City of Richland, WA
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Meetings
- 6:00 pm
- Second Monday of each month (as needed)
- Zoom participation may be available at the discretion of the Hearing Examiner
Activities
The independent Hearing Examiner conducts hearings to apply general policies and regulations adopted by the City Council to specific proposals or situations. These rules are to help secure the fair and efficient processing of matters subject to the City's administrative hearing and appeal system. The underlying effort is to ensure that the essentials of due process - notice and opportunity to be heard - are an integral part of every hearing conducted by or on behalf of the City. To help achieve these aims, oral testimony is taken under oath or affirmation in all hearings, and the proceedings are audio-recorded to allow for preparation of a written transcript, if necessary.
The Richland Hearing Examiner is concerned not with the popularity of a matter presented, but with whether the project proposal or application meets the requirements of the applicable code, policy or regulation. The Hearing Examiner's decision or recommendation must be based on sufficient evidence in the record of proceedings, and cannot be arbitrary or capricious.
The Richland Hearing Examiner has jurisdiction over specific matters identified in the Richland Municipal Code, including without limitation RMC 19.20.030 and RMC 23.46.025 , as currently written or as may subsequently be amended by the Richland City Council.
Additional information about the Richland's Hearing Examiner System is available here.
Hearing Examiner Rules of Procedure are available here.