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Council review: ordinance 6965 would add burden‑of‑proof language for dangerous‑dog appeals
Summary
Senior staff attorney Taryn Jones told the council ordinance 6965 would add an explicit burden of proof for dangerous dog designation appeals in the hearing examiner chapter to align city code with constitutional requirements; staff said dangerous dog appeals are rare (two in roughly five years).
Senior staff attorney Taryn Jones briefed the Auburn City Council study session on draft ordinance 6965, which would amend the hearing examiner chapter to specify the burden of proof for appeals of dangerous‑dog designations.
Jones said the change would put into the city code the burden the city has…
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