(a) The Mayor shall have the power to revoke or suspend any license issued in accordance with this chapter whenever he or she finds the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any other regulatory ordinance of the City or statute of the State, or if the license has been transferred without the written consent of the City.
(b) The Mayor shall keep a journal in which he or she shall enter all orders rejecting the application for a license and all orders revoking or suspending a license. Any person whose application for a license has been refused or whose license has been revoked or suspended may appeal from the order of the Mayor to a Board of Appeals which is hereby created and which will be composed of the President of Council, the Director of Law and the Finance Director. The Board of Appeals is vested with authority, after a full hearing, to affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Mayor.
(c) In order to avail himself or herself of the right of appeal as provided in subsection (b) hereof, the applicant or licensee shall, within five days after receiving notice of the refusal of his or her application, or notice of the revocation or suspension of his or her license, give written notice of such appeal to the Finance Director. Such appeal shall be heard by the Board within ten days after the filing of such notice of appeal, and the Board shall make its decision not later than ten days after the termination of the hearing, and its decision shall be final.
(Ord. 7852. Passed 5-1-44.)