A hearing examiner system shall be established for consideration of land and shoreline development issues. The qualifications, powers and duties of, and procedures to be employed by the hearing examiner, shall be established by the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commissioners may, in its discretion, authorize the hearing examiner to conduct any other non-legislative hearing permitted or mandated by state or local law, including those permitted or mandated pursuant to this Charter, notwithstanding anything in this Charter to the contrary. (Amendment proposed by the Charter Review Commission and approved by the voters November 7, 1995.)