Any applicant whose application for a license has been rejected, suspended or revoked may request and shall be granted a hearing in the matter before the City Council. Said hearing shall be held within 30 days following receipt of a written request for an appeal together with an affidavit setting forth the applicant's reasons for said appeal. At the hearing, the City Council shall first hear from the appropriate city official regarding the appeal who shall then be subject to questioning by the City Council and the applicant, then hear from the applicant who shall be subject to questioning by the City Council and the appropriate city official. The Council may rule immediately following the hearing and the license action taken shall only be overturned by majority vote of the Council. The Council may also table its ruling until the following regularly scheduled Council meeting.
(Ord. 549, passed 10-12-2015)