§ 46-48. Appeals.

(a)

Any applicant or certificate holder aggrieved by the denial of an application or revocation or suspension of a certificate may appeal to the board of commissioners by filing a notice of appeal with the town clerk within ten days of the adverse action being appealed. Appeals shall be made on a form prescribed by the town. Appeals shall be scheduled for a hearing at the next regular meeting of the board of commissioners held more than 20 days after the appeal is filed with the town clerk. The board of commissioners shall hear each appeal de novo and may take any action that the town manager could have taken prior to the appeal.

(b)

The town clerk shall also, within the same time, notify all persons who, at that time hold certificates with the town, of the date and time of such hearing and the name of the appellant. In addition, the town clerk shall post on the town hall bulletin board, at least ten days before such hearing, a notice setting forth the name of the appellant and the date and time of the hearing.

(c)

Any testimony or evidence of an appellants criminal record received by the board of commissioners shall be received in closed session and shall not be a public record pursuant to G.S. 160A-304(a).

(Ord. No. 10-09-027, Art. III, Pt. I, 9-1-2010)