(a) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the administrative official at a hearing pursuant to Section 45-49A-84.02, within 10 days after the hearing, may appeal to the Circuit Court of Mobile County upon filing a notice of appeal and bond for security of costs with the clerk of the court. Upon the filing of the notice of appeal and approval of the bond, the clerk of the court shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal on the municipal clerk and the appeal shall be docketed in the circuit court as a preferred case.
(b) The clerk of the city, upon receipt of the notice, shall file with the clerk of the court a copy of the record, findings, and determination of the administrative official in its proceedings.
(c) The circuit court shall not hear or accept any further evidence outside of the evidence provided in subsection (b). The review shall be conducted by the court without a jury. The findings of the administrative official, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive on appeal. If the court finds that the determination of the administrative official was unlawful under this part, the court may vacate or modify the determination.