Any person, except one who has failed to comply with section 3-10-7 of this chapter, aggrieved by the amount of the fee or tax determined by the city administrator to be required under the provisions of this chapter may pay the amount due and appeal from such determination by filing a written notice of appeal with the hearings examiner within thirty (30) days from the date written notice of such amount was mailed to the taxpayer. A fifty dollar ($50.00) filing fee shall be submitted with the appeal, which filing fee is required to process the appeal. The city clerk shall, as soon as practical, fix a time and place for the hearing of such appeal, and shall cause a notice of the time and place thereof to be delivered or mailed to the parties. The decision of the hearings examiner shall indicate the correct amount of the fee or tax owing.
The decision of the city administrator or his/her designee on an application for refund under section 3-10-12 of this chapter shall be final unless the petitioner files written notice of appeal to the hearings examiner within thirty (30) days of the city administrator's or his/her designee's action. A fifty dollar ($50.00) filing fee shall be submitted with the appeal, which filing fee is required to process the appeal. The city clerk shall, as soon as practical, fix a time and place for the hearing of such appeal, and shall cause a notice of the time and place thereof to be delivered or mailed to the parties. The decision of the hearings examiner shall affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the city administrator or his/her designee, and the hearings examiner's decision shall be final. (Ord. 914a, 8-3-2015)