A. Prior to revocation, the City Treasurer shall issue a written notice of violation, which notice shall describe the nature of the violation, and permit the licensee a period of not less than ten business days in which to correct or abate the violation. The abatement period may be extended by action of the City Manager upon a showing of good cause. The notice shall also inform the licensee that the license will be revoked not less than ten business days from the date of notice if violation is not corrected within the ten-day period.

B. The notice shall be personally served or delivered by certified mail to the last known address of the licensee. The licensee shall be entitled to request a hearing by delivering a written request to the City any time prior to the effective date of the license revocation, as stated in the notice of violation. Failure to timely request a hearing shall be a waiver of the right to a hearing. Timely request for a hearing shall result in the revocation being stayed until completion of the hearing.

C. Hearings shall be conducted informally and shall be presided over by the City Manager. The licensee and the City Treasurer shall be permitted to offer any evidence or testimony in support of each position. Should the testimony, documents, or other evidence establish a violation, the license shall be revoked.

D. Following an informal hearing before the City Manager, a person aggrieved by any revocation may appeal the decision by delivering written notice of same within ten business days of the notice of decision. Timely notice of appeal will result in stay of the revocation pending the appeal hearing. Any appeal shall be heard by the City Council no later than twenty-one business days from the delivery of notice of appeal. The Council may sustain or overturn the decision.

E. Exhaustion of administrative remedies shall be a jurisdictional prerequisite to seeking judicial review.

F. Any person violating a revocation decision shall be subject to the remedies and penalties as described in Section 5.04.010(C). (Ord. 18-15 § 2, 2018)