Section He-C 403.04 - Conduct of the Public Hearing(a) A record of the public hearing shall be kept by electronic recording or other method that will provide a verbatim record.(b) The presiding officer at the hearing shall be the board chairperson, the alternate chairperson, or an individual designated by the board chairperson to preside at the hearing.(c) The presiding officer shall open the hearing by describing in general terms the purpose of the hearing and the procedures governing its conduct.(d) After giving opening statements described in (c) above, the presiding officer shall accept and receive testimony from persons attending the hearing.(e) Testimony at the hearing shall meet the following requirements: (1) Persons wishing to submit written testimony or exhibits at the hearing shall submit such to the presiding officer, provided the testimony or exhibits are signed and dated by the individual submitting it;(2) Persons wishing to provide oral testimony at the hearing shall submit, in writing, to the presiding officer the person's name and, if applicable, the name of the organization or entity that the person represents;(3) The presiding officer shall call each person to present testimony; and(4) The presiding officer shall rule any comments, questions, or discussions that the presiding officer determines irrelevant to the subject of the hearing to be out of order, and shall proceed to the next person providing testimony.(f) During the course of public testimony, board members may: (1) Ask questions of persons providing testimony; and(2) Answer questions posed by persons providing testimony. (g) When the presiding officer determines that no person has further questions or comments that are relevant to the subject of the hearing, or that the time allotted for the hearing has passed, the presiding officer shall close the hearing. N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 403.04
Derived From Volume XL Number 2, Filed January 9, 2020, Proposed by #12947, Effective 12/20/2019, Expires 12/20/2029.