All adjudications which the Department of Sanitation is authorized by law to conduct may be conducted by a department employee designated by the Commissioner, or the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), as determined by the Commissioner.
After a hearing has been conducted by OATH or the Commissioner's designee, the Administrative Law Judges of OATH or the Commissioner's designee shall make written proposed findings of fact and shall recommend decisions to the Commissioner of the Department who, in the Commissioner's sole discretion, shall make the final determinations.