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(1) A statement of the date, time, and place where the public hearing will be held; (2) Reference to the authority under which the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is proposed; and (3)A statement of the substance of the proposed rule. 2-3Conduct of Public Hearing (a) The public hearing for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule shall be heard before the Commission and presided over by the chairperson or vice- chairperson of the Commission or, in their absence, by another member designated by the Commission. The hearing shall be conducted in such a way as to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to offer testimony with respect to the matters specified in the notice of hearing and so as to obtain a clear and orderly record. (b) Any interested person will be afforded an opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, orally or in writing, that are relevant to the matters specified in the notice of hearing. The period for filing written comments or recommendations shall not extend beyond the hearing date, unless specified by the Commission. (c) In every matter requiring a public hearing, the presiding officer shall take public testimony at some point during the hearing. The presiding officer may limit testimony which is unduly repetitious or lengthy. (d) Unless otherwise specifically ordered by the Commission, testimony given at the public hearing need not be reported verbatim. All supporting written statements, maps, charts, tabulations, or similar data offered at the hearing, and which are deemed by the Commission to be authentic and relevant, shall be received and made a part of the record. 2-4Action The Commission shall consider all relevant comments and material of record before taking final action in a rulemaking proceeding. Final action shall be taken within sixty days after the close of the public hearing. 2-5Emergency Rulemaking If the Commission finds that an imminent peril to public health or safety requires adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule upon less than twenty days notice of hearing and states in writing its reasons for such finding, it may proceed without prior notice or hearing upon such abbreviated notice and hearing as it finds practicable to adopt an emergency rule. The Commission shall make an emergency rule known to persons who will be affected by it by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the County. 2-2