A. Oral evidence shall be taken on oath or affirmation.

B. Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or explaining any direct evidence but shall not be sufficient in itself to support a decision unless it would be admissible under the Oregon Rules of Evidence.

C. Any relevant evidence shall be admitted if it is the type of evidence on which responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs.

D. Irrelevant and unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded.

E. The City shall have the burden of proving the alleged infraction by a preponderance of the evidence.

F. The City shall not call the respondent as a witness, but if the respondent chooses to be a witness, the City may examine the respondent and shall not be limited to cross-examination. [Ord. NS-2159, 2011]