Who can speak at a hearing?
Speaker eligibility depends on the type of hearing. At a regular scheduled hearing any member of the public may speak. At a Show Cause hearing, the police, city solicitor, licensee, and the witnesses of the city solicitor and licensee = may speak. This limit is imposed on those allowed to speak because the question before the Board is limited to the alleged violation or police complaint and the facts weigh heavily in the Board’s decision. At an advertised hearing for license applications (Liquor, Motor Vehicle Repair, Second Hand Store, etc.) property owners within 200’ have standing at a hearing. Their location within the 200’ radius weighs with the Board’s ultimate decision. Also, the property owners within the 200’ radius have standing to take an appeal.
