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Clerk trains board on quasi-judicial hearings, sunshine law; members seek bylaw change on absences
Summary
Deputy City Clerk Jennifer Faulkner reviewed quasi-judicial procedures, evidence rules and Sunshine Law; board members asked about quorum/absence policies and asked staff to place a proposed bylaw amendment on a future agenda.
Jennifer Faulkner, deputy city clerk, led a training on quasi-judicial hearing procedures, evidence rules, Sunshine Law and board bylaws, emphasizing audible recordkeeping, disclosure of ex parte contacts and the distinctions between quasi-judicial participants such as applicants, staff, party interveners and witnesses.
Faulkner explained the board's role in quasi-judicial matters: "you are kind of the driver of the meetings" and must base decisions on "competent and substantial evidence," not hearsay. She reviewed the order of…
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