The chief of police shall have the authority to temporarily suspend any license issued pursuant to this chapter where violation of this chapter poses an immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare by:
A. Notifying the applicant by certified mail, personal service or substituted service of the grounds for said suspension and of the applicant's opportunity to appeal said denial to the city council. The notification shall be sent to the licensee's last known address of record;
B. The suspension notice should include explicit grounds for the suspension and any documents used to support and justify the suspension. The notice should also include a statement that informs the licensee of his right to a hearing before the city council to appeal the suspension;
C. The applicant, upon receiving notice of the suspension, may appeal said suspension by making application to the city clerk for a hearing before the city council within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of above notice;
D. Failure of a person to actually receive a notice sent or served shall not invalidate the suspension. In such a case, the licensee shall have fifteen (15) days from the date the notice was mailed to file an appeal with the clerk's office;
E. The hearing, if requested by the licensee, shall follow the procedures as outlined in section 5.20.100 of this chapter. If the city council determines that suspension was proper, the effective date of suspension shall be the date that the licensee received notice from the city;
F. Following a temporary suspension as set forth herein, the city council may also revoke or suspend a license as outlined in section 5.20.100 of this chapter. (Ord. 757 § 15, 2000)