763.08 HEARINGS ON CHARGES; DECISION.
No license shall be suspended or revoked until after a hearing had before a hearing officer or employee designated for such purpose by the Service-Safety Director. Notice to the licensee shall be at least ten days prior to the hearing, notice shall be served either personally or by registered mail and shall state the date and place of hearing and set forth the ground or grounds constituting the charges against the licensee. The licensee or registrant shall be heard in his or her defense either in person or by counsel and may produce witnesses and testify in his or her own behalf. A stenographic record of the hearing may be taken. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The person conducting the hearing shall make a written report of his or her findings and a recommendation to the Director for a decision. A copy of the written report shall be sent to the counsel and to the Advisory Board. The Director shall review such findings and recommendations after due deliberation, shall issue an order accepting, modifying or rejecting such recommendation and dismiss the charges or suspend or revoke the license. For the purpose of this section, the Director or any hearing officer or employee designated by him or her may administer oaths, take testimony, subpoena witnesses, and compel the production of books, papers, records, and documents deemed pertinent to the subject of investigation.
(Ord. 97-141. Passed 6-17-97.)