521.013 JURISDICTION.
(a) Appeals. The Board shall hear appeals from any notice of termination of water service issued by the Zoning Administrator and/or NEAT Department personnel. Such appeal shall be taken within such time as shall be prescribed by the Board in its rules, and by filing with the Mayor's Office a notice of appeal, specifying the grounds thereof. The Mayor's Office shall transmit to the Board all facts constituting the record on which the action of appeal is taken.
(b) Stay of Proceedings. An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from.
(c) Set Meeting. The Board shall fix a time for the hearing of an appeal and give not less than ten (10) days' notice thereof to the parties, in accordance with its rules of procedure, and decide the same within a reasonable time. At the hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or attorney.
(d) Board Action. The Board may deny, affirm or modify the officer's request for water service termination, as in its opinion shall seem just and fair, and to that end, the Board shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.
(e) Appeal of Board Action. After hearing as provided above, any person adversely affected by any order issued by the Board may appeal from the order of the Board to the Court of Common Pleas. Any party desiring to appeal shall file a notice of appeal with the Board setting forth the order appealed from and the grounds for appeal. A copy of such notice of appeal shall also be filed in the Court of Common Pleas by the party appealing. Such notice of appeal shall be filed within thirty days after the filing of a decision of the Board in the office of the Mayor's Office. Such appeal may be on questions of law or on questions of law and fact. The filing of a notice of appeal in the office of the Mayor shall stay all proceedings appealed from until the Court of Common Pleas has rendered a decision on the matter. The provisions of the Ohio Revised Code shall further govern all appeals under the provisions of this Chapter.
(Ord. 2015-045. Passed 6-16-15.)