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10/12/21, 12:15 PM Indian River County, FL Code of Ordinances mileage expenses, and/or per diemexpenses as may be authorized by the Board. The chairman may call hearings by the Hearing Board and hearings may be called by written notice signed by at least three members of the Hearing Board and the Hearing Board at any hearing may fix and call hearing on a future date. Minutes shall be kept of all hearings by the Hearing BoarcAll hearings shall be public. The Board of County Commissioners shall provide adequatmnd competent clerical and administrative personnel as may be reasonably requiredby the Hearing Board for the proper performance of its duties. Section 10. Hearing Board; Duties and Powers. The Tearing Board shall have the followinguties, functions, powers, and responsibilities: (1) To hear appeals by persons aggrieved by actions or decisions of the Environmentffiontrol Officer not already referred to the state attorney for criminal prosecution) onsider the facts material to such appeals, and render a decision promptly. SucMecision must affirm, reverse, or modify the action or decision appealed from, providedthat such decision shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this act (2) To conduct due process hearings into the merits of alleged violations of this act. (3) To issue, after due process hearing, injunctive orders, including orders providinfpr affirmative relief, against persons found to be in violatior: of this act. (4) After due public hearing upholding a violation, to reach a decision setting forthuch findings of fact and conclusions of law as are requi-ed in view of the issue resented. The decision shall contain an order which may be framed in the manner ofa writ of injunction requiring the violator to conform with either or both of thefollowing, requirements: (a) To refrain from committing, creating, maintaining, or permitting the violation. (b) To take such affirmative action as the Hearing Board deems necessary and reasonablender the circumstances to correct such violation. (5) To issue orders imposing civil penalties of up to $500 for each day of violation again!tersons found to have violated this act. (6) To issue subpoenas to command the appearance of any person before a hearing at a specifiedme and place to be examined as a witness. Sucn subpoenas may require such persoto produce all books, papers, and documents in his possession or under his controhaterial to such hearings. (7) To administer oaths to any or all persons who are to testify before the Hearing Board. (8) To adopt rules for the conduct of its hearings not inconsistent with the provisionsf this act. Section 11. Appeals from Actions or Decis ons of Environmental Control Officer; ProcedurAny persons aggrieved by an action or decision of the Environmental Control Officenot already referred to the state attorney for criminal prosecution may appeal tothe Hearing Board by filing, within 10 days after the date of the action or decision complained of a written notice of appeal which shall set forth concisely the actioor decision appealed from and the reasons or grounds for the appeal. The Hearing Boarcthall set such appeal for hearing at the earliest possible date, and cause noticethereof to be served upon the appellant and the Environmental Control Office. Section 12. Criminal Enforcement; Procedure. (1) Whenever the Environmental Control Officer has received or obtained evidence tha#specific violation of this act which constitutes a crime has been committed, th(Environmental Control Officer may notify the state attorney of Indian River Countyof such violation. Such notice shall contain a description of the violation, the dateof the violat'on, the location of the violation, and the name and address of 14 violator. 5/7