(A) Qualification. The Board of Supervisors shall appoint one or more persons to the position of hearing officer based on the following qualifications:
(1) Each such hearing officer shall be an attorney at law having been admitted to practice before the courts of this state for at least five years prior to appointment.
(2) Hearing examiners shall be appointed for a period of not less than one year. In the event that the Board of Supervisors appoints more than one hearing examiner, each day of hearings required under this section shall be assigned to a hearing examiner based upon an alphabetical rotation.
(B) Disqualification. Any person appointed to serve as a hearing officer is subject to disqualification for bias, prejudice, interest, or for other reason for which a judge may be disqualified in a court of law. Rules and procedures for the disqualification of a hearing officer based upon a showing of actual bias, prejudice, interest, or other reason shall be promulgated by the County Administrative Officer.
(Ord. 961, § 1, 2017)