§ 2.20.130. Metropolitan administrative hearing officer.

A.

In accordance with Title 6, Chapter 54, Part 10 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, there is hereby created the Metropolitan Office of Administrative Hearing Officer to hear violations of any of the provisions codified in Title 16, Buildings and Construction, of the Metropolitan Code, and Title 17, Zoning, of the Metropolitan Code as amended from time to time. The utilization of the administrative hearing officer shall be at the discretion of the department of codes administration, and shall be an alternative to the enforcement provisions included in Title 16 and Title 17.

B.

There are hereby created two administrative hearing officer positions to be appointed by the Metropolitan Council, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Metropolitan Council in accordance with T.C.A. § 6-54-1006(a). An administrative hearing officer shall be one of the following:

1.

Licensed building inspector;

2.

Licensed plumbing inspector;

3.

Licensed electrical inspector;

4.

Licensed attorney;

5.

Licensed architect; or

6.

Licensed engineer.

C.

The amount of compensation for the administrative hearing officers shall be approved by the Metropolitan Council upon adoption of a Resolution receiving twenty-one affirmative votes.

D.

Clerical and administrative support for the Office of Administrative Hearing Officer shall be provided by the department of codes administration.

E.

Administrative hearing officers shall perform all of the duties and abide by all of the requirements provided in Title 6, Chapter 54, Part 10 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.

F.

The Vice-Mayor shall appoint a special advisory committee to submit a list of persons to the metropolitan council that the committee deems best qualified to serve as administrative hearing officers. The special advisory committee shall include, but does not have to be limited to, the following:

1.

The Director of the Department of Codes Administration or his/her designee;

2.

The Director of Law or his/her designee; and

3.

The Chair of the Council Codes, Fair, and Farmers Market Committee.

(Ord. BL2017-789 § 1, 2017; Ord. BL2017-541 § 1, 2017; Ord. BL2011-912 § 1, 2011)