(A) Procedure. A standard appeal procedure is established for those parts of this code which specifically permit an appeal to the City Council from the decision of a city officer or employee. This section shall not apply to those parts of this code that specifically provide for an alternative appeal procedure.
('83 Code, § 2.12.010)
(B) Appeal period. An appeal must be filed with the City Clerk within ten consecutive calendar days after the written notice of decision is deposited in course of transmission with the United States Postal Service.
('83 Code, § 2.12.020)
(C) Contents. An appeal shall be in writing, and shall state therein the basis for the appeal.
('83 Code, § 2.12.030)
(D) Fee. A filing and processing fee in an amount as set by resolution of the City Council shall be paid to the Director of Administrative Services contemporaneously with the filing of an appeal.
('83 Code, § 2.12.040)
(E) Hearing. Upon the receipt of a written appeal and proof of payment of the required fee, the City Clerk shall set the matter on the Council agenda for consideration by the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting, and give the appealing party and any other person requesting the same, at least five consecutive calendar days written notice of the time and place of the hearing.
('83 Code, § 2.12.050)
(F) Council action. At the time and place for the de novo hearing upon the appeal, the City Council shall give any person interested in the matter a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The burden of proof in the appeal shall be on the appealing party to show that the appealed decision was arbitrary, unreasonable, or not in conformity with the provisions of this code. The determination of the City Council shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in this code relating to the subject of the appeal. The decision of the City Council shall be final and conclusive.
('83 Code, § 2.12.060)
(G) Notice of action. The City Clerk shall give written notice of the City Council's action, within five days, to the appealing party, and any other person requesting the same.
('83 Code, § 2.12.070)