Section 8CC of the Miami-Dade County Code establishes the position of Hearing Officers, who are responsible to hear all appeals on citations issued by Miami-Dade County departments. Hearing Officers are residents of Miami-Dade County who possess outstanding reputations for civic pride, interest, integrity, responsibility and business or professional ability. Please see attached link to the Criteria for Selection.
The appointment of Hearing Officers is made by the County Manager or his designee upon recommendation of the Hearing Officer Review Board HORB*, and on the basis of experience or interest in code enforcement. Such appointments are then submitted to the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners for ratification by the Clerk.
The County Manager may appoint as many Hearing Officers as are deemed necessary; appointments are made for a term of two (2) years. Upon recommendation of the HORB*, any Hearing Officer may be reappointed at the discretion of the County Manager, subject to ratification by the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners. There is no limit on the number of reappointments that may be given to any individual Hearing Officer, but each appointee will be evaluated at the end of each of his or her two-year term.
The term for Hearing Officers usually commences the beginning of the fiscal year, October 1st and ends on September 30 of the following two years. The process for application to this position starts on July 1st, 2009 and all applications must be submitted and received by Friday, July 24, 2009. The process of review and selection by the Hearing Officer Review Board will take place the first or second week in August. Below is the link to the application form.
* Hearing Officer Review Board – The Hearing Officer Review Board was established by Section 8CC-2 of the Miami-Dade County Code. It is comprised of members from code enforcement departments, one (1) member from the County Clerks Office, two (2) members from the public at large, and one (1) member from the Office of the County Attorney (this position serves as Legal Counsel). The duty of the Board is to recommend new Hearing Officer Appointments and review, on an annual basis, the performance of Hearing Officers and, as necessary recommend the removal or reappointment of Hearing Officers to the County Manager.
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