(a) The Board of Trustees is authorized and empowered to appoint one or more Administrative Hearing Officers to act as Hearing Officer as provided in this Code. The Hearing Officer shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado.
(b) The Hearing Officer shall conduct all abatement proceedings. The Hearing Officer may also conduct civil hearings as specifically designated in this Code. In each case, the Hearing Officer is charged with performing all functions necessary to render a final determination and order.
(c) In addition to any functions and powers assigned in this Article and elsewhere in this Code, the Hearing Officer has the authority to do all things necessary and incidental to hearing matters before it including, but not limited to the following:
(1) Swearing in, calling and questioning witnesses;
(2) Ruling on evidentiary questions and witness qualifications;
(3) Upon the request of any party, issuing subpoenas for witnesses and documentary and other tangible evidence where the attendance of the witness or the admission of evidence is deemed necessary to the determination of the issues at the hearing, provided all costs related to subpoenas, including witness fees in an amount established by the hearing officer, and mileage fees at the rate provided for witnesses by statute, shall be borne by the party requesting the subpoena;
(4) Hearing all evidence;
(5) Requiring the submission of briefing;
(6) Determining the order of proceedings; and
(7) Generally conducting the hearing as a quasi-judicial proceeding.
(d) The Hearing Officer shall issue rules of procedure regulating the conduct of its hearings.
(e) The City Manager shall assign personnel to serve as the Secretary to the Hearing Officer, which personnel shall provide secretarial and reporting services, post any required public notices, and perform such other duties necessary for the fair and impartial conduct of any hearings. In the absence of such assignment, the City Clerk shall serve as the Secretary. (Ord. 453 § 1, 2024)