A. Within ten (10) days of the Police Chief mailing a written denial of an application or mailing a written revocation of a permit, the Applicant may appeal by requesting a hearing before the Police Chief. The request must be made in writing, setting forth the specific grounds for appeal. If the Applicant submits a timely request for an appeal, the Police Chief shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request set a time and place for the hearing.
B. Appeal hearings are informal, and formal rules of evidence and discovery shall not apply. However, rules of privilege shall be applicable to the extent they are permitted by law, and irrelevant, collateral, undue, and repetitious testimony may be excluded.
C. The City bears the burden of proof to establish the grounds for denial, nonrenewal, or revocation by a preponderance of evidence.
D. The Police Chief shall provide a written decision regarding the appeal within fourteen (14) calendar days of the hearing. The decision of the Police Chief is final and conclusive. The written final decision shall also contain the following statement: "The decision of the Police Chief is final and binding. Judicial review of this decision is subject to the time limits set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.6."
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))