8.19.170 Hearings officer—Appointment.

One or more hearings officers shall be appointed by the board to hear civil appeals relating to the enforcement of this title. The hearings officer may be a county employee but shall not be an employee of the departments of animal control, sheriff, the auditor, or the prosecuting attorney. Contracts may be entered into with private persons to act as hearings officers, to be compensated as shall be provided from monies available and budgeted. (Sec. 37 of Res. 1984-12-65)