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Beer board defers a violation to hearing officer; members debate officer’s authority and appeal process
Summary
The board moved a pending beer violation to the city’s newly created hearing officer process, scheduling it for Feb. 6, and discussed how the hearing officer’s recommendations interact with the board’s authority and statutory requirements for timelines.
The Chattanooga Beer Board on Jan. 16, 2024 voted to defer a pending beer-violation matter to the city’s hearing officer and rescheduled the item for the Feb. 6 meeting while the city fills the hearing-officer position.
Board members and staff explained the new procedure under recently passed ordinances and discussed the interaction between the hearing officer’s findings and the board’s authority to review or modify those findings.
A motion to pass the violation to the Feb. 6 meeting carried by roll…
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