A. General. Step one shall be an administrative review conducted by supervisory staff of the responsible Health District Division with the step one decision to be rendered by the Division Director. Depending upon the circumstances of the individual case under appeal, the Health Officer may be consulted in the step one procedure.

B. Initiation of Step One. The person feeling aggrieved (hereinafter referred to as appellant) shall initiate the appeal procedure in writing on forms supplied and prescribed by the Health Officer. Appellant must provide the Health District with a copy of the written notice of the appeal either by hand delivery to the responsible Snohomish Health District Division Office (Attention: Division Director) or sent by certified mail within the time period set forth in SHDC 1.20.050(D). The appellant shall state the decision being appealed, the reason(s) for the appeal, and cite the regulation(s) which the appellant feels have not been followed or correctly interpreted by the Health District.

C. Step One Review Procedure. The Division Director shall perform an administrative review within 30 days. Such review shall consist of a review of information relevant to the matter under appeal including, but not limited to: (1) review of Health District records; (2) review of information submitted by the appellant; (3) determination of what regulations/laws are applicable; (4) on-site inspection of the property in question if deemed appropriate; (5) meeting with the appellant if such meeting has been requested in the appellant’s request for step one appeal procedure. If the Director feels that additional studies are indicated, the step one review period may be extended by 10 days if necessary in order to have such studies performed.

D. Step One Decision. The Director shall inform the appellant in writing of the decision to the step one appeal procedure. Such decision will indicate whether the original decision is upheld, overruled, or whether the Health District is willing to consider other alternatives. A copy of the decision shall be filed with the Health Officer. [Res. 11-35, Eff. 12/13/11. Res. 97-02, Eff. 01/14/97. Res. 96-27, Eff. 12/17/96. Res. 95-16, Eff. 05/09/95. Res. 93-32, Eff. 11/09/93. Prior code § 1.9.6].