The Hearing Examiner is an independent office of the City of Anacortes created by (ORDINANCE) and charged with conducting fair and impartial hearings of types of permits identified in Table 19.20.030-1 of the Anacortes Municipal Code (AMC). The office of the Hearing Examiner is independent of city departments, boards, and commissions and provides an efficient and effective administrative adjudicatory system for acting upon quasi-judicial matters and for review of contested administrative determinations.