(1) Investigations Required. Whenever an application has been filed with the city manager for a license pursuant to the provisions of this article, the city manager and his staff shall immediately and diligently make a full and complete investigation of the applicant and its officers and members, if any, whose names and addresses are shown upon the application.

(2) Reports Required. The city manager shall make such investigations and report to the council with reference thereto with reasonable promptness. He shall make further investigations with reasonable promptness as to all matters within his jurisdiction concerning the public health, welfare, and safety as may be concerned with such application.

(3) Reports Prerequisite to Council Consideration. The council shall not consider any application for a license until such time as the city manager has filed his reports with the council, except as provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(4) Time of Filing Reports. All such reports shall be filed with the council within a period of 180 days after the applications have been referred to the city manager.

(5) Action in Absence of Reports. In the event that any of such reports are not filed within such 180 days, the council may proceed further without such reports and either grant, with or without conditions, or deny the application under the discretion of the council. (Ord. 611 § 2, 2010; Ord. 505 § 3. 2002 Code § 6-32.6).