There is hereby established a City Service Fee Appeal Board consisting of five members to include the Director of Administration and Finance, who shall serve ex-officio and four persons employed within the city, two of whom shall be chosen by Council and two of whom shall be chosen by the Mayor and all of whom shall serve a two-year term to commence on July 1 and end on June 30 of the second year following their appointments, provided that the initial appointees shall serve a term to commence on July 1, 2004, the effective date of this article and to end on June 30, 2006, Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Board shall have the power to correct the amount of fees charged whenever there has been an error of fact in the calculation of billing based upon evidence presented at a protest hearing as provided in this article. The decision of the Board shall be by a majority vote of all its members. The Board may, as to questions of law arising in the course of a hearing, request a written opinion from the City Attorney.
(Ord. 1417, passed 3-8-04)