Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 1201 of said Uniform Housing Code, a hearing officer as appointed by the county administrative officer shall serve as the board of appeals, and wherever used in said code, "board of appeals" means the hearing officer appointed for this purpose. The hearing officer shall not be a Lassen County employee. The employment, performance evaluation, compensation and benefits to the hearing officer, if any, shall not be directly or indirectly conditioned upon the amount of administrative citation fines upheld by the hearing officer.
(Ord. 2022-03 § 9)