(a) Scope of review of appeals unit decisions. The TLC Chairperson or, if designated by the TLC Chairperson, the General Counsel for the TLC, may review any determination of the Appeals Unit that interprets any of the following:
(1) A rule in Title 35 of the RCNY;
(2) A provision of law in Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Administrative Code;
(3) A provision of law in Chapter 65 of the Charter.
(b) Decision. Upon review, the TLC Chairperson or General Counsel may issue a decision adopting, rejecting or modifying the Appeals Unit decision. The TLC Chairperson or General Counsel will be bound by the findings of fact in the record and will set forth his or her decision in a written order. The TLC Chairperson or General Counsel's interpretation of the TLC's rules and the laws it administers will be considered agency policy and must be applied by the Tribunal in future adjudications involving the same rules or statutes.
(Added City Record 7/8/2016, eff. 8/7/2016; amended City Record 6/19/2019, eff. 7/19/2019)