D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-4113
A board may authorize a panel of no less than three (3) members of the board to conduct a hearing in any matter that the board is authorized to conduct a hearing under this chapter.
The panel of the board shall have the powers and duties given to the board by this chapter and the Act, except the power to render a final decision.
After hearing the evidence, the panel shall submit a recommended decision to the board. At the same time, the board shall serve the respondent with a copy of the decision and send a copy of the decision to the Corporation Counsel.
A recommended decision of a panel shall contain the following:
A board may accept or reject the recommended decision of the panel in whole or in part.
Except as provided in § 4113.7, a board, within sixty (60) days of the hearing, shall render a decision and notify the Director, the respondent and the Corporation Counsel of the action.
If the decision of the board is adverse to the respondent and the panel that heard the case did not constitute a majority of the members of the board, the board, prior to issuing a final decision, shall serve the respondent with a copy of the decision and give the respondent an opportunity to file exceptions, and written argument in support thereof, with the board within ten (10) days of the date of service.
A board shall consider any exceptions and argument filed by a respondent pursuant to § 4113.7 in issuing a final decision. If the respondent does not file exceptions within the required period, the proposed decision of the board shall become the final decision of the board.
A board may, with the agreement of all parties, extend the sixty (60) day period in which it is required to render a decision pursuant to § 519(h) of Act, D.C. Code § 2-3305.19(h) (1987 Supp.).
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-4113