Section 10-C3003. DUTIES OF THE MAYOR'S AGENT

 

3003.1The Mayor's Agent shall be the presiding officer at the public hearing.

 

3003.2As presiding officer, the Mayor's Agent shall have authority to perform the following duties:

 

(a)Regulate the course of the hearing;

 

(b)Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters, including motions to amend, to order proceedings reopened, or to consolidate applications for review;

 

(c)Request any party or person at any time during the hearing to state his or her respective position concerning any issues in the proceeding and theory in support of that position;

 

(d)Rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;

 

(e)Assign exhibit numbers for all written documentary and other tangible matter offered in evidence;

 

(f)Call, examine, and cross-examine witnesses and introduce into the record documentary or other evidence;

 

(g)Rule upon the qualifications of witnesses offered as experts;

 

(h)Establish reasonable time limits for witnesses and fairly allocate time among the parties and others;

 

(i)Exclude unduly repetitious or irrelevant testimony and permit a witness to adopt the prior testimony of another witness;

 

(j)Adjourn a hearing and establish the date when the hearing will be continued;

 

(k)Close a hearing;

 

(l)Require the parties to submit proposed findings of fact and conclusion of law; and

 

(m)Take any other action authorized or necessary under this chapter.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7447 (July 30, 2004).