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City staff outlined a proposed Administrative Hearings Bureau that could handle certain code and zoning violations in-house, which they said could cut resolution time from 6-12 months to about 2-3 months.
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The workshop focused on whether Battle Creek should create an Administrative Hearings Bureau to hear some property, zoning, and code violations without going through Calhoun County District Court. Staff said the new process could move cases faster and may reduce city staff time spent on enforcement. Commissioners also raised concerns about fairness, oversight, and how the hearing officers would be appointed. No final decision was made at this workshop.
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