(A) (1) The purpose of the hearing before the City Manager shall be to determine whether or not the action of the Wrecker Inspector in suspending or revoking the rights and privileges of the appellant was in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the city.
(2) The appellant shall be permitted to present any evidence relevant to the subject matter of the appeal. The hearing shall be administrative in nature, and the action of the City Manager shall be final.
(3) If the action of the City Manager is to affirm the action of the Wrecker Inspector, then the effective date of the action shall be on the date of the hearing. Any period of actual suspension as the result of a continuance prior to the hearing shall be counted toward any period of suspension approved by the City Manager.
(Prior Code, § 113.58)
(B) Any hearing before the City Manager shall use the following procedures.
(1) The hearing shall be open, unless specifically requested by the appellant prior to the hearing.
(2) The appellant shall be entitled to make any statements either by an attorney or someone of his or her own choosing.
(3) Appellant shall be entitled to make any statements or present any witnesses on his or her behalf that he or she desires.
(4) The hearing shall be administrative in nature; there shall be a right to cross-examination.
(5) The appellant shall be entitled to transcribe the proceedings at his or her own cost.
(Prior Code, § 113.59)
(Ord. passed 5-9-1989)