City of Raymore, MO Authority And Administration

The City Manager shall establish and Enforcement Agency and designate City staff to supervise the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.

It shall be the duty of the Enforcement Agency to keep a record of all licenses and permits issued by it to applicants, and of suspensions and revocations.

The Enforcement Agency shall prescribe all forms of applications, licenses and permits in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.

The Enforcement Agency shall have power to make such reasonable rules, regulations, orders and directions as may be necessary and feasible for carrying out its duties as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter.

The Enforcement Agency or its authorized agents or any Law Enforcement member of the Police Department shall have the right, at any reasonable time to inspect, and the licensee shall allow inspection of any licensed premises and all portions of the buildings, including all rooms, cellars, outbuildings, passageways, closets, vaults, yards, attics and all buildings used in connection with the operations carried on under such license and which are in their possession, or under their control, and all the places where they keep or have liquor stored, and to seize any and all objects which may appear to be in violation of any provisions of this Chapter and hold in custody such objects as evidence until any matter pertaining thereto is finally adjudicated. Upon such seizure, a receipt shall be given and upon demand, if not forfeited, objects shall be returned to their lawful owner after the matter is finally adjudicated unless the same are found to be contraband by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. If such objects are not claimed by their lawful owner within ninety (90) days after final adjudication, they shall be deemed forfeited. If such objects seized are found to be contraband, they shall remain in custody of the Enforcement Agency or disposed of as per the order of the court.

The Enforcement Agency shall have the right to examine the books, records and papers of each licensee or applicant for a license or renewal, and to hear and determine complaints against any licensee or applicant for a license. For such purposes, such agency shall have the power to issue subpoenas and all necessary processes to subpoena witnesses; to compel by subpoena duces tecum the production of books, records, papers and other evidence; to administer oaths and take testimony; to make findings of fact and to report to the State Supervisor of Liquor Control the results; and may recommend to the Supervisor the suspension, revocation or cancellation of any license issued under the laws of the State.

The Enforcement Agency shall have the power to suspend or revoke any license granted under the terms of this Chapter, pursuant to the provisions hereof, for any violation hereof.

If an application for any license or permit is denied by the Enforcement Agency or if there is any dispute with respect to the location of premises proposed to be used for the sale of alcoholic beverages, the applicant, licensee or permittee, as the case may be, may request in writing, a review of such denial or decision regarding the location, or issuance of a license or permit to the City Council. Such request to be made by the applicant, licensee or permittee within ten (10) calendar days after notice of the Enforcement Agency's final decision.

Upon written request for review, made within the time above specified, the City Council shall conduct a public hearing at the first available City Council meeting at which time it will investigate, examine and review the denial by the Enforcement Agency of an application for a license or permit in regard to any proposed location of alcoholic beverage selling premises. The City Council may set aside any of the above actions of the Enforcement Agency if the majority of the members of the City Council determines that any such act should be altered and may order the Enforcement Agency to issue a license or permit.

In the event that the Enforcement Agency does not approve or deny an application within forty-five (45) days from the date the application is filed, then it shall be assumed that the application is denied, and the applicant may perfect his or her appeal to the City Council, as provided above.