Within 40 calendar days after the Fair Housing Administrator refers a complaint to the Commission pursuant to § 94.31, the Commission shall, upon due and reasonable notice to all parties, conduct a hearing on the complaint. Parties to the hearing shall be the complainant and respondent, and such other persons as the Commission may deem appropriate. The hearing shall be open to the public. At least ten days before the hearing, the Commission shall serve upon the respondent a statement of charges and a summons requiring the attendance of named persons and the production of relevant documents and records. The parties may apply to the Commission to have subpoenas issued in the Commission’s name, which subpoenas may be served by any police officer of the village or by any person authorized to serve a subpoena under state law. Failure to comply with a summons or subpoena shall constitute a violation of this chapter. The parties may file such statements with the Commission as they deem necessary. No fewer than three of the same members of the Commission must be present at all times during a hearing. The parties may appear before the Commission in person or by duly authorized representative, and may be represented by legal counsel. The parties shall have the right to present witnesses and cross-examine witnesses, and all testimony and evidence shall be given under oath or by affirmation.
(2000 Code, § 94.33) (Ord. 1207, passed 4-2-1984)