A user shall initiate an appeal by filing a notice of appeal in writing with the Clerk of Council within ten days of the date the decision or order appealed from was made. Upon the filing of such appeal, the Clerk shall immediately notify the Chairman of the Council Utilities Committee, which Committee shall, within ten days, schedule a time and place for a hearing and notify both parties thereof. Any hearing shall be conducted by the Utilities Committee of Council, which shall, upon the request of either party, conduct a hearing, or may, by agreement of the parties, decide the issue in question upon an agreed statement of fact or another method acceptable to both parties. All members of the Utilities Committee may participate in the decision, irrespective of whether they are present during the entire hearing; two members shall constitute a quorum. Within fourteen days after the conclusion of the hearing, the Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to Council in writing, which shall thereafter, by ordinance, decide the issues presented. If any ordinance is vetoed by the Mayor, and such veto is not overridden as provided by Charter, the decision of the Director of Utilities shall be affirmed. The Clerk shall forthwith notify both parties in writing of the decision of Council after passage of an ordinance, and after determination is made concerning any veto.
(Ord. 175-91. Passed 7-8-91; Ord. 246-21. Passed 10-25-21.)