(1) No later than twenty (20) calendar days before the date of the appeal hearing set by the Hearing Officer, the City shall provide to the appellant and the Hearing Officer a complete copy of the record relied upon by the City for the disciplinary action, as well as a complete witness list. This record shall include all documents the City relied on in its discipline decision, including similarly situated employees within the department with similar discipline under the current department head or chief.

(2) No later than ten (10) days before the date of the appeal hearing, the appellant must submit all evidence (other than the record submitted by the City) which the appellant wishes to rely upon, as well as a complete witness list.

(3) The Hearing Officer shall not consider any evidence not timely submitted as provided in this Section, other than witness testimony. The Hearing Officer shall not hear the testimony of witnesses not included on a timely submitted witness list as provided in this Section, with the exception of rebuttal witnesses.