(A) The Mayor shall be charged with the administration of this chapter. The Mayor may suspend or revoke any license issued under the provisions of this chapter if he or she determines that the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this chapter. In lieu of suspension or revocation of a license, the Mayor may levy a fine on the licensee as set forth in § 825.99. However, no license shall be suspended or revoked and no licensee shall be fined except after a public hearing by the Mayor with a seven-day written notice to the licensee affording the licensee an opportunity to appear and defend against the charges contained in the notice. The seven-day period shall begin the day following delivery of the notice by certified mail or by personal service.
(B) The Mayor shall, within seven days after the hearing, if he or she determines after the hearing that the license should be revoked or suspended, or that the licensee should be fined, state the reason for the determination in a written order and either the amount of the fine, the period of suspension or that the license has been revoked, and serve a copy of the order, by regular mail, upon the licensee.
(C) Any licensee determined by the Mayor to have violated any of the provisions of this chapter shall pay to the city the costs of the hearing before the Mayor on the violation. The Mayor shall determine the costs incurred by the city for the hearing, including but not limited to court reporter’s fees, the costs of transcripts or records, attorneys’ fees, the cost of preparing and mailing notices and orders and all other miscellaneous expenses incurred by the city, or a lesser sum as the Mayor may allow.
(D) The licensee shall pay the costs to the city within 30 days of notification, by regular mail, of the costs by the Mayor. Failure to pay the costs within 30 days of notification is a violation of this chapter and may be cause for license suspension or revocation or the levy of a fine.
(Ord. 95-34, passed 10-24-1995)