(a) Formal charges against an MBE joint venture which may result in revocation of certification may be brought and adopted on any of the following grounds:
(1) Failure to report changes in the status or activities of the business entity or its minority membership which affect the MBE's eligibility for certification; or
(2) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The Office of Equal Opportunity shall give written notice of the adoption of charges to the MBE or joint venture. The notice shall set forth the grounds and reasons for the denial and shall set forth the right to a hearing and hearing procedures.
(c) A hearing before the Community Relations Board to contest the revocation of certification may be obtained by filing a written request for a hearing within ten days of the receipt of the notice of revocation. A written response to the charges may be filed with the request for a hearing or at any time prior to the conclusion of the hearing.
(d) Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 168.23.
(Ord. 83-75. Passed 4-4-83.)