(A) If a business license is denied by the Clerk, or if the Clerk suspends or revokes a license, or if a penalty is imposed, the applicant or licensee may appeal such action.
(B) The filing of an appeal must be within ten days of the date of service of the notice of any denial, qualified approval, suspension, revocation or penalty. Upon receiving the notice of such appeal, a public meeting of record shall be scheduled before the County Commission within 20 days from the date of the appeal unless such time shall be extended for good cause.
(C) The Commission shall hold a public meeting, with a record of the proceedings being kept, and take such facts and evidence as necessary to determine whether the denial, qualified approval, suspension, revocation or penalty was proper under the law.
(D) After the public meeting of record, the Commission shall have seven working days, unless extended for good cause, in which to render findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommend a decision.
(E) The business license appeal procedure is as follows.
(Ord. 2020-11-1, passed 11-23-2020)