Hearing Panel. The Disciplinary Action shall be reviewed by a 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. One Hearing Panel member shall be a City employee selected by the appellant and one panel member shall be a City employee selected by the employee’s Department Head. The third panel member shall be the Hearing Officer who will chair the Hearing Panel and conduct the hearing. If the Hearing Officer is not an attorney, the City Manager shall appoint a legal advisor who will advise the Hearing Officer on the admissibility of evidence.
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