A. Unless otherwise provided in the ordinance or statute establishing the right to an administrative hearing, a person aggrieved by the decision of a hearing authority shall have the right to appeal such decision to the town council.

B. An appeal to the town council shall be taken by the appealing party filing a written notice of appeal with the town manager within twenty (20) days after the entry of the hearing authority's written decision. If the appealing party receives a copy of the written decision of the hearing authority at the time of the administrative hearing, the time for the filing of the appeal shall commence from the date the appealing party receives the written decision. If the written decision of the hearing authority is transmitted to the appealing party by mail, the time for the filing of the appeal shall commence from the date of the mailing of the written decision. No additional time for filing a notice of appeal shall be granted to an appealing party because the decision of the hearing authority was served on the appealing party by mail. The town council shall have no jurisdiction to hear or consider an appeal which is not timely filed in accordance with this section.

C. The town council shall conduct a de novo appeal hearing on the appeal at a regular or special town council meeting held within thirty (30) days of date of the filing of the notice of appeal, unless the appealing party agrees to a longer time.

D. The substantive and procedural provisions of this chapter shall apply to any town council appeal hearing.

E. The decision of the town council in any appeal hearing shall be the final decision of the hearing authority for purposes of determining the right of an aggrieved party to appeal to the court as provided in section 1-19-14 of this chapter. (Ord. 8, Series 2003)