Review

(a)

Unless provided for elsewhere in this Code, or in the City Charter, any person who is conducting official business with the City of Tampa ("city") who receives an official ruling or order may, no later than fifteen (15) days after such official ruling or order is issued in writing, ask that person's immediate superior ("the reviewing official") to review the official ruling or order.

(b)

The reviewing official shall within thirty (30) days of such request for review render his or her opinion. The opinion of the reviewing official shall be final.

(c)

For purposes of this section, ruling or order shall mean a final decision or resolution of a specific request or matter in controversy made by a duly authorized or empowered city official. Generalized decisions, billing statements, assessments, or policy adoptions, including but not limited to legal opinions by the city attorney's office, utility billings, and assessments of fines, costs or fees shall not be deemed rulings or orders as defined herein, and as such, are not subject to review under this provision of the City Code of Ordinances.

(Ord. No. 89-221, § 2(1-19), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2008-196, § 1, 11-20-08)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2008-196, § 1, adopted Nov. 20, 2008, changed the title of § 1-19 from "Appeals; administrative hearing" to read as herein set out.