HEARING EXAMINER

Chapter 10.35HEARING EXAMINER
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10.35.010 Office of hearing examiner.
10.35.010 Office of hearing examiner.
A. Appointment. There is created the office of the hearing examiner. The hearing examiner shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council for a term of four years. The first year of the term will be probationary during which year he or she will serve subject to the approval of the mayor. During the balance of the four-year term the hearing examiner may be removed only for good cause.
B. Temporary Appointment. The mayor shall appoint a temporary hearing examiner to serve whenever the hearing examiner informs the mayor that he or she cannot serve.
C. Conflict of Interest. The hearing examiner may hold no other position in the city government of Edmonds or be an employee of or contractor for any person under contract to the city of Edmonds. The hearing examiner shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 1.14 ECC, Public Official Disclosure.
D. Freedom from Improper Influence. No person shall interfere with the hearing examiner in the performance of his designated duties. The hearing examiner shall avoid prehearing contact with persons interested in a particular land use proposal, including the staff persons working on the same matter. If there is any prehearing contact, the hearing examiner shall disclose it on the record at the start of the hearing. The hearing examiner shall disqualify himself or herself if the prehearing contact would result in an unfair hearing, or an appearance of unfairness, and arrange for a temporary hearing examiner to hold the hearing.
E. Powers and Duties. The hearing examiner shall review land use applications and issues as specified in Chapter 20.100 ECDC and related matters.
F. Vacations and Dedications. The hearing examiner will review the comprehensive plan and report on the same prior to any street vacation or dedication as provided in ECDC 15.05.020.
G. Annual Review. Every year in September, the hearing examiner shall prepare and present an oral and written report to the city council outlining the actions of the hearing examiner during the preceding 12-month period. The purpose of such review is to enable the city council and the hearing examiner to coordinate city land use policy and philosophy. [Ord. 2381, 1983; Ord. 2215 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2169 § 2, 1980].

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