the council that the issuance would not be in the public 4