A. Applications for all matters to be heard by the Examiner, including appeals, shall be presented to the Clerk-Treasurer. The Clerk-Treasurer shall accept such applications only if all applicable filing requirements are met, including any filing fee. The Clerk-Treasurer shall be responsible for assigning a date for a public hearing for each application and for ensuring due notice of public hearing for each application. The public hearing date shall not be more than ninety (90) days after the filing of a completed application and furnishing all necessary data to the Clerk-Treasurer.

B. The Clerk-Treasurer, in consultation with the Mayor, shall establish an application fee that recovers from applicants at least seventy-five percent of the costs of the Examiner.