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A <br /> y <br /> Chapter 34 <br /> after the date of the notice of impending immobilization and impoundment to the <br /> City of Decatur's Legal Department. <br /> D. Within ten (10) days after receipt of the written request for a hearing, the City <br /> shall notify by certified mail, return receipt requested, the owner of record of said <br /> vehicle of the date, time and location of an administrative hearing. A hearing <br /> shall be scheduled and held, unless continued by order of the City's hearing <br /> officer, on designated days of each month. The hearing shall be scheduled not less <br /> than seven (7) days and not more than thirty (30) days after notice thereof is <br /> mailed. All interested persons shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard <br /> at the hearing. The formal rules of evidence shall not apply and hearsay evidence <br /> shall be admissible. The hearing shall be open to the public and recorded. <br /> E. If, after the expiration of twenty-one (21) days after the notice of impending <br /> immobilization and impoundment, the outstanding fines remain unpaid, a written <br /> request for a hearing has not been submitted to the City of Decatur's Legal <br /> Department, if the owner requesting a hearing fails to appear at such hearing, or <br /> after a hearing, the owner has been found liable, the City Manager or designees <br /> may cause an immobilization device to be attached to the eligible vehicle in a <br /> manner to prevent the operation of the vehicle when said vehicle is on the public <br /> way or any City-owned property. Once an immobilization device has been <br /> attached, the vehicle is eligible for impoundment. If the vehicle subject to <br /> immobilization cannot be fitted with the device, the vehicle may be impounded by <br /> the City Manager or designees. <br />