HEARING OFFICERS FOR THE PASADENA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The City of Pasadena is seeking the services of a qualified consultant to perform as the City’s Hearing Officer for determination of vicious, potentially dangerous, and public nuisance dogs in accordance with Pasadena Municipal Code 6.18. Meetings occur four or more times per calendar year. The City reserves the right to award more than one contract to use on an as-needed basis if necessary to handle the volume of cases and workload. • The Hearing Officer will be required to routinely hear cases brought by Pasadena Humane to make a formal determination when a dog’s behavior appears to meet the definition of a vicious, potentially dangerous, or public nuisance dog. • The Hearing Officer shall receive and examine available information, including the investigative report, animal bite report as well as submitted and verifiable evidence, conduct the public hearing, prepare findings in accordance with Pasadena Municipal Code 6.18, and render a decision in writing that is clear, factually accurate, and legally sufficient. • Formal rules of evidence need not be followed, but witnesses shall be sworn by the Hearing Officer.