<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 17-123. - Recovery authorization and procedure.</div>
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               The county is empowered to recover from any person who caused hazardous material emergency
               expenses incurred by the city or county agencies directly associated with a response
               to a hazardous materials emergency pursuant to the following procedure:
               
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                  (1)
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                  The director of emergency management or his designee shall determine responsibility
                  for the emergency and notify the responsible person by mail of the county's determination
                  of responsibility and the cost to be recovered.
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                  (2)
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                  The notice shall specify that the determined responsible person may appeal the county's
                  decision before a hearing officer designated by the chairman of the board of county
                  commissioners and establish a date by which the notice of appeal shall be filed. The
                  appeal date shall be no less than 15 days from the date of the notice.
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                  (3)
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                  If the determined responsible person appeals the determination, the hearing officer
                  shall hold a public hearing to consider any issues raised by the appeal, at which
                  hearing the appealing person and the county shall be entitled to present evidence
                  in support of their respective positions.
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                  (4)
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                  The hearing officer shall, after the hearing, make a written final determination to
                  the responsible person.
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               (Code 1978, Â§ 6.7-33)
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