(A) Any applicant or licensee whose license has been denied, revoked or suspended shall have the right to appeal the decision of the city employee/ department to the City Council. The City Council shall have the power to sustain, reverse or modify the decision of the city employee/department.
(B) Any person appealing a decision of the licensing officer shall give written notice of appeal to the City Clerk not more than ten days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and city holidays, after the date of the decision of the city employee/department. Such notice shall set forth the reason for the appeal and the specific points on which the city employee/department allegedly erred.
(C) An appeal shall stay the decision of the city employee/department which would require the discontinuance of an existing licensed activity.
(D) A hearing before the City Council shall be scheduled within 30 days from the date the notice of appeal is filed. Notice of such hearing shall be mailed to the person appealing and all other interested parties of record, not less than five days prior to such hearing.
(Ord. 760, passed 3-9-2016)