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4-20 Oral Arguments The Commission or the presiding officer may direct or permit the presentation of oral argument with the applicant opening and concluding the argument. Not more than one hour on each side of the proceeding will be allowed for argument without special leave of the Commission. 4-21 Public Testimony The Presiding Officer shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present testimony on the matter prior to the commencement of the hearing and prior to proceedings on any subsequent day to which the proceeding is continued. The Presiding Officer may reasonably limit such testimony as to time, and may exclude any testimony that is irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitive. 4-22 Close of Hearing At the end of the presentation of the evidence, submission of briefs and oral arguments, if any, the Commission or the hearing officer shall close the hearing. 4-23 Examination of Evidence by Commission Whenever Commission members who are to render the final decision have not heard and examined all of the evidence, the decision, if adverse to a party to the proceedings, shall not be made until a proposal for decision containing a statement of reasons and including determination of each issue of fact or law necessary to the proposed decision has been served upon the parties, and an opportunity has been afforded to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present argument to the Commission members who are to render the decision, who shall personally consider the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by the parties. 4-24 Time Limit for Decision The Commission shall render its decision, order, or ruling within a period of not more than ninety days after the close of the hearing, unless a longer period of time is agreed upon by all parties. 4-25 Issuance of Decisions and Orders Every decision and order adverse to a party to the proceeding, rendered by an agency in a contested case, shall be in writing or stated in the record and shall be accompanied by separate findings of fact and conclusions of law. If any party to the proceeding has filed proposed findings of fact, the agency shall incorporate in its decision a ruling upon each proposed finding so presented. The agency shall notify the parties to the proceeding by delivering or mailing a certified copy of the decision and order and accompanying findings and conclusions within a reasonable time to each party or to the party's attorney of record. Every decision and order shall be prepared by the Presiding Officer. 4-9