21 NCAC 57C .0102         PRESIDING OFFICER

(a)  The Appraisal Board may designate any of its members to preside over the hearing in a contested case. When no designation is made, the Chairman of the Board shall preside, or, in his absence, the Vice Chairman shall preside. The presiding officer shall rule on motions or other requests made in a contested case prior to the conduct of the hearing in that case except when the ruling on the motion would be dispositive of the case. When the ruling on a motion or request would be dispositive of the case, the presiding officer shall make no ruling and the motion or request shall be determined by a majority of the Board.

(b)  The Chairman of the Board may allow the Board's Executive Director to grant the first request for a continuance of a hearing. Any subsequent requests for continuance shall be granted by the Chairman of the Board. The granting of a continuance is wholly discretionary.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 93E-1-10;

Eff. July 1, 1994;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2003; August 1, 2002;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017.