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(3) If the vehicle proposed for registration meets the requirements of any regulations . promulgated pursuant to Section 32-5 of this Chapter, meets the requirements set forth in Section 32-38 hereof, if applicable, and does not pose a threat to the health, safety, welfare or comfort of its driver(s), passengers or the general public, registration shall be rag nted. (b) A registration card shall be issued for each vehicle registered under this seetien, The ear' shall eantain the nafne, address and telephene number ef the ewner and shall be eertspietfeu* The registration card shall exhibit the name and a valid mailing address of the vehicle's owner, and shall be conspicuously posted inside the vehicle. (c) For vehicle registration under then, a fee of two dollars ($2nn) ten dollars ($10.00) for the first vehicle and ene dollar 'Q1.00) five dollars ($5.00) for each additional vehicle operated registered in the same registration period shall be paid to the city. (d) Any vehicle's R registration under this seetier3 Chapter shall be subject to revocation by4he eity fnafiagef ef the ehief of peliee., as follows: If the chief of police receives information that a passenger motor vehicle for hire, including any Taxicab, registered under the provisions of this Chapter appears to pose a threat to the health, safety, welfare or comfort of the vehicle's driver(s), passengers or theeng eral public, he shall give the owner of such vehicle not less than ten days' written notice, by certified mail, to appear before him to show cause why the registration • of the vehicle should not be revoked or suspended. The notice shall specify the nature of the information received by the police chief, a notice that the failure to respond may result in the suspension or revocation of the vehicle's registration, and shall inform the vehicle's owner that he or she may present information, by witnesses or otherwise, at a hearing. The required notice shall also specify a hearing date, not sooner than ten (10) days following the date of the notice. If, after providing the vehicle's owner with notice and an opportunity to be heard, the police chief determines that the vehicle poses a threat to the health, safety, welfare or comfort of its driver(s), passengers or the general public, the chief may revoke the registration, or if appropriate, may suspend the registration until the offending conditions have been corrected. The owner of a vehicle for which a registration is revoked or suspended by the chief of police shall have the right to appeal to the city manager. The suspension or revocation shall remain effective during the pendency of the appeal. This right of appeal must be exercised by contacting the city manager, in writing and within ten (10) calendar days after the date on which the revocation or suspension is ordered, to request a review of the police chief's decision. If no such written notice of appeal is received in the city manager's office within the ten-day period, the appeal shall be denied. Upon timely receipt of a written request to review a decision of the police chief pursuant to this section, the city manager shall schedule a date on which the taxicab owner and the chief of police may appear before him to be heard on the appeal. Unless otherwise agreed by • -2-