(A) The City Clerk shall:
(1) Adopt and promulgate rules pertaining to administrative hearings;
(2) Adopt and promulgate a hearing officer code of conduct;
(3) Oversee the administrative hearings office;
(4) Assign and distribute the work of the office after considering the knowledge and experience of particular hearing officers, efficiency in the hearing process and potential conflicts of interest;
(5) Set fees for filing of appeals or requests for hearings under city ordinances or as otherwise provided by law;
(6) Reject appeals where the office or a board staffed by the office lacks jurisdiction over the appeal or hearings; and
(7) Refer matters for mediation prior to scheduling a hearing on the merits.
(B) The City Clerk may work with city departments and boards or other governmental entities to conduct hearings on their behalf pursuant to their procedures as provided for by a memorandum of understanding.