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:34 9 <br /> <br /> 7.1.3. Except as provided in Section 7.1.4, once an appeal is filed, <br /> <br />the adverse action shall be stayed pending the final determination of the appeal, <br /> 7.1.4. If, in the OCTAP Administrator's opinion, the continued <br /> operation of a taxicab vehicle or possession of a Driver's Permit represents an <br /> unsafe condition for the public, the adverse action shall not be stayed. <br /> <br /> 7.1.5. If an appeal is timely filed, the OCTAP Administrator shall <br />review the appeal, and based on additional information provided therein, may <br />revise his findings and penalty in accordance with the additional information <br />provided. In the alternative, the OCTAP Administrator may cause the appeal to <br />be assigned to a Hearing Officer. <br /> <br /> 7.1.5,1.The OCTAP Administrator shall maintain a list of <br />qualified Hearing Officers, who shall not be employees of O.CTA, and shall <br />regularly rotate assignments based on availability of the proposed Hearing <br />Officers. <br /> <br /> 7.1.5,2.The Hearing Officer shall expeditiously schedule the <br /> <br />appealheadng. <br /> <br /> 7.1.6, The appellant and the OCTAP Administrator or designee <br />shall each have the dght to appear in person and be represented by legal <br />counsel or other representative, to present evidence, to call and cross-examine <br />witnesses under oath, and to present argument. <br /> <br /> 7.1.6.1 .The formal rules of evidence shall not apply, and any <br />relevant evidence that is the sort of evidence upon which responsible persons <br />are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs shall be admissible. <br /> <br /> 7.1.6.2.Hearsay evidence may be considered by the Hearing <br />Officer, but no findings may be based solely on hearsay evidence unless <br />supported or corroborated by other relevant and competent evidence. <br /> <br /> 7.1.7. The OCTAP Administrator shall promulgate supplementary <br />rules and procedures for the conduct of the hearing, the forms of notice and <br />proceedings, and the preparation and submission of the record. <br /> <br /> 7.1.8. The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be the final <br />administrative remedy and shall be .'binding upon the parties to the appeal. <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />Dated; September 18, 1997 <br /> <br /> <br />