Tennessee Code 7-7-104 – Powers and duties

The powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of a metropolitan hearing officer are to:

(1) Promptly hold a hearing on all matters appealed to appellate boards of the county;

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Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

(2) Issue subpoenas as requested by either party in such matters;

(3) Prepare a complete record of each hearing;

(4) Make written recommendations following each hearing; and

(5) Furnish each member of the appropriate appellate boards with a copy of the documents required in subdivisions (3) and (4) for their review.

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