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A. Any party to the hearing may present a written petition for disqualification of a designated Hearings Officer. A Hearings Officer shall be subject to disqualification for actual bias, prejudice, interest, or any other cause sufficient to disqualify a judge under State law. Such petition shall particularly describe the basis or reasons asserted for disqualification, and must be submitted to the designated Hearings Officer within ten (10) days of official notice of the Hearings Officer’s identity, or within five (5) days of actual knowledge of the basis for disqualification, whichever is longer. Failure to timely submit a petition for disqualification shall result in a waiver of that party’s objection to the Hearings Officer. Petition for disqualification must be submitted at least two (2) days prior to hearing date.

B. The Hearings Officer shall consider and decide such petition within ten (10) days and issue a written order stating facts and reasons for the determination made.

C. The time for hearing set pursuant to Section 14.10.720 shall be stayed pending determination of a petition for disqualification. (Ord. M-3970 §2, 2010)