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Chapter 34 <br /> (v) A hearing shall be scheduled and held, unless continued by order of the <br /> City's hearing officer, on designated days of each month. The hearing <br /> shall be scheduled not less than seven(7) days and not more than thirty <br /> (30) days after notice thereof is mailed. All interested persons shall be <br /> given a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the hearing. The formal <br /> rules of evidence shall not apply and hearsay evidence shall be admissible. <br /> The hearing shall be open to the public and recorded. <br /> (vi) If, after the hearing, the City's hearing officer determines by a <br /> preponderance of the evidence that the vehicle was used in the <br /> commission of a violation of Section 10 of Chapter 73 of the City Code or <br /> in violation of Sections 37 (M)through 37 (W) inclusive of this Chapter <br /> and was not stolen prior to said violation, he shall enter an order requiring <br /> the vehicle to continue to be impounded until the owner thereof pays the <br /> penalty and fees imposed hereby if the vehicle is still in the custody of the <br /> City or its contractor; if a bond had been posted and the owner has <br /> possession of the vehicle, the hearing officer shall enter an order deducting <br /> the appropriate penalty from the cash bond that was posted. If, after said <br /> hearing, the City's hearing officer determines by a preponderance of the <br /> evidence that the vehicle was not used in the commission of a violation of <br /> Section 10 of Chapter 73 of the City Code or a violation of Sections 37 <br /> (M)through 37 (W) inclusive of this Chapter, or that the vehicle was <br /> stolen prior thereto, said hearing officer shall enter an order dismissing <br /> the proceedings and the vehicle or cash bond shall be returned without <br />