(A) The City Clerk/Finance Director may revoke, refuse to issue, or refuse to renew a funeral escort service permit only after a hearing granted upon three (3) days' written notice to the permittee. Such notice shall specify the specific ground for the proposed action. At the hearing, to be held by the City Clerk/Finance Director or his designee, the permittee shall be given the opportunity to present witnesses and documentary evidence, to be represented by counsel and to examine all witnesses presented. Issuance of a written notice of cancellation by an insurance company shall be conclusive proof at the hearing of the effective cancellation of an insurance policy. A decision of the City Clerk/Finance Director revoking or denying the permit shall be effective upon the effective date of the cancellation of said insurance or the date when the written decision is signed by the City Clerk/Finance Director, whichever is earlier. The taking or pendency of an appeal under subsection (B) of this Section shall not stay the effectiveness of such decision.
(B) If the permittee is dissatisfied with the decision of the City Clerk/Finance Director in ordering the revocation or denial of the permit, such person may appeal to the City Administrator by filing a notice of appeal in writing with the City Administrator within fifteen (15) days of the date of the order of the City Clerk/Finance Director. The City Administrator or his designee shall hold a hearing within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the notice of appeal. The permittee shall be accorded the same hearing rights provided in subsection (A) hereof. The City Administrator may sustain, reverse or modify the order of the City Clerk/Finance Director. The decision of the City Administrator shall be final.