Specifications include, but are not limited to: St. Johns County intends to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens by appointing a Code Enforcement Special Magistrate with authority to conduct hearings, make findings of facts, and if warranted, impose administrative fines and other non-criminal penalties to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing certain codes and ordinances in force within the County where a pending or repeated violation continues to exist. The scope of work awarded may consist of, but is not limited to, the following: • Assisting the County Attorney and, as necessary, the Clerk of Courts pertaining to procedural standards and methods meant to professionally and efficiently administer the County’s code, ordinances, and regulations for the responsibilities of the Special Magistrate. • Reviewing any draft Special Magistrate public hearing agenda for accuracy prior to its publication. • Thoroughly preparing for the Special Magistrate public hearings by reviewing any published agenda, any records or documents provided to the Special Magistrate related to each agenda item, and all applicable laws, codes, or regulations for each agenda item. • Sitting as an impartial hearing officer to determine, based on evidence presented during the hearing, if a violation exists and ensure fundamental due process. • Conducting public hearings as provided in Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, County codes or ordinances, and other relevant law, related to the enforcement of the County codes, ordinances, or regulations. • Taking testimony from any witness having knowledge concerning a hearing on a case. All testimony shall be under oath. The Special Magistrate shall have the power to administer an oath to any witness. • In administering the duties of Special Magistrate, ensuring all laws related to due process, public records, and the sunshine laws are adhered to and avoiding any actual or perceived conflicts