(a) The board shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations to govern its operation and the conduct of its hearings that are consistent with the requirements of KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839 and any applicable ordinances.
(b) The board shall conduct all hearings through the use of assigned hearing officers, who shall determine whether there has been a violation of any local government ordinance that the board has jurisdiction to enforce.
(c) The following shall apply to all hearing officers, hearings, final orders, and appeals:
(1) Eligibility. The board may assign any of its members, including the chair, to be a hearing officer. The board may also assign an individual who is not a member of the board as long as he or she does not hold any elected or appointed office or position of employment with the urban county government.
(2) Experience and training. All hearing officers shall have experience or shall have received training in the code enforcement process and basic procedural due process and as otherwise required by state law. The board may also establish additional standards in writing, including but not limited to examples of qualifying experience and training, and minimum amounts of experience or training required.
(Ord. No. 77-2011, § 4, 6-23-11; Ord. 221-2016. 221-2016 , § 5, 12-6-16)
Editor's note(s)—Former § 2B-4. See editor's note at § 2B-2.