Appointment of Hearing Officer. Upon receipt of a request for a hearing from an affected faculty member, the College President shall notify the Board of Trustees and request that the Board appoint an impartial and neutral hearing officer. The hearing officer shall be a member in good standing of the Washington State Bar Association and shall not be an employee of the State of Washington or any of its political subdivisions. The Association shall be consulted prior to the appointment of the hearing officer.
Appointment of Hearing Officer. Hearing process. If the mediator is unable to effect settlement of the controversy within fifteen (15) calendar days after his appointment, either party may, by written notice to the other and the state superintendent of public instruction, request that all unresolved issues be submitted to a hearing officer who shall make findings of fact and recommend terms of settlement. [a] Within five (5) working days after receipt of the request, the state superintendent of public instruction shall appoint a hearing officer who is mutually acceptable to the District and the Association. [b] The hearing officer may not, without consent of both parties, be the same person who served as mediator. [c] Procedures for Fact Finding. The hearing officer shall meet with the parties or their representatives, jointly or separately, and make inquiries and investigations, hold hearings, and may issue subpoenas for the production of persons or documents relevant to all issues in dispute. [d] The State Board of Education and departments, divisions, authorities, bureaus, agencies, and officers shall furnish the hearing officer, on request, all relevant records, documents, and information in their possession. [e] If the final positions of the parties are not resolved before the hearing ends, the hearing officer shall prepare a written report containing the agreements of the parties with respect to all resolved negotiated contract issues and the positions that the hearing officer considers appropriate on all unresolved final positions of the parties. [f] The hearing officer shall submit the report to the parties privately within ten (10) working days after the conclusion of the hearing, or within the date established for the submission of post-hearing briefs, but not later than twenty (20) working days after the hearing officer’s appointment. [g] Either the hearing officer, the Association, or the District may make the report public if the dispute is not settled within ten (10) working days after its receipt from the hearing officer. [h] All expenses of the hearing officer shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall be responsible for the expenses of the witnesses it calls.
Appointment of Hearing Officer. 13.6.2.1 Upon receipt of a request for a hearing from an affected employee, the President shall notify the Board of Trustees and request that the Board appoint an impartial hearing officer who shall be an attorney in good standing with the Bar of the State of Washington and who shall not be, with the exception of Administrative Law Judges, an employee of the State of Washington, or any of its political subdivisions, or be a member of the Board of Trustees of any community college in the State of Washington. Selection of a hearing officer shall be based on the following process:
13.6.2.1.1 The President (or designee) and the faculty member shall attempt to select an impartial hearing officer to hear the evidence, make recommendations to the Board of Trustees, and preside over the hearing held before the Dismissal Review Committee. If the parties are unable to agree upon selection of a hearing officer within ten (10) working days after submission of the request for a hearing, the provision in 13.6.2.2 will apply.
13.6.2.1.2 A panel of five (5) potential hearing officers will be considered. The parties shall then meet and strike from the list those unacceptable to the striking party. The right to strike the first name from the panel shall be determined by lot. The parties, in turn, shall strike the names until only one name remains, and that remaining person shall serve as the hearing officer.
13.6.2.2 In the case of a reduction in force for reasons set forth in 13.3.1.4, at the time of a faculty member’s or members’ request for formal hearing, said faculty member or members may ask for participation in the choosing of the hearing officer in the manner provided in RCW 28A.58.455(4), said employee therein being a faculty member for the purposes hereof, and said board of directors therein being the Board of Trustees for purposes hereof: provided, that where there is more than one faculty member affected by the Board of Trustees’ reduction in force, such faculty members requesting hearing must act collectively in making such request; provided further, that costs incurred for the services and expenses of such hearing officer shall be shared equally by the community college and the faculty member or faculty members requesting hearing.
Appointment of Hearing Officer. If the faculty member, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Subsection (3) of this Section 4.5 submits a written request that the matter be the subject of an evidentiary hearing, the Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Services or designee shall, within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the written request, appoint an administrator who has no prior knowledge of the facts giving rise to the recommendation to serve as hearing officer.
Appointment of Hearing Officer. The Commission may appoint a hearing officer to conduct any hearing under this Article. A hearing officer conducting such hearing may administer oaths, subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses and production of papers, and rule on motions and objections filed by the parties.
Appointment of Hearing Officer. Within five (5) days of a Notice of Appeal, the County Manager will provide the employee the name of the proposed Hearing Officer. Within five (5) working days of receipt of the written notification of the proposed Hearing Officer, the employee must notify the County Manager in writing of any objection to the proposed Hearing Officer, giving valid and justifiable reasons for such objection. If the County Manager agrees with the objection, the County Manager and employee, or his representative, shall meet to designate a mutually acceptable Hearing Officer. If the County Manager does not agree with the objection, the Hearing Officer shall be as proposed. The County Manager’s failure to meet and designate a mutually acceptable Hearing Officer shall be taken as a denial of the objection.
Appointment of Hearing Officer. Upon receipt of a request for a hearing from 25 an affected faculty member, the President shall notify the Board of Trustees 26 and request that the Board appoint an impartial and neutral Hearing Officer.
Appointment of Hearing Officer. If the faculty member, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Subsection (3) of this Section
Appointment of Hearing Officer. The final decision as to whether the unit member should be dismissed or suspended is solely within the discretion of the Board. However, in order to facilitate the work schedule of the Board, the Board may, at its discretion, elect one of the following options as an alternative to a hearing before the entire Board:
11.2.4.1.1 The appointment of a committee of the Board, composed of a number less than a legal majority of the Board as the hearing officers.
11.2.4.1.2 The appointment of a hearing officer selected by the Chair of the Board from a list of five arbitrators submitted by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service.
11.2.4.1.3 The appointment of a hearing officer selected by the California Office of Administrative Hearings.
Appointment of Hearing Officer. 14.5.2.1 Upon receipt of a request for a hearing from an affected employee, the President shall notify the Board of Trustees and request that the Board appoint an impartial hearing officer who shall be an attorney in good standing with the Bar of the State of Washington and who shall not be, with the exception of Administrative Law Judges, an employee of the State of Washington, or any of its political subdivisions, or be a member of the Board of Trustees of any community college in the State of Washington. Selection of a hearing officer shall be based on the following process:
14.5.2.1. 1The President (or designee) and the faculty member shall attempt to select an impartial hearing officer to hear the evidence, make recommendations to the Board of Trustees, and preside over the hearing held before the Dismissal Review Committee. If the parties are unable to agree upon selection of a hearing officer within ten (10) working days after submission of the request for a hearing, the provision in 14.5.2.1.2 will apply.
