Legal Documents of Sweetwater

Code of Sweetwater

Sweetwater
Title 12 : Building, Utility, etc. Codes
Chapter 12 : Office Of Administrative L Aw Judge

12-1214 : Final orders.

  1. An administrative law judge shall render a final order in all cases brought before his or her body.
  2. A final order shall include conclusions of law, the policy reasons therefor, and findings of fact for all aspects of the order, including the remedy prescribed. Findings of fact, if set forth in language that is no more than mere repetition or paraphrase of the relevant provision of law, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts of record to support the findings. The final order must also include a statement of the available procedures and time limits for seeking reconsideration or other administrative relief and the time limits for seeking judicial review of the final order.
  3. Findings of fact shall be based exclusively upon the evidence of record in the adjudicative proceeding and on matters officially noticed in that proceeding. The administrative law judge's experience, technical competence and specialized knowledge may be utilized in the evaluation of evidence.
  4. If an individual serving or designated to serve as an administrative law judge becomes unavailable, for any reason, before rendition of the final order, a qualified substitute shall be appointed. The substitute shall use any existing record and may conduct any further proceedings as is appropriate in the interest of justice.
  5. The administrative law judge may allow the parties a designated amount of time after conclusion of the hearing for the submission of proposed findings.
  6. A final order rendered pursuant to subsection (1) shall be rendered in writing within seven (7) business days after conclusion of the hearing or after submission of proposed findings unless such period is waived or extended with the written consent of all parties or for good cause shown.
  7. The administrative law judge shall cause copies of the final order under subsection (1) to be delivered to each party. (as added by Ord. #894, March 2013 Ch8_08-05-24)
Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland