§ 808. Appeals.

A.

Right to appeal. An appeal to a Hearing Officer may be taken by any person or organization aggrieved, where it is alleged there is an error in any order, requirement, decision, determination, or action made by the city official or employee in the allocation, disbursement, accounting, or payment of funds to an applicant awarded funds as provided for in this chapter.

B.

Hearing Officer. There is hereby appointed a Hearing Officer and alternate Hearing Officers who shall conduct the hearings and perform the duties set forth herein. The Municipal Court Administrator (Municipal Court Clerk) is hereby appointed and shall serve as the Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer shall appoint and designate one (1) alternate to serve in his or her absence from one (1) of the division head positions in the Municipal Court. The City Council shall appoint and designate a second alternate Hearing Officer from the classified service to serve in the absence of the Hearing Officer and the first alternate.

C.

Right to appeal to Council. An appeal to the Council may be taken by any person or organization aggrieved where it is alleged there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Hearing Officer.

D.

Notice of appeal. An appeal from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Hearing Officer shall be taken within ten (10) days from the date of the issuance of the notice of the decision of the Hearing Officer by filing with the City Clerk a notice of appeal, specifying the name and mailing address of the Appellant and specifying the grounds thereof.

E.

Council action. The Council shall hold a hearing and may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as ought to be made.

(Ord. No. 22813, § 1, 1-31-2013; Ord. No. 23362, § 1, 9-10-2015 )