§ 57.70. Same—Administrative Hearing.

(1)

If a timely election is not made under Section 57.68 of this Article, the Human Relations Official shall provide for a hearing on the charge.

(2)

When the Human Relations Official determines that a hearing is necessary he shall arrange for the hearing to be conducted by the Chapter 57 Review Board ("Board"). The Human Relations Official shall then review the Board's recommended order and the record and issue his final order within 30 calendar days of the date he receives the recommended order. Any party to the complaint shall have the right to petition for judicial review of the Human Relations Official's final order by an appropriate state court. As provided by Florida law, the scope of the court's review may include the following: a grant of temporary relief, restraining order, or such other order as the court deems just and proper; affirmation, modification or set aside of the order or a remand of the order to the Board for further proceedings and enforcement of the order to the extent it is affirmed or modified.

(3)

A hearing under this section may not continue regarding any alleged discriminatory housing practice after the beginning of the trial of a civil action commenced by the aggrieved person seeking relief with respect to that discriminatory housing practice.

(4)

The City Attorney or his designee shall provide legal representation for the complainant in such Chapter 57 Review Board hearings, unless the complainant desires to be represented by his/her own private counsel. Such private representation shall not preclude continued involvement by the City Attorney or his designee to represent the City's interests.

(Ord. of 3-23-1992, Doc. #25570; Ord. of 8-31-1992, Doc. #25570-1; Ord. of 5-7-2007, § 7, Doc. #0705071002)