(a)      (1)      The City Council may:

                  (i)      Periodically appoint full- and part-time hearing examiners as the City Council considers necessary and appropriate; and

                  (ii)      Delegate to any hearing examiner the power to conduct public hearings as required under § 2.05 of this subtitle.

            (2)      A hearing examiner shall conduct a hearing in the same manner and subject to the same rules and regulations as a hearing conducted by the City Council.

      (b)      The City Council shall establish terms of office, qualifications, and compensation for hearing examiners.

      (c)      (1)      The City Council shall establish the time frame, manner, and form for a recommendation by a hearing examiner.

            (2)      A recommendation by a hearing examiner shall be in writing.