(a) Any person aggrieved by the Director's decision shall have the right to appeal the decision to the City Manager. An appeal must be in writing and submitted within ten calendar days from the date of the denial of the filming permit, along with the appeal fee, in the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.
(b) The City Manager shall set a hearing within ten days from the date the written request is received by the City.
(c) The formal rules of evidence shall not apply at the hearing. All relevant evidence may be considered, and the hearing officer has the discretion to exclude evidence if he or she finds such evidence to be irrelevant or needlessly repetitive. The hearing officer has the authority to cut off presentation of evidence if he or she reasonably believes that the evidence being presented is irrelevant or needlessly repetitive.
(d) After considering all of the testimony and evidence submitted at the hearing, the City Manager shall issue a written decision to grant, conditionally grant, or deny the permit and shall list in the decision the reasons for that decision. The decision of the City Manager shall be final.
(e) The City Manager's written decision shall be served on the appellant within five calendar days from the date of the hearing by mailing to the appellant by certified mail, return receipt requested, via the U.S. mail. Service of the City Manager's decision shall be deemed to have been completed on the date of mailing.
(Ord. 688 § 2, 2017)