(a) In addition to any penalties which may be imposed for the violation of certain provisions of this chapter, the City may, pursuant to the provisions of this section, revoke the license of an alarm business upon any of the following grounds:
(1) Fraud or willful and knowing misrepresentation of application for a license.
(2) Fraud or willful and knowing misrepresentation or false statement made in the conduct of an alarm business.
(3) Failure to correct any deficiencies in equipment or operation within ten days after receipt of notice of same from the Chief of Police or within a reasonable time if such deficiencies cannot be corrected with the ten days.
(4) Failure to pay any fees as required by this chapter.
(5) Failure to comply within a reasonable time with any order or notice issued by the Chief of Police after the licensee's rights to hearing and appeal have been exhausted or failure after reasonable notice to permit the Chief of Police to inspect any lists which he is authorized to inspect under this chapter, or failure to comply with the standards imposed by the chapter within a reasonable time, not less than thirty days after notice or order from the Chief of Police.
(b) No alarm business license shall be revoked until a hearing is held by the Chief of Police. Written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be served on the holder of the license at least three days before the date set for the hearing. Such notice shall set forth a summary of the grounds advanced as the basis for the revocation of the license.
(c) At the hearing before the Chief of Police, the holder of the license or his authorized representative shall be given an opportunity to confront and examine any adverse witness and to present evidence on his own behalf. After such hearing, the Chief of Police shall either dismiss the complaint or shall forward the complaint to the Safety Director with his recommendation that the license be revoked. Within ten days after receiving such recommendation, the Safety Director shall approve or disapprove the recommendation. In either event, the Safety Director shall cause the holder of the license to be given notice in writing of his decision within ten days after making it.
(d) Within ten days after an alarm business receives notice of revocation of its license, or after it has exhausted all appeals with respect to such revocation, it shall notify by written notice mailed certified return receipt requested, all persons for whom it is required to maintain a list pursuant to Section 1130.02(b)(3) of such revocation and that notice shall advise such persons that the alarm business must cease providing service for or selling alarm systems to such persons immediately upon receiving notice of revocation. When the required notice has been completed, the alarm business shall submit a sworn certificate to the Chief of Police that it has met the notice requirements of this subsection.
(Ord. 64-1978. Passed 11-27-78.)