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INTRODUCTION The City of Santa Ana is soliciting proposals from qualified consulting firms or individuals that can serve as contract administrative hearing officers for appeal hearings regarding: • The City of Santa Ana Municipal Code; • Property Maintenance violations; • Nuisance abatement; Building Code violations and lack of permit issuance; • Revocation and denial of Certificate of Occupancy; • Rent Stabilization; • Planning and Zoning; • Animal Control; and • All Code Enforcement Abatement Actions. Other hearings may be requested in other City of Santa Ana Agency's/Departments outside of the Planning and Building Agency at the approval of the Executive Director of Planning and Building or his/her designee. The City may award one contract or more at its sole discretion and create a pool of hearing officers to hear appeals on a rotating basis. Services will be provided under this scope of work on an on -call or work order basis. The City makes no guarantee of the availability of funding for any particular applicant. The submission of a proposal in response to this RFQ does not commit the City to providing any funding to any proposal. The City reserves the right to determine at its sole discretion how to disburse available funds, if at all. SCOPE OF SERVICES Hearing officers shall conduct on -site administrative hearings for appeals of Code Enforcement corrective notices that may include, but not be limited to, Administrative Citation Fines, Notice of Violations, Notice and Orders, Abatement and Nuisance Actions, Health and Safety, Zoning and Land Use, and resolve interpretation of conflicts of Santa Ana Municipal Ordinances. Hearing Officers' responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to, the following: • Acquainted and aware of the Hearing Officer responsibilities, parameters, and statutes prescribed in the Santa Ana Municipal Code; • Coordinate hearing schedules with City Staff; Review case documentation; • Conduct hearings and hear testimony and evidence from parties regarding the issues; • Prepare a written determination which sets forth the legal and evidentiary basis for the decision, and adopt findings as required by City Codes; and • Perform all other work necessary for the effective handling of the City's administrative hearings. RFQ # 22-086: Building Safety Services Page 4 of 10