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City to move administrative and quasi-judicial appeals from City Council to special magistrate
Summary
Ordinance 31-25 would transfer two categories of appeals — administrative director interpretations and appeals of quasi-judicial decisions — from the City Council to an appointed special magistrate. The Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to accept the change at its June 4 meeting.
Mike Struve, planning team coordinator, presented ordinance 31-25 on June 4, which would change who hears certain appeals currently decided by the City Council. Under the ordinance, two categories of appeals — (1) administrative decisions typically made by department directors and (2) quasi-judicial public hearing decisions (for example, variances, special exceptions and hearing-examiner decisions) — would be transferred to a special magistrate rather than being heard by the elected City Council.
Struve explained that the change is…
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