Hearing Panel. The Disciplinary Action shall be reviewed by a three member Hearing Panel. The employee shall cooperate to schedule a hearing within the time guidelines, and shall comply with the pre-hearing conference procedures as dictated by these rules and the Hearing Officer, including identification of witnesses and exchange of evidence. Upon preparing and filing the Notice of Appeal, the employee shall promptly identify a City employee to serve on the Hearing Panel. 1. The Hearing panel shall consist of three individuals. One Hearing Panel member shall be a City employee selected by the appellant. Another panel member shall be a City Council member selected by the City. These panel members shall select the third panelist, who will be the Hearing Officer. 2. The Hearing Officer shall chair the Hearing Panel. If the Hearing Officer is not an attorney, the City Manager shall appoint a legal advisor to advise the Hearing Officer on all matters, including the admissibility of evidence. Said legal advisor shall be subject to disqualification for any of the grounds listed in Government Code Sections 11425.30 and 11425.40 3. No panel member may be otherwise involved in the appeal nor may they be a witness to the facts underlying the action. 4. Failure on the part of the City or the appellant to appear before the Hearing Panel, without good cause as determined by the Hearing Officer, shall result in their forfeiture of the case.
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