§ 7.16.128. Request for administrative hearing.

A.

Any operator served with a notice of administrative fine may request an administrative hearing before a hearing officer to contest the imposition and/or amount of the administrative fine. The request must be in writing and be filed with the local EMS agency director within ten (10) calendar days following service of the notice of administrative fine and shall include a statement indicating the basis on which the operator contests the imposition of the administrative fine, together with any evidence the operator would like the hearing officer to consider.

B.

The written request for administrative hearing must be accompanied by a deposit equal to the full amount of the administrative fine(s) specified in the notice of administrative fine. Failure to deposit this amount concurrently with the request for administrative hearing shall constitute a waiver of the operator's entitlement to the administrative hearing. The hearing request and fee deposit shall be deemed filed on the date received by the local EMS agency.

C.

After receiving a timely hearing request and the full amount of fine deposit, the local EMS agency shall schedule an administrative hearing. The operator shall be given not less than ten (10) calendar days prior written notice of the date, time, and location of the administrative hearing and the name of the hearing officer who will conduct the administrative hearing.

(Ord. 2011-0031 § 14, 2011.)