(A) Right of appeal; request for appeal. A person may appeal a denial of a taxicab driver’s permit application, suspension of a taxicab driver’s permit under § 113.063 of this chapter, revocation of a taxicab driver’s permit, if he or she requests an appeal in writing, delivered to the Chief of Police not more than ten business days after notice of the Director’s action is received.
(B) Conduct of hearing. The Chief of Police shall act as the Appeal Hearing Officer in an appeal hearing under this section. The Hearing Officer shall give the appealing party an opportunity to present evidence and make argument in his or her behalf. The formal rules of evidence do not apply to an appeal hearing under this section, and the Hearing Officer shall make his or her ruling on the basis of a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing.
(C) Decision by Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer may affirm, modify or reverse all or part of the action of the Director being appealed. The decision of the Hearing Officer is final.
(1998 Code, § 126-212) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005)