2017-04-10 Joint Meeting Exh A (Amend Commission Rules)

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HO: So, this is actually before it goes to you guys. This is actually done by the hearing officer. And I think the only mistake actually is that it says by the Commission, because there are times where you guys could actually hear it, if you wanted to be the hearings officer. You could just hear the contested case hearing, but in most cases, the Commission usually choses to hire a hearings officer. So, it actually is in the proper order that it would go in. It’s just with the wrong wording in that one rule. CLARKSON: Well, 4-26 is appeal of the Commission’s decision. HO: Yeah, that, I think that needs to be moved to the end, but everything else is, is talking about the hearings officers, so it does need to be probably reworded. JACKSON: Let’s see — CLARKSON: Okay, so you’re saying that 4-21 is actually referring to the contested case hearing officer, which could be the Commission? HO: I could be wrong, though, but I will yield that one to Maija. JACKSON: Actually, if we could take a break? HO: Okay. JACKSON: And, then that would give the Department and Corp. Counsel an opportunity to see where we could reorganize the rule. How does that sound? Chair Unger? UNGER: I guess we can go ahead and take a ten-minute break, and when we come back, then, we’ll open it up for public testimony. HO: Sounds good. RECESSED The Chair called a recess at 11:42 a.m. RECONVENED: The meeting reconvened at 11:56 a.m. UNGER: The meeting is called back to order. Before we open up the meeting to public testimony, Ms. Jackson, would you like, do you have something to say? JACKSON: I do. I have discussed it with Corp. Counsel and Mr. Clarkson. We think that — UNGER: Ms. Jackson, can you hold on one minute? We’re missing one Commissioner. JACKSON: Okay. UNGER: We’re here. You can continue. Thank you. 16 EXHIBIT A