A. Any person aggrieved by any determination of the finance director pursuant to this chapter may request and shall be granted a hearing before the city manager to show cause why such determination should not be sustained. A notice setting forth the time and place fixed for such hearing shall be given in writing to the protestant. The city manager shall render a decision within 15 days after the conclusion of such hearing and, thereupon, the protestant shall be given written notice thereof. The decision of the city manager on the matter shall become final and conclusive upon the expiration of the time hereinafter fixed for appeal if the protestant does not appeal within such time as hereinafter provided.
B. Any person aggrieved by any determination of the city manager pursuant to this chapter may appeal to the council by filing a written notice of appeal with the city clerk within 30 days after such determination, setting forth the determination with which such person is dissatisfied.
C. Within 30 days after the filing of such notice, the council shall fix a time and place for hearing such appeal, which hearing shall be within 30 days after the date thereof has been so fixed.
D. Written notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given to the appellant by the city clerk either:
1. By personally delivering to the appellant written notice thereof; or
2. By mailing such notice, by depositing the same in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to the appellant at appellant’s last known address.
E. The council shall consider at the hearing such appeal and render a decision therein, which shall be final and conclusive upon all parties.
F. Pending decision upon any appeal relative to the amount of any charge hereunder, the person making such appeal shall pay such charge. After the appeal is heard the council shall order refunded to the person making such appeal such amount, if any, as the council shall determine should be refunded.
(Prior code § 25.112 (Ord. 924 §1, Ord. 1548 §7, Ord. 2113 §1), Ord. 2268)