(a) Before revoking a license, the director of finance shall given written notice to the licensee, in the manner provided in this article, that a revocation hearing will be held at a place and time specified in the notice, which hearing shall not be sooner than ten (10) days from the date of the notice. The notice shall state the grounds relied upon for the proposed revocation. The director of finance shall hold the hearing at the time and place specified, unless agreed otherwise by the licensee and other parties concerned, and the licensee shall be allowed to appear in person and by counsel and offer evidence. A record shall be a kept of all proceedings, including proofs offered and a transcript of testimony. No license shall be revoked unless grounds therefor are satisfactorily established by the evidence as shown by the record of the hearing. The director of finance shall give the licensee and other parties written notice of his decision, and such decision shall be final. Revocation of a license shall be effected by the finance director's signing of the written notice of his decision. A licensee's right to do business under authority of the license shall terminate immediately upon the mailing to the licensee of a copy of the director's signed decision revoking the license.
(b) Notices required by this article may be served by certified mail addressed to the licensee at the address of the licensee as shown on the business license or by personal service.
(Ord. No. 4782, § 1, 4-3-78)