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2. Issue subpoenas upon the request of any party. The city attorney and his or her <br />designee are also authorized to issue subpoenas. When so required by the <br />violations hearing examiner, the applicant for the subpoena shall show to his <br />or her satisfaction the general relevance and reasonable scope of the evidence <br />sought; <br />3. Make rulings in accordance with law, including, but not limited to rulings on: <br />a. Offers of proof, <br />b. Admissibility of evidence, including authenticity, relevance, and statutory <br />or other grounds for exclusion; <br />c. Factual issues, which shall be resolved by a clear and convincing evidence <br />standard; <br />4. Establish other rules and procedures to conduct hearings consistent with this <br />chapter and state law; <br />5. Regulate the course of the hearing, including granting of continuances, <br />imposition of penalties for disruption of the orderly process or refusal to <br />comply with lawful orders of the violations hearing examiner; <br />6. Hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent <br />of the parties; <br />7. Issue an order of default upon failure of the person to whom the violation <br />citation is served to either appear at the hearing or to enter into a stipulated <br />order with a code compliance officer as allowed by this chapter; <br />8. Make decisions which can be incorporated into findings of fact and <br />conclusions of law, and enter orders following hearings, sipulated orders and <br />orders of default. The orders may include the following: <br />a. A requirement that ordinance violations be abated in accordance with <br />the manner prescribed by the violations hearing examiner; <br />b. A requirement that the respondent of any order and his successor in <br />interest maintain the subject property and all other properties he or she <br />owns in the city of Everett free of code violations for up to two years from <br />the entry of the order; <br />c. Imposition of a monetary penalty as set forth in this chapter; <br />d. Suspension of any portion or all of the monetary penalty, conditions of <br />said suspension, and the period of time for which the violator must comply <br />with said suspension; <br />e. Authorization for the city or its designated agent to undertake and <br />complete abatement, without further order of the violations hearing <br />examiner, if the violation has not been completely abated within the time <br />period set forth in the order; <br />f. A requirement that a property owner, and/or person responsible, be <br />required to have refuse collection. This requirement shall be imposed as <br />required in Chapter 8.20 as now written or hereinafter amended; <br />9 <br />