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AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 2.62 of the Bremerton Municipal Code.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Amendment. Section 2.62.045 of the Bremerton Municipal Code shall be
amended to read as follows:
2.62.045 HEARING EXAMINER - PROCEDURE -APPEAL.
The hearing examiner shall have jurisdiction to receive and rule on appeals by aggrieved
appellants of administrative decisions after a written complaint has been denied by the Department
Director or designee. Appeals to the office of the headng examiner from any final administrative
decision covered by the provisions of this chapter shall be made within seven (7) working days from
the date of appellant's notification of the decision. Date of mailing shall be considered date of
notification. Appeals shall include the appellant's name, address and telephone number, the wdtten
decision being appealed and the municipal code section establishing the appeal. Appeals shall be
accompanied by a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) filing fee, which shall be refunded if the appellant
substantially prevails. The Municipal Court Judge shall adopt rules for scheduling and conduct of
administrative hearings.
Enforcement of the administrative decision being appealed to the examiner shall be stayed
during the pendency of an appeal which has been properly and timely filed provided there is not
imminent threat to the public's safety and welfare.
The hearing examiner's decision shall be final and conclusive unless the appellant or the City
files for a Wdt of Certiorari in Kitsap County Superior Court within thirty (30) days. Procedures of this
section, including filing fee, and appeal of the examiner's decision shall apply unless different
procedures are specified in the ordinance establishing the administrative appeal.
The examiner shall have jurisdiction to hear and rule on complaints referred under the
City's Code of Ethics, Title 2, and to receive and rule on appeals of administrative decisions
specified in the following Titles of the Bremerton Municipal Code.
1. Business Licenses and Regulations, Title 5
2. Health and Sanitation, Title 6
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3. Animals and Fowl, Title 7
4. Peace, Safety and Morals, Title 9
5. Traffic, Title 10
6. Municipal Utilities, Title 15
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days from passage and
publication.
APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this/_~.2~)day o~, 1999.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this~:tc~f;~, day of ~,.~..~, 1999.
"~11~__ SI:IEPi~E~RE),('Council President
APPROVED this ~'{ day of ~, 1999.
LYNN HoRToN, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, City Clerk
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