Title
Appointment of Hearing Examiner to Hear Administrative Appeals
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00922
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) re-appointing Dennis Hay as a Hearing Examiner to hear administrative appeals arising from parking citations and related violations, the imposition of administrative penalties, and Business Operations Tax assessments and determinations, effective May 19, 2026 through January 31, 2027; and 2) ratifying Mr. Hay's decisions on parking citation appeal hearings from March 26, 2026 and March 27, 2026.
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Contact
Contact: David Kim, Senior Deputy City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, dskim@cityofsacramento.org; Steve Itagaki, Supervising City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, sitagaki@cityofsacramento.org; City Attorney's Office
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Various chapters of the Sacramento City Code provide the ability to appeal administrative penalties imposed resulting from City Code violations. Under Sacramento City Code (SCC) section 1.28.010.D.4.c, administrative penalty appeals shall be heard by a hearing examiner appointed by the City Council.
The City conducts hearings for administrative penalties, fees, and orders issued by its various enforcement staff for violations of the City Code. A hearing examiner may affirm the administrative penalty amount, reduce the penalty to a lower amount, or find that imposition of the penalty is not warranted. The hearing examiner's decision is based on the evidence presented, the costs of the correction, and the appellant's financial situation. The hearing examiner has the discretion to impose a lower, but not a higher penalty amount. In making the decision, the hearing examiner considers several factors including: the evidence presented by all witnesses, the seriousness of the violation, the responsi...
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