9.20.050 Powers and duties of board.

The powers of the board shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following :

The board is empowered and commissioned to act without additional compensation to the board or the clerk, to :

A. Fix, impose, and collect fees as provided in this chapter ;

B. Grant or deny applications for licenses and impose conditions, limitations and restrictions upon the licensee ;

C. Adopt, amend, and repeal regulations relating to licenses and licensees ;

D. Restrict, revoke, or suspend licenses for cause, after hearing, as provided in this chapter. In an emergency, the board may issue an order for immediate suspension or limitation of a license, but the order must state the reason for suspension or limitations and afford the licensee a hearing as provided in this chapter ;

E. The board shall hold a hearing before adopting proposed regulations, before adopting amendments to regulations, and before repealing regulations relating to the control or the licensing as herein provided ;

F. Notice of such hearing must be published in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the county at least once a week for a period of two weeks before the hearing ;

G. Upon adoption of new regulations, the board shall designate their effective date, which may not be earlier than fifteen days after their adoption. Immediately after adoption a copy of any new regulations must be available for public inspection during regular business hours at the office of the county clerk.

H. A majority vote of the members of the board present governs in the transaction of all business. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (Ord. 129 (part), 1988)