Section 8-B1607. IMPARTIAL HEARING PROCEDURES

 

1607.1Attendance at a hearing shall be limited to persons determined by the panel to have a direct connection with the grievance.

 

1607.2The hearing shall be conducted to bring out pertinent facts regarding the grievance raised.

 

1607.3Rules of evidence shall not be applied strictly, but the panel may exclude irrelevant or unduly repetitious testimony. Decisions on the admissibility of evidence or testimony shall be made by the panel.

 

1607.4A record of the hearing shall be made. The panel shall determine whether the record of the proceedings shall be a verbatim transcript or a summary of the hearing. The full record of the hearing shall include all pertinent documents made a part of the record.

 

1607.5When the hearing is not reported verbatim, a summary of pertinent evidence shall be compiled for the record of the proceeding.

 

1607.6If the grievant fails to agree on the summary, written exceptions may be submitted regarding any part of the hearing. The exceptions shall be included in the official record of the hearing.