(A) In the event the Village President refuses or denies an application for license, he shall state his reasons for said refusal or denial in writing and file a copy of same with the Village Clerk within fourteen (14) days after the filing of said application.
In the event a license is revoked or suspended by the Village President, the Village President shall file a written statement of said revocation or suspension with the Village Clerk within forty eight (48) hours after the order of revocation or suspension.
(B) In the event an application for a license is refused or denied by the Village President, or a license is revoked or suspended by the Village President, the applicant or licensee therefor, may appeal to the Board of Trustees and shall be entitled to a hearing upon the said refusal, denial, suspension or revocation.
Said appeal shall be filed by the applicant, or licensee, with the Village Clerk within twenty one (21) days after the filing with the Village Clerk by the Village President aforesaid of his refusal, denial, suspension or revocation.
(C) The Board of Trustees shall conduct a hearing upon said appeal by the applicant, or licensee, within fourteen (14) days after such appeal shall have been filed with the Village Clerk. Notice of said hearing shall be given to the applicant, or licensee, no less than two (2) days prior to the date of hearing.
At the time of the hearing aforesaid, the Board of Trustees shall consider the order of refusal, denial, suspension or revocation, issued by the Village President, and any evidence submitted by him, or in his behalf, pertaining to same, and any evidence produced by the applicant, or licensee, upon the issue of the qualification, or lack thereof, of the applicant or licensee, to a license as provided by the "Commercial License Code of the Village of Posen" and all other applicable provisions of the ordinances of the Village of Posen.
(D) Prior to the commencement of any hearing on appeal aforesaid, the Board of Trustees may adopt rules of procedure pertaining to the conduct of such hearing.
(E) Within seven (7) days after the completion of said hearing the Board of Trustees shall issue its decision determining whether the license constituting the subject matter of the appeal shall be issued or reinstated. Said decision shall be by majority vote of the Board of Trustees. In the event of a tie vote, the order of the Village President shall be sustained.
In the event the decision of the Board of Trustees is for issuance or reinstatement of the license, the Board of Trustees shall direct the Village Clerk in writing to issue or reinstate same, and the Village Clerk, immediately upon receipt of said written decision and direction, shall issue or reinstate said license. (Ord., 3-23-1976)