Sec. 1-9.8. Hearing officer’s decision.
A.After considering all of the testimony and evidence submitted at the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a written decision to uphold or cancel the administrative citation and shall list 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 city shall retain the fine amount on deposit with the City. If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be upheld and the fine was not deposited pursuant to a waiver under Section 1-9.55 above, the hearing officer shall set forth in the decision an order for payment of the fine and a payment schedule for the fine. (Ord. 3299 § 2, 2001)
C.If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be canceled, the City shall promptly refund the amount of the deposited fine.
D.The recipient of the administrative citation shall be served with a copy of the hearing officer’s written decision.
E.The employment, performance evaluation, compensation and benefits of the hearing officer shall not be directly or indirectly conditioned upon the amount of administrative citation fines upheld by the hearing officer.