The court reporter must be available to appear for all scheduled Board of Zoning Public Hearings, on zoom or in person. The court reporter must be present and available for transcribing our hearings upon the department’s request. Only the department staff, board members and law department will have access to the transcribed files from the court reporter; all other interested parties will have to send a request for the transcript from the department in writing. Our hearings are held on Monday’s starting at 9 am and can last up to 2pm. They are open to the public on a hybrid basis. Transcripts are to be furnished upon request of the department from the court reporter. The complete transcript must be furnished no later than twenty-one days after the request. The transcript is to be properly indexed, and one page for certification by the court reporter. The vendor will be assessed a ten percent (10%) percent penalty charge of the total cost of the transcript when transcripts are later than twenty-one (21) days once the department requests. If the specifications of contract are not in compliance, there will be cause for a “Just Cause Hearing” which can result in default of contract, thereby resulting in termination of the contract.
