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Ordinance No. 1025 Page 5 of 9 DOCSOPEN\MU21 0\317\1 001 615.v2-1/15/25 1. Notice shall be delivered in person or by regular mail to the address of the registered business and shall inform the registered business of its right to a hearing. The notice will indicate that a response must be submitted within ten (10)business days of receipt of the notice, or the right to a hearing will be waived. 2. The registered business will be given an opportunity for a hearing before the City Administrator before final action to fine or suspend a registration. Provided, the registered business has submitted a written application for appeal within ten(10)business days after the notice was served. The City Administrator shall give due regard to the frequency and seriousness of the violations, the ease with which such violations could have been cured or avoided and good faith efforts to comply and shall issue a decision to fine or suspend the registration only upon written findings. Within ten(10)business days of the City Administrator's order, the decision may be appealed to the City Council. 3. If no request for a hearing is received within ten(10)business days following the service of the notice, the matter shall be submitted to the City Council for imposition of the fine or suspension of the registration. (3) Emergency. If, in the discretion of the city, a registered business poses an imminent threat to the health or safety of the public, the City may immediately suspend the registration and provide notice of the right to hold a subsequent hearing as prescribed in part(B) of this section. (4) Reinstatement. The city may reinstate a registration if it determines that the violations have been resolved. The city shall reinstate a registration if the OCM determines the violations have been resolved. § 121.006 COMPLIANCE CHECKS The city shall complete at minimum one compliance check per calendar year of every registered business to assess if the business meets age verification requirements, as required under the Act and any applicable cannabis or hemp regulations adopted by the city. Age verification compliance checks shall involve persons at least 17 years of age but under the age of 21 who, with the prior written consent of a parent or guardian if the person is under the age of 18, attempt to purchase adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower- potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products under the direct supervision of a law enforcement officer or an employee of the city. Any failures under this section are a basis for enforcement action and must be reported to the OCM.