(A) Any person who has been assessed a civil or administrative penalty or damage assessment by the Town Engineer, or his or her designee, has the right to appeal the assessment to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) (or any other appeals board that may be established by the BMA.)
(B) Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-221-1106(d), any person aggrieved by the imposition of a civil penalty or damage assessment as provided by this chapter may appeal the penalty or damage assessment to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) (or other appeals board established by the BMA.)
(C) The appeal shall be in writing and filed with the Town Clerk within 15 calendar days after the civil penalty and/or damage assessment is legally served.
(D) Upon receipt of an appeal, the BMA, or other appeals board established by the BMA, shall hold a public hearing within 30 calendar days. Ten calendar days prior notice of the time, date, and location of the hearing shall be published in a daily newspaper of general circulation. Ten calendar days notice by registered mail shall also be provided to the aggrieved party, the notice to be sent to the address provided by the aggrieved party at the time of appeal. The decision of the BMA (or other appeals board established by the BMA shall be final).
(E) Any alleged violator may appeal a decision of the BMA (or other appeals board established by the BMA) pursuant to the provisions of Tenn. Code Ann., Title 27, chapter 8.
(Ord. 2012-18, passed 11-12-12)