Sacramento Municipal Code Art. I Appeals to Council

Any person who wishes to appeal to the city council a decision, ruling, order, rule or directive from any officer, board or commission of the city when said action is made subject to appeal to the city council by law or by ordinance, shall follow the procedures herein set forth:

A. The appellant shall file with the city clerk a notice of appeal within the time limits, if any, provided by law or by ordinance, for the filing of such an appeal. The notice shall specify the name, mailing address and telephone number, if any, of the appellant and such other information required by law or by ordinance to be provided with the appeal.

B. The appellant shall attach to or incorporate within the notice of appeal a written statement specifying in detail the grounds for the appeal.

C. The notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee established by resolution of the city council, unless another fee is specified elsewhere in the code or by resolution of the city council. (Prior code § 2.05.400)

The city clerk shall reject for filing any notice of appeal that does not substantially comply with the requirements of Section 1.24.010 of this chapter. Written notice of rejection shall be given to the appellant by the city clerk at the address, if any, specified in the notice of appeal. The notice of rejection shall specify the reason or reasons for the rejection of the appeal, and the appellant shall be afforded the opportunity to correct the defect or defects in said notice within five days following the date of rejection. (Prior code § 2.05.410)

If the matter under appeal is one wherein law or ordinance requires that the city clerk fix the date of the hearing before the city council, the clerk shall fix said date and shall transmit the notice of appeal to the council together with notice of the date when said appeal will be heard by the council. If the matter under appeal is one wherein law or ordinance requires that the city council fix the hearing date, the clerk shall transmit the notice of appeal to the council with the request that a hearing date be fixed by the city council. (Prior code § 2.05.420)