§ 15-380. Hearings.  


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  • (a)

    Decisions of the finance department that adversely affect or aggrieve any applicant or licensee under this article may be appealed to the finance director or the director's designated representative. Decisions of the police department that adversely affect or aggrieve any permittee may be appealed to the chief of police or the chief of police's designated representative. Any applicant or licensee who is aggrieved or adversely affected by a final decision of the director of finance or the director's authorized representative or any permittee who is aggrieved or adversely affected by a final decision of the chief of police or the chief of police's designated representative may request an appeal to a five-member review board appointed by the chief executive. Such appeal shall be by written petition, filed in the finance director's or chief of police's office of the deciding department within fifteen (15) days after the final decision.

    (b)

    A hearing shall be conducted on each appeal within thirty (30) days of the date of filing the written petition, unless a continuance of such hearing is agreed to by the appellant and the deciding department director or his designated representative. The appellant at such hearing shall have the right to be represented by an attorney, at the expense of the appellant, and to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses.

    (c)

    The findings of the review board shall be forwarded to the director of the department originating the review board appeal after the conclusion of the hearing. It shall be the duty of the department director or his designated representative to notify the appellant of the action of the review board.

    (d)

    The findings of the review board shall be final unless appealed within thirty (30) days of the date of the findings by certiorari to the superior court of the county.

(Code 1976, § 7-3009; Ord. No. 88-11a, § 1, 10-11-88; Ord. No. 11-02, Pt. I, §§ 1, 4, 11-27-01)