(A) In addition to service notice upon the person requesting an administrative hearing, the Hearing Party of the city of Lockport shall also give written notice of the date and time of the scheduled hearing to the City Administrator.
(B) When deemed necessary in the opinion of the Hearing Party, the Hearing Party shall request written information pertinent to the person requesting the administrative hearing and pertinent to a description of the standard means utilized by the department or contractor for resolving complaints, requests, or inquiries comparable to that or those of the person requesting the administrative hearing.
(C) Prior to the hearing, the Hearing Party shall review all information pertinent to the circumstances of the person requesting the hearing and to the general procedures of the department or corporation.
(D) The Hearing Party may request the City Administrator, or other affected city departments to attend, be available to attend, or designate a departmental or corporate employee familiar with the circumstances of the person requesting the hearing and with general complaint handling procedures of the department or corporation to attend or be available to attend the scheduled hearing.
(E) Any person requesting a hearing may submit a written request to have the scheduled hearing date continued to a date no later than 30 days subsequent to the initially scheduled date; however, upon a finding by the Hearing Party that the reason for the requested continuance is beyond control of the person requesting the hearing, the continuance may be to a date more than 30 days subsequent to the initially scheduled date.
(`79 Code, § 51.115) (Ord. 1097, passed 11-16-87; Am. Ord. 95-401, passed 5-3-95; Am. Ord. 97-057, passed 4-28-97)