(a) After an administrative hearing, the chief of police may suspend, cancel or revoke a tow company permit granted under section 48-194 for any violations listed under section 48-205.
(b) Findings of the chief of police in his written order of suspension, cancellation, or revocation of tow permit shall terminate all authority and permission theretofore granted. The period of suspension, revocation or cancellation of a tow company permit shall not exceed one year.
(c) When a permit is suspended, the holder of the permit shall be notified in writing that the permit is, upon service of the notice, immediately suspended. Opportunity for a hearing will be provided if the permit holder files a written request with the city manager within ten business days of the date notice is served. The permit holder shall be afforded a hearing within ten days of receipt by the city manager of a timely request. If no written request for a hearing is filed within ten business days of the date notice is served, the suspension is sustained and becomes final.
(d) The city manager shall conduct the hearing provided for in this article at a time and place designated by the manager. Based upon the evidence presented at the hearing, the city manager shall make final findings and shall sustain, modify or rescind the suspension. A written hearing decision letter notice shall be furnished to the permit holder by the city manager.
(e) If, after a hearing, the city manager sustains the suspension, the suspension becomes final.
(f) If, after a hearing, the city manager determines that the cause for suspension is invalid, the permit shall be reinstated. In this event, the permit holder's sole remedy shall be reinstatement.
(Ord. No. 007-2023, § 3, 1-10-2023)