345.11 LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION; APPEAL.
(a) In addition to any penalty imposed and authorized by any section of this chapter, the Finance Department may at any time suspend any license granted under authority of this chapter for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any other applicable laws or regulations of the City or the State of Ohio. A suspended license may be reinstated within fifteen (15) days of its suspension if the reason for the suspension is cured by the licensee. Any license that is not reinstated within fifteen (15) days of its suspension shall be deemed revoked.
(b) Whenever the Finance Department refuses to issue or revokes a license, the Finance Department shall issue written notice of the refusal or application to the applicant or licensee. The notice shall be served on the applicant or licensee personally or by United States certified mail or commercial carrier service to the address provided by the applicant or licensee to the Finance Department. If the certified mail is returned undelivered or the commercial carrier service reports a failure of delivery, a copy shall be served by regular mail. If notice is sent by regular mail, it shall be evidenced by a certificate of mailing and shall be deemed received three (3) business days from the date of mailing.
(c) Whenever the Finance Department refuses to issue or revokes a license, the applicant or licensee shall have the right to appeal. To appeal, a licensee must file a written appeal with the office of the Finance Department within thirty (30) days of the failure to issue or revocation. The written appeal must set forth the complete name, address, and telephone number of the licensee and a brief statement of the grounds for the appeal. The licensee shall be granted a hearing on the appeal before an administrative hearing officer no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the appeal. The failure of the licensee or his or her representative to appear and state his or her case at such hearing shall have the same effect as if no appeal had been filed. After a hearing, the administrative hearing officer shall sustain, modify, or withdraw the failure to issue or revocation of the license. The administrative hearing officer shall issue his or her findings and decision, in writing, within ten (10) business days to the licensee and the Director of the Finance Department. The findings and decision of the administrative hearing officer shall constitute a final order to the licensee.
(Ord. 2017-8-91. Passed 8-23-17.)