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c. After establishing the parties to the proceeding, the Agency may either proceed with the hearing, or upon written request by any party, and for good cause, continue the matter to a more appropriate time and date. d. The Agency may join as a party to any other person subject to service of process if complete relief cannot be accorded among those already parties or that person has an interest in the matter so that the action of the Agency may impair or impede that person's ability to protect that interest or create a risk of multiple or otherwise inconsistent actions. Should such an order of joinder be issued, further proceedings will be suspended until a date not less than twenty (20) days from. service of the order, so that the joined party might properly respond. e. Prior to proceeding further, the Agency may vote upon the motion of any member, to refer the matter for further proceedings to either a hearings officer, or to one or more member to act as hearings officer(s). 6.2 Presiding Officer a. Person Presiding. In all hearings before the Agency, the chairperson of the Agency, or one of its members, or a hearing officer as appointed by the Agency pursuant to Rule 1.6(b), shall preside at th,e hearing. b. Powers. The presiding officer controls the course of hearings, adrninisters oaths, receives and rules on questions of evidence, holds appropriate conferences before or during hearings, rules upon all objections or motions which do not involve a final determination of the proceeding, receives offers of proof, fixes the time for the filing of briefs, disposes of any other matter that normally and properly arises in the course of a hearing, and takes all other actions authorized by law that are deemed necessary for the orderly and just conduct of a hearing. c. Continuance. The presiding officer may, in the presiding officer's discretion, postpone or continue any hearing. 6.3 Notice of Hearing Unless otherwise provided by law or by these rules, the notice of hearing will be served on all parties and persons on the mailing list for this purpose at their last recorded addresses at a reasonable time after the hearing date has been set. The notice shall include a statement of: a. The date, time, place, and nature of hearing; b. The legal authority under • hich the hearing is to be held; c. The particular sections of the statutes and rules involved; 23