N.H. Admin. Code § Hum 320.05 - Conduct of Public Comment Hearings

(a) Public comment hearings shall be attended by a quorum of the commission.

(b) Public comment hearings shall be presided over by the commission chair or a commission member knowledgeable in the subject area of the proposed rules who has been designated to preside over the hearing.

(c) The chair or other person presiding over a hearing shall:

(1) Call the hearing to order;

(2) Identify the proposed rules that are the subject matter of the hearing and provide copies of them upon request;

(3) Cause a recording of the hearing to be made;

(4) Recognize those who wish to be heard;

(5) If necessary, establish limits pursuant to Hum 320.03 and Hum 320.04;

(6) If necessary to permit the hearing to go forward in an orderly manner, effect the removal of a person who speaks or acts in a manner that is personally abusive or otherwise disrupts the hearing;

(7) If necessary, postpone or move the hearing; and

(8) Adjourn or continue the hearing.

(d) A hearing shall be postponed in accordance with RSA 541-A:11, IV when:

(1) The weather is so inclement that it is reasonable to conclude that people wishing to attend the hearing will be unable to do so;

(2) There is no quorum of the commission due to illness or unavoidable absence; or

(3) Postponement will facilitate greater participation by the public.

(e) A hearing shall be moved to another location in accordance with RSA 541-A:11, V when the original location is not able to accommodate the number of people who wish to attend the hearing.

(f) A hearing shall be continued past the scheduled time or to another date in accordance with RSA 541-A:11, III when:

(1) The time available is not sufficient to give each person who wishes to speak a reasonable opportunity to do so; or

(2) The capacity of the room in which the hearing is to be held does not accommodate the number of people who wish to attend; and it is not possible to move the hearing to another location.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Hum 320.05

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Hum 300) #8815-A, eff 2-3-07