3 AAC 110.560 - Commission hearing procedures
(a) The chair of
the commission shall preside at the hearing, and shall regulate the time and
the content of statements, testimony, and comments to exclude irrelevant or
repetitious statements, testimony, and comments. The department shall record
the hearing and preserve the recording. Two members of the commission
constitute a quorum for purposes of a hearing under this section.
(b) As part of the hearing, the commission
may include
(1) a report with recommendations
from the department ;
(2) an opening
statement by the petitioner, not to exceed 10 minutes;
(3) an opening statement by each respondent,
not to exceed 10 minutes;
(4) sworn
testimony of witnesses
(A) with expertise in
matters relevant to the proposed change; and
(B) called by the petitioner;
(5) sworn testimony of witnesses
(A) with expertise in matters relevant to the
proposed change; and
(B) called by
each respondent;
(6)
sworn responsive testimony of witnesses
(A)
with expertise in matters relevant to the proposed change; and
(B) called by the petitioner;
(7) a period of public comment by
interested persons, not to exceed three minutes for each person;
(8) a closing statement by the petitioner,
not to exceed 10 minutes;
(9) a
closing statement by each respondent, not to exceed 10 minutes;
(10) a reply by the petitioner, not to exceed
five minutes; and
(11) points of
information or clarification by the department .
(c) If more than one respondent participates,
the chair of the commission, at least 14 days before the hearing, may establish
for each respondent time limits on the opening and closing statements that are
lower than those time limits set out in (b) of this section.
(d) A member of the commission may question a
person appearing for public comment or as a sworn witness. The commission may
call additional witnesses.
(e) A
brief, document, or other evidence may not be introduced at the time of the
public hearing unless the commission determines that good cause exists for that
evidence not being presented in a timely manner for written response by the
petitioner or respondents or for consideration in the reports of the department
under 3 AAC 110.530.
(f) The commission may amend the order of
proceedings and change allotted times for presentations to promote efficiency
if the amendment does not detract from the commission's ability to make an
informed decision.
(g) If the
petition at hearing is for municipal incorporation subject to
AS
29.05.060-29.05.110 and the department has
recommended an amendment to or conditional approval of the petition, during the
hearing the commission will invite specific comments on that
recommendation.
Notes
Authority: Art. X, sec. 12,
AS 29.04.040
AS 29.05.090
AS 29.06.040
AS 29.06.120
AS 29.06.490
AS 44.33.020
AS 44.33.812
AS 44.33.814
AS 44.33.816
AS 44.33.820
AS 44.33.826
Ak Const.
Art. X, sec. 14,
Ak Const.
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