Within 30 calendar days after the complaint is referred to the Civil Rights Review Board, the Board 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 Board may deem appropriate. The hearing shall be open to the public. At least seven days before the hearing, the Board 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 Board to have subpoenas issued in the Board's name. Failure to comply with a summons or subpoena shall constitute a violation of this chapter. The parties may file such statements with the Board as they deem necessary. No fewer than three of the same members of the Board must be present at all times during a hearing. The parties may appear before the Board 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, administered by the Civil Rights Review Board and all proceedings to be written or audio recorded to be considered its formal record of proceedings.
(Ord. 12-17. Passed 4-9-18.)