§ 10-22. Hearing.

If the investigator has determined that probable cause exists that the respondent committed an unlawful discriminatory practice against the complainant, and the complaint could not be conciliated and settled within 60 days of the date of such determination, the complaint shall be set for a hearing before the hearing officer. At such hearing, the parties and the investigator shall be entitled to call witnesses and to present such other evidence as appropriate. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with such procedures as may be established by the hearing officer, but the rules of evidence used in courts of law need not be strictly enforced. The hearing officer shall issue a written determination within ten days of the date of the hearing. The determination shall indicate whether the preponderance of the evidence proves that respondent committed the unlawful discriminatory practice against the complainant. If so, the hearing officer's determination may order any remedy set forth in section 10-23. Either party may appeal the hearing officer's order pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2101, as amended.

(Ord. No. 7235, § 6, 8-16-16)