<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-17. - Appeal procedure and hearing.</div>
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               (a)
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               A request for appeal or review hearing from the assessment of a civil penalty must
               be made in writing and must be sent to the director of general services within ten
               days upon receipt of any notices which is the subject of the appeal or review. Upon
               receipt of the request for hearing the director of general services shall cease any
               further enforcement activities. A hearing shall be held by the committee established
               to hear such appeals or reviews within 30 days of receipt of the request.
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               (b)
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               All testimony offered in a hearing held pursuant to this chapter shall be given under
               oath and recorded. The hearing shall be open to the public. The person requesting
               the hearing may be represented by an attorney. The director of general services shall
               have the burden of proving that this chapter has been violated and the proposed sanction
               is in compliance with this chapter. The person requesting the hearing will then be
               given the opportunity to clear up any conflicts or inconsistencies created by the
               evidence or statement. The review board established to hear such appeals and reviews
               may ask questions at any time during the hearing and may request further evidence
               from either party. During the conduct of the public hearing, the county attorney will
               serve as staff to the review board and will publish the findings of the board and
               will make notices and distributions as appropriate. If the decision is against the
               person requesting the hearing the director of general services shall implement the
               sanction(s) approved by the review board. If the decision is against the director
               of general services, he shall cease his efforts to implement the proposed sanction(s).
               Any decision rendered by the review board only applies to the violation(s) and sanction(s)
               in question and does not prevent the director of general services from enforcing a
               subsequent violation of the same provision or any other provision of this chapter.
               Appeals must be made as appropriate within ten days of the written decision. In the
               absence of an appeal, the decision of the review board will be final.
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               (Ord. of 12-13-99, Â§ 1)
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