§ 9.16.100. Hearing; generally.  


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  • Such hearings shall be conducted by the entire Board or a quorum thereof upon ten (10) days' notice to all parties. The Board shall not be bound by the strict rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law or equity. The Board shall have power to administer oaths and to take sworn testimony. The Board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and pertinent documents, which power may be enforced by the Board by proper petition to the District Court of the county where the complainant resides. The complainant and any party alleged to have violated this Chapter shall be entitled to be represented by counsel and shall have the right to call witnesses on his or her own behalf and to cross-examine witnesses.

(Ord. 826 §19, 1981)