A. After considering all of the testimony and evidence submitted at the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a written decision within ten days of the hearing to uphold or deny the administrative citation and shall list in the decision the reasons for that decision. The decision of the hearing officer shall be final.
B. If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be upheld, then the fine amount on deposit with the city shall be retained by the city.
C. If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be cancelled and the fine was deposited with the city, then the city shall refund the amount of the deposited fine per standard operating procedures established by the city.
D. The recipient of the administrative citation shall be served with a copy of the hearing officer's written decision in the manner prescribed by Section 1.26.090 of this code.
(Ord. 207 § 2 (part), 1999)