(1) The office of hearings administration shall be under the administrative supervision of the administrator and shall be separate and not a part of the executive branch. The administrator of the office of hearings administration shall be appointed by the council for terms which shall initially expire one year following the date of original appointment and thereafter expire two years following the date of each reappointment. The administrator shall be subject to the county exempt personnel system.

(2) The administrator shall manage and administer the activities of the office and shall establish policies and procedures for such management and administration and submit any required reports. The administrator shall prepare and submit to the executive annual budget estimates for the office as provided in SCC 4.26.030. Except for deputy examiners and examiners pro tem appointed by the county council pursuant to SCC 2.02.030, the administrator shall appoint all employees of the office in accordance with the rules of the county personnel system and exempt personnel system. The administrator may delegate functions, powers and duties to other officers and employees of the office as the administrator deems expedient to further the purposes of this chapter. Subject to the provisions of the county charter, the provisions of Title 3A SCC, and amendments thereto, and budget and appropriation controls, the administrator may create, assign, and reassign functions and positions within the office and direct and supervise all functions of the office. (Added by Amended Ord. 13-043, June 19, 2013, Eff date Jan. 1, 2014).