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(5) The hearing officer may continue the hearing and request <br />additional information from the collector prior to issuing a written <br />decision. <br />(6) After such hearing, the hearing officer shall determine the proper <br />tax to be charged or classification prescribed and shall forthwith <br />give written notice to the person requesting the hearing in the <br />manner prescribed herein of such determination and the amount <br />of such tax. <br />(d) Hearing officer's decision. After considering all of the testimony and <br />evidence submitted at the hearing, the hearing officer may immediately issue a <br />verbal decision or may issue a written decision within fifteen (15) days of the <br />hearing. The decision shall include the reasons for the decision and such decision <br />shall be final. <br />(e) If the hearing officer fixes the amount of the tax, penalty, interest, charges, <br />services fees or the tax classification in accordance with the original written <br />determination of the collector, then the amount as finally determined shall be <br />immediately due and payable and/or the classification shall be immediately <br />applicable, and the hearing service fee shall be forfeit. If the hearing officer <br />determines the amount of the tax, penalty, interest, charges, services fees or the tax <br />classification to be applicable in accordance with the original statement of the <br />person requesting the hearing then the amount due and payable and/or the <br />classification applicable shall be as set forth in such person's original statement <br />and the collector shall refund the hearing service fee deposit. If the hearing officer <br />fixes the amount of the tax, penalty, interest, charges, services fees and/or the tax <br />classification to be applied in some other manner the hearing officer shall also <br />make a written determination as to fixing the amount of tax, penalty, interest, <br />charges, service fees and/or the tax classification applicable and shall indicate the <br />disposition of the hearing service fee deposit. <br />(f) Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the hearing officer may <br />obtain judicial review of such decision in the manner provided under section 1-21.9 <br />of this code. <br />(g) In the event no application for a hearing is filed within the time prescribed <br />the decision of the collector shall become final and conclusive on expiration of the <br />time herein fixed for hearing and shall render any subsequent appeal null and void <br />and shall further act as a waiver against future action. <br />(h) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this chapter or any <br />other provision contained in this code to the contrary, any person voluntarily <br />tendering payment of any license tax, interest, or penalties to the city pursuant to <br />any provision of this chapter shall for all purposes thereafter be precluded and <br />barred from appealing, contesting or otherwise challenging the validity or amount <br />Page 18 <br />75D-20