(A) Any person aggrieved by the denial of an application or renewal or by notice of suspension or revocation as provided in this chapter may appeal and shall be granted a hearing on the matter by submitting a written request to the Service Director within 15 days after the service of the denial, suspension or revocation notice.
(1) If a hearing is requested, written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be served on the user by regular U.S. mail at least ten days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(2) The hearing shall be before the Service Director or his or her designee.
(a) The Chief of Police or his or her designee and the applicant shall have the right to present written or oral evidence.
(b) The failure of the applicant or his representative to appear and state his case at such hearing shall have the same effect as if no appeal was filed.
(B) The proceeding at such hearings, including the findings and decisions of the Service Director or hisor her designee and the reasons for the decisions, shall be summarized and reduced to writing and entered as a matter of public record in the Police Department. The record shall also include a copy of every notice.
(C) After the hearing, the Service Director or his or her designee may sustain, modify or reverse the decision appealed in writing.
(Ord. 45-2001, passed 7-24-01)