§ 3-1.121. Appeals.

(a)

Filing. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Finance Director with respect to the issuance or refusal to issue the business tax certificate required by the provisions of this chapter may appeal to the Council by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk.

(b)

Hearings: Time and place. The Council shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing such appeal. The hearing shall be held not later than thirty (30) days after the filing of the notice of appeal.

(c)

Hearings: Notices. The City Clerk shall give ten (10) days' prior written notice to such person of the time and place of the hearing by serving such notice personally or by depositing it in the United States Post Office at Simi Valley, California, postage prepaid, addressed to such person at his last known address.

(d)

Hearings: Determinations. The Council shall have the authority to determine all questions raised on such appeal. The Council shall render its decision not later than thirty (30) days following the date on which the hearing is closed. No such determination shall conflict with any substantive provision of this chapter.

(§ 1, Ord. 554, eff. January 11, 1984)