§ 90-8. Appeals.  


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  • (a)

    Decisions of the city police department that adversely affect or aggrieve any applicant or licensee under this chapter may be appealed to the mayor and council. Decisions of the police department that adversely affect or aggrieve any permittee may be appealed to the mayor and council. Any such appeal shall be by written petition filed in the office of the city clerk within 15 days after the final decision by the police department.

    (b)

    A hearing shall be conducted on each appeal within 30 days of the date of filing the written petition, unless a continuance of such hearing is agreed to by the appellant and the mayor and council. The appellant at such hearing shall have the right to be represented by an attorney, at the expense of the appellant, and to present evidence and cross examine witnesses.

    (c)

    The findings of the mayor and council shall be final unless appealed within 30 days of the date of such findings by certiorari to the superior court of the county.

(Code 1982, § 9-4-8)