1. Relief from a decision of the Responsible Official is requested from the legislative or policy-making body of the City. The appeal shall be made within ten calendar days. The Responsible Official’s determinations must be accorded substantial weight.

2. The City’s legislative or policy-making body reviews all procedural and substantive determinations made by or proposed to the Responsible Official together, except threshold determinations which may be reviewed without reference to substantive matters. The City’s legislative or policy-making body must keep a record of all proceedings, prepare adequate findings and conclusions, take testimony only under oath, and maintain a verbatim recording of all proceedings.

3. An application for review of a decision of the City’s legislative or policy-making body must be made to the Stevens County Superior Court within thirty (30) days of issuance unless a different time period applies to the underlying governmental action. Review of procedural decisions must be initiated within ten days.