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Chapter 28 — ADMINISTRATIVE DEBARMENT PROCEDURE

San Francisco Administrative Code § 28.8 Appointment of the Hearing Officer

San Francisco Administrative Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-24 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Administrative Code § 28.8 · Text as of 2026-09-24

(a) A Charging Official shall request either the Controller or the City Administrator (“City Representative”) to appoint a hearing officer for any Debarment or Suspension proceeding. If either the Controller or the City Administrator is the Charging Official, then that City Representative shall request the other to appoint the hearing officer.

(b) Within 14 Days of the Charging Official’s request, the City Representative shall appoint a hearing officer and notify the Contractor and the Charging Official of the appointment. The appointed hearing officer shall be an attorney licensed to practice in California, with not less than five years experience. The notice of appointment shall include the name of the hearing officer. The Contractor or the Charging Official may object to the appointed hearing officer within five business days of the notification. If the City Representative, at the City Representative’s sole discretion, appoints

a new hearing officer, then the City Representative shall notify the Contractor and the Charging Official as soon as practicable but not more than 14 Days after receipt of the objection.

(Added by Ord. 8-04, File No. 031503, App. 1/16/2004; amended by Ord. 239-20, File No. 200896, App. 11/25/2020, Eff. 12/26/2020)

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