15-13: APPEALS:
   A.   General Business License: Any person aggrieved by any decision of the collector with respect to the issuance or refusal to issue such license may appeal to the council by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk of the council. The council shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing such appeal. The clerk of the council shall give notice to such person of the time and place of hearing by serving it personally or by depositing it in the United States post office at Porterville, California, postage prepaid, addressed to such person at his last known address. The council shall have authority to determine all questions raised on such appeal. No such determination shall conflict with any substantive provision of this chapter.
   B.   Card Room License: The licensee may appeal revocation of a license by filing a written appeal with the city council within ten (10) calendar days of the action by the chief of police. The city council shall hear the appeal and shall affirm or revoke said action as in its judgment appears to be in the public interest. The decision of the city council shall be final. If the licensee does not appeal within the ten (10) calendar day period, the revocation of the license shall be final and conclusive. (Ord. 1324, 12-18-1984)