Each application for a card room permit or renewal thereof shall be accompanied by such fees and deposits as established by council by resolution payable to the city as follows:

(a) Any application fee together with a fingerprint fee, which shall be the actual cost to the city to process fingerprints, for each person required to submit fingerprints. These fees shall be retained by the city for the payment of the costs of investigating the applicant and the building.

(b) A fee for the first calendar quarter or part thereof in which the permit is issued; provided, that in the event the permit is not issued, this fee shall be returned to the applicant.

(c) A fee for the cost of a background investigation, which shall be the actual cost to the city to conduct a thorough background investigation. The applicant shall provide an initial deposit in an amount that the chief of police estimates will cover the cost of such investigation, which shall be used and drawn upon as a retainer to cover the actual costs of such investigation. If this amount is not sufficient the application shall provide any additional amounts that are necessary. Upon completion of the investigation or in the event the applicant withdraws their application, any unused amount will be refunded to the applicant within thirty days. (Ord. No. 1983 (NCS), § 1(C): Ord. No. 2418 (NCS), § 1.)