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SPRINGER:Thank you. <br />FUJIKAWA:Commissioner Graham? <br />GRAHAM:Personally, I€m kind of inclined that we all hear this as a <br />Commission because I think there will be a lotofpublic testimony. And although we can <br />read the public testimony if we hire a hearing officer, a lot of the value of public <br />testimony comes from one€s presence. <br />In that regard, I also wonder, maybe I would ask our legal representative here, <br />Mr. Torigoe, when would be the appropriate time to take public testimony here today? <br />Do we need to dispense with all the issues regarding the contested case before we take <br />public testimony, or might this be an appropriate time to take it right now? <br />TORIGOE:The rule doesn€t really say, you know, one way or the other. So if <br />youfeltlikeitwouldbehelpfultoyoutohearpublictestimonynow,youcoulddothat. <br />GRAHAM:Yeah,I€dliketodothatifthat€samenable. <br />FUJIKAWA:We€lldothatafterthis,whatyourdecisionsare.Whatdoyou <br />want to do on the hearing? <br />SPRINGER:I€m sorry? <br />FUJIKAWA:What do you want to do on the hearing? <br />SPRINGER:I believe that Commissioner Graham just asked if we could hear <br />the -. <br />FUJIKAWA:No, we€re going to hear them -. <br />SPRINGER:Public testimony. <br />FUJIKAWA:Yeah, right. Yeah, I think we€re going to have a public testimony <br />right now. You have a question? <br />SIRACUSA:Yeah, I€m concerned about Ms. Green€s right to be represented by <br />counsel. And I€m wondering if we do the public testimony part now, can we then <br />continue for the rest of the public hearing for another date so that she will have an <br />opportunity to come in with counsel, rather than make a decision today? <br />YUEN:Excuse me. I think what you€re talking about right now is whether <br />to hear the public testimony before taking a vote on whether to have a hearing officer. <br />SIRACUSA:Okay. <br />14 <br /> <br />