That could have been done by a hearing officer alone.

The hearing officer will base the decision on the information presented.

Owners who feel they need a larger increase must present their case to a hearing officer.

Whether the hearing officer agrees will not be known for a few weeks.

There is no reason why a hearing officer should be any less capable.

He also said the number of hearing officers had been doubled, to 20.

Since then, hearing officers have been prohibited from using it.

A hearing officer found them guilty of nearly all charges.

He then told the hearing officers, "I found the accusations against you to be many."

The hearing officer's final decision would have been binding on both sides.

In the absence of a settlement, the case would go before a hearing officer.

The military official said he did not know what charges the hearing officer had recommended.

Even when a hearing officer orders services, it does not mean that the city provides them.

All claims against the funds would be decided by a hearing officer rather than a judge and a jury.

"And if a hearings officer makes a bad decision, this law means we are stuck with it for three years."

"The hearing officer did nine, ten days of testimony and went to the site himself," he said.

He returned to the courts as a judicial hearing officer.

How can a nonjudicial hearing officer force them to pay?

He retired in 1986 but continued to work as a judicial hearing officer until the end of last year.

Most state workers already have contracts that require independent hearing officers.

Most others win because the parents persuade a hearing officer that the school system cannot or did not provide proper education for their child.

Before you could say ejectment, the hearing officer said he'd heard enough.

But that decision was reversed when reviewed by a hearing officer.

The hearing officer then issues a decision in writing, providing justification for his/her finding.

"I think an impartial department hearing officer is better to determine that."