(A) If the licensing authority determines that a licensee owes delinquent charges the licensing authority shall immediately notify the licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the last known address of the licensee. The notice shall include a copy of the most recent invoice, billing, statement, or other demand for payment of the delinquent charges at issue, shall state that the license, or a renewal or transfer thereof, as the case may be, may be subject to denial, revocation or suspension as provided herein, and shall direct the licensee to contact the Finance Director for further information. A copy of the notice shall be contemporaneously delivered to the Finance Director, the City Manager, and the City Attorney.
(B) Not later than the 3rd business day after receiving the notice required by division (A) of this section, the Finance Director shall certify in writing to the licensing authority whether the licensee still owes delinquent charges. After receiving written confirmation from the Finance Director that the delinquent charges are still owed, the licensing authority may deny, revoke or suspend any license, including renewals and transfers thereof, applied for or held by any person or business entity whose name appears on the list required by § 35.61.
(C) The licensing authority shall promptly notify the licensee of a denial, revocation, or suspension under this section, and of the reason therefore, and of the right to appeal as provided in § 35.64. Such notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the licensee.
(D) Any license denied, suspended or revoked under this section shall not be issued, reissued or renewed until the licensing authority receives a certificate issued by the Finance Director that the licensee does not owe any delinquent charges as the date of issuance of said certificate.
(Ord. 2002-10, passed 6-25-02)