(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors of a county in which a hearing officer exercises jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1637 may, by a resolution enacted by a majority of the entire membership of that board, provide that the decision of a hearing officer on an assessment appeal application constitutes the final administrative decision of the county board of equalization or county assessment appeals board on that application without any further action by the county board of equalization or county assessment appeals board.
(b) In a county that adopts the resolution described in subdivision (a), that resolution supersedes Sections 1640 and 1641.