Board weighs changing scheduling so cases default to hearing examiner

Sep 14, 2026

Members debated a proposal to default non-complex matters to the hearing examiner and limit short administrative meetings, discussing how a chair-driven off-ramp and straw-poll notifications would work and whether that avoids Open Meetings Act issues.

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The Zoning Board discussed proposed scheduling revisions (Section 2.402) that would make the hearing examiner the default forum for matters now handled through brief administrative meetings. Chair Youngman and staff said the change would reduce short administrative sessions and mirror processes used by the liquor board.

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