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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1394 PAGE TWENTY-FIVE Sec. 32-62. Same - Notice of hearing and appointment of hear- ing officer. Upon the filing of an application, the clerk of the council shall appoint a hearing officer and fix a time and place for public hearing thereon. If two (2) or more applications are on file, the clerk may schedule all such applications to be heard at the same time. Written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given to the applicant or applicants and to all persons holding similar certificates or engaged in the same business in the city, at least ten (10) days prior thereto, by either causing a copy of such notice to be de- livered to the applicant(s) and above described persons per- sonally or by mailing a copy thereof by certified or registered mail addressed to the applicant(s) at the address or addresses shown in the application and to all other persons at their last known address. Notice shall be given to the public by publica- tion in the newspaper published in the city.not less than five (5) days nor more than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall be substantially in the following form: Sec · "You are hereby notified that a hearing will be held before (name of hearing officer) at ..... ............... on the .............. day of ......... , 19 .... at the hour of .......... on the application of ................................ for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to operate .......... ......................... in the City of Santa Ana. You may be present at the hearing. You may, but need not be represented by counsel. You may present any relevant evidence and you will be given full oppor- tunity to rebut the testimony of all persons testify- ing at this hearing. "You are reminded that pursuant to Section 32-7 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the applicant has the burden of proof at this hearing." 32-63. Same - General powers of the hearing officer. The hearing officer may receive and rule on the admissibility of any evidence, hear testimony under oath, call witnesses as he may deem advisable in the course of the hearing, and may elect to hear all the applicants on the issue of con- venience and necessity and then hear the individual applicants on the issue of fitness, etc., in the order of the filing of their applications. Sec. 32-64. Same - Burden of proof. In the hearing provided for herein, the burden of proof shall be upon the applicant to establish by clear, cogent, and con- vincing evidence that the public convenience and necessity require such operation of the service for which application has been made and that the applicant is fit and able to per- form such transportation of persons and property as proposed in the application.