A. The County Health Officer and/or Solid Waste Administrator shall submit a report concerning any violations to the Board of Supervisors with a request for a hearing. Upon receipt of any such report the Board shall hold a public hearing on whether the license, permit, or contract should be revoked and/or the bond or bonds of the collector forfeited.

The public hearing shall be held after at least 30 days’ written notice to the collector setting forth the charges of the Health Officer and/or the Solid Waste Administrator and setting forth the time and place of such public hearing and the reason for such public hearing. The Board, at such public hearing, after hearing and receiving all evidence and testimony relevant and material on each issue offered at such public hearing, shall determine whether the collector has violated subsections (A), (B) and/or (C) of this section and shall make appropriate findings supporting such a determination. The Board may require the collector to provide such records or other documentation that is deemed to be relevant and may require the collector and any employees or other persons to testify, and may, if deemed necessary, issue subpoena for such purposes. At the conclusion of the hearing the Board may terminate the permit, license, or contract and forfeit any bond or bonds provided thereunder. The decision of the Board in this matter shall be final, unless appealed to a court in accordance with the provisions of Cal. Civ. Proc. Code §§ 1094.5 et seq., within 30 days of the conclusion of the Board’s decision.

B. In the event the collector shall at any time during the term of permit, license, or contract become insolvent or if proceedings in bankruptcy shall be instituted by or against the collector, or if the collector shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent by any court, or a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or a receiver of any property of the collector shall be appointed in any suit or proceeding brought by or against the collector, or if the collector shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, then the Board shall hold a public hearing on whether the license, permit or contract and all rights and privileges of the collector thereunder should be revoked and/or the bond or bonds of the collector forfeited.

C. A collector shall not assign or transfer his or her interest in any permit, license, or contract to any other person without the express approval of the Board by a resolution duly adopted by the Board. Any effort to make an assignment without obtaining the prior approval of the Board shall terminate all the rights of the collector. For the purposes of determining an assignment under such permit, license, or contract, any changes in more than 50 percent of stock ownership in corporations, changes in general partnerships or general partners in limited partnerships or percentage of participation therein, or transfer of more than 50 percent interest in the operating company, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall constitute an assignment. In the event of an allegation of an attempt of any collector to assign any rights under such permit, license, or contract without the permission of the Board, the Board shall hold a public hearing on whether the permit, license, or contract and all rights and privileges of the collector thereunder should be revoked and/or the bond or bonds of the collector forfeited. (Ord. 880, eff. 3/4/99; Ord. 844, eff. 10/1/96)