§ 13-24-75 — Power and duties

Sec. 13-24-75. - Power and duties.

In addition to any other duty or responsibility otherwise conferred upon the hearing authority by this chapter, the hearing authority shall have the duty and power as follows: A. To recommend to the director of public works as the local administrative officer that this article or any provision included within this chapter be amended or modified; B. To establish, modify, or amend procedural rules governing hearings, orders, issuance of permits, and all other matters not specifically requiring a hearing, provided that such rules do not conflict with applicable State or Federal law or the City Code of Ordinances; C. To establish a schedule of the amount of civil penalty that can be assessed for certain specific violations or categories of violations in accordance with T.C.A. § 69-3-125(a)(3); D. To hold meetings and such special meetings as the hearing authority may find necessary; E. To hold hearings upon appeals from orders or actions of the director of public works as the local administrative officer in accordance with T.C.A. § 69-3-124; F. To hold hearings related to the issuance, reissuance, suspension, revocation, or modification of an SIU discharge permit or other user permit and issue appropriate orders related thereto; G. To hold such other hearings related to any aspect or matter in the administration of this chapter and to make such determinations and issue such orders as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter; H. To obtain assistance upon request from the director of public works or his designee as the hearing authority might need; I. In addition to any other power granted by this title, the hearing authority is granted the authority to review the assessment of a civil penalty against any person in the amount not to exceed the sum of $10,000.00 per day for each day of violation during which the act or omission continues or occurs in accordance with T.C.A. § 69-3-125; J. The decision of the hearing authority shall become final and binding on all parties unless appealed to the courts as provided in section 13-24-76, which governs appeals.

(Ord. No. 5793, §§ 3, 5, 8-17-2021)