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The city manager shall designate the hearing officer for the appeal hearing.

A. After considering all of the testimony and evidence submitted at the appeal hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a written decision to uphold or dismiss the administrative citation and shall list in the decision 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, the hearing officer may decrease the fine amount. The appellant must pay the city any increased amount within thirty days of receiving the decision of the hearing officer.

C. If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be dismissed or the fine reduced, the city shall refund the appropriate amount of the deposited fine within thirty days.

D. 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. (Ord. 4846 § 3, 2016)