ue the hearing from time to time in its discretion, and shall make a written determination upon the appeal within fifteen (15) days from the conclusion of the hearing and provide a copy thereof to the person who filed said appeal. ( Subsec. (j) Re-lettered (k) by Ord. No. 171,531, Eff. 4/5/97, Oper. 7/1/97.) (l) Any person may, who has complied with the procedures of this section, may, within ten (10) days of the mailing date of the Board’s written determination, referred to in (j) above, appeal such decision to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk. This notice of appeal shall be in writing and set forth specifically wherein the appellant believes there was an error or abuse of discretion on the part of the Board. The Council may then set a time for hearing the matter, and shall mail written notice thereof no less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such hearing to the person who has so filed. The notice shall be mailed as provided in (i) above. If the City Council fails to act within thirty (30) days after the day of the filing or the appeal with the Office of Finance the appeal shall be deemed denied. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.) (m) An adjustment or exemption determination shall become final upon the termination of time for filing an appeal to the City Council as provided for in this section where no appeal has been filed; provided that in the event an appeal has been timely filed, the determination, including deemed denial, by the City Council upon such appeal shall be final and the City Council shall so notify the Board. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.) The filing of an application for adjustment or exemption or of an appeal to the Board or City Council from a determination thereon shall not stay the continued and further billing during the course of time consumed in said proceedings, but any such continued and further billing will be adjusted, if appropriate, at the termination of the proceedings pursuant to and in conformance with the determination therein; provided, however, that acceptance of any payment by the City subsequent to the application for adjustment shall not preclude billing and collection different from or in excess of such payments and in conformance with said final determination.