§ 3-14. Public hearings.

(a)

No public hearing shall be held pursuant to this chapter or any section of this chapter unless the director shall give due public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation within the areas affected by the matter which is the subject of the hearing.

(b)

Hearings shall be conducted by the director or a hearing officer appointed by the director. At any such hearing, the director or the director's hearing officer shall have the power to administer oaths, examine and cross examine witnesses, receive oral and documentary evidence, and subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, and require the production of any books, papers, records, correspondence and other documents relevant to the inquiry. The director or the director's hearing officer also may cause the deposition of witnesses, concerning matters relating to air quality control, to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for taking depositions and civil actions in the district courts. In case of a refusal of any person to comply with any subpoena issued hereunder or to testify to any matters concerning which he may be lawfully interrogated, the district court of the county, on application of the director, may issue an order requiring such person to comply with such subpoena, and any failure to obey any such order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt thereof.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a hearing prior to the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to the emergency action sections of this chapter.

(Code 1964, § 2A-15; Code 1988, § 3-14; Ord. No. 52677, § 1, 2-28-1974)