Any neglect, failure or refusal to comply with any of the conditions of the franchise shall constitute grounds for the suspension or forfeiture thereof. The City Council, prior to any suspension or forfeiture of the franchise, shall give to the grantee not less than 30 days notice in writing of any default thereunder. If the grantee does not, within the noticed period, begin the work of compliance or after such beginning does not prosecute the work with due diligence to completion, the City Council may hold a hearing, at which the grantee shall have the right to appear and be heard and thereupon the City Council may determine whether such conditions are material and essential to the franchise and whether the grantee is in default with respect thereto and may declare the franchise suspended or forfeited. Notice of such hearing shall be given to the grantee by certified mail not less than five days before such hearing.
('64 Code, § 10-10) (Ord. 168, passed 2-9-61)