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6.60.080 so affected. If a majority of the affected residents notify the city manager within ten (10) days that the requested rent in- crease is acceptable, all proceedings on the petition shall cease and the park owner may implement such increase as of the date such increase would other- wise have been effective without the intervention of this chapter. 2. As to mobilehome parks with more than fifty (50) spaces, the city manager shall give written notice to the board of directors of the mobilehome park association. If the board notifies the city manager within ten (10) days that the requested rent increase ,is ac- ceptable, all proceedings on the petition shall cease and the park owner may implement such increase as of the date such increase would otherwise have been effective without the intervention of this chapter. D. Hearing Officer: A hearing officer appointed by the city shall consider and decide petitions for rental increases. The hearing officer shall be appointed by the city within ten (10) days after the city manager has accepted the peti- tion as complete. The hearing officer shall meet one of the following criteria: 1. Completion of a juris doctor or equivalent degree from a school of law and completion of a formal course of training in arbitration which, in the sole judgment of the city, provides that person with the knowledge and skills to conduct a mobilehome space rent hear- ing in a professional and successful manner; or 2. Possession of the knowledge and skills to conduct a mobilehome rent increase hearing and completion of at least three (3) mobilehome rent increase hearing proceedings that involved is- sues the city considers similar to those raised by the pending petition. E. Hearings: 1. All hearings shall be open to the public. Hearings shall be held as neces- sary to hear and decide petitions within the allotted time, and such hearings may be continued as necessary to en- sure that the hearing officer has all information he or she deems necessary to make a determination. 2. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the park owner shall bear the burden of production and proof of any factors affecting the need for the pro- posed rent increase. The park owner shall provide documentation sufficient to provide the hearing officer with such information as the hearing officer deems necessary to render an informed decision on the petition. F. Representation: Any party to a hearing may be assisted by attorneys or other persons of the party's choice at the party's sole expense. G. Hearing Procedure: 1. The hearing officer shall proceed in the manner required by law, includ- ing this chapter, and shall render find- ings which support his or her decision and which are supported by the evi- dence. The hearings shall not be con- ducted according to technical rules of evidence. Any relevant evidence shall be considered if it is the sort of evi- dence upon which reasonable persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of business affairs, regardless of the (Pleasanton Februazy 2002) 192-54