Fulton Investigation of application ordinance (§ 10-34)

(a) The city clerk, upon receipt of an application for a license under this article, shall forward the application to the chief of police who shall cause an immediate investigation to be made of the statements contained therein, the character of the applicant and the location of the premises or place and the conditions surrounding such. When such investigation is completed, the application shall be returned to the city clerk by the chief of police with a report of his investigation.

(b) On each new application for a license, the fire department, the public works department and health department, through their duly authorized agents or employees, shall make an immediate investigation of the safety and sanitation of the premises of the applicant and the equipment and furnishings contained in the applicant's premises and shall report to the city clerk the findings of such investigations.

(c) After the original license has been issued, the city clerk may at any reasonable time request a new investigation of the premises of the licensee and the results of such investigation shall be reported to the city council.