(a) Any person aggrieved by the denial of application or renewal or by notice of suspension or revocation as provided in this chapter, may appeal and shall be granted a hearing on the matter by submitting a written request to the City Manager within fifteen days after the service of the denial, suspension or revocation notice.
(1) If a hearing is requested, written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be served on the user by regular U.S. mail at least ten days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(2) The hearing shall be before the City Manager, or his designee.
A. The Chief of Police or his designee and the applicant shall have the right to present written and oral evidence.
B. The failure of the applicant or his representatives to appear and state his case at such hearing shall have the same effect as if no appeal was filed.
(b) The proceedings at such hearings, including the findings and decisions of the City Manager or his designee, and the reasons for the decision shall be summarized and reduced to writing and entered as a matter of public record in the Police Department. The record shall also include a copy of every notice or connection with the matter. After the hearing, the City Manager or his designee may sustain, modify or reverse the decision appealed in writing.