A. The format for a public hearing will be of an informal nature yet designed in such a way that the evidence and facts relevant to a particular proceeding will become the most readily and efficiently available to the Examiner. A public hearing will normally include, but need not be limited to, the following elements: a brief prefatory statement and introduction of exhibits by the Examiner; a presentation by the appellant which shall include an explanation of the appeal based solely on the existing records including the basis of the appeal as submitted in writing by the appellant; testimony of Snohomish Health District personnel; and opportunities for rebuttal.

B. The Examiner may ask questions of any witness, including Health District staff, at any time during testimony to seek clarification or elaboration of testimony being given. Further, the Examiner may request submittal of additional information to better enable the Examiner to make a complete and accurate evaluation of the issues.

C. The Examiner may indicate, at the outset of the hearing, that the Examiner has studied the materials relating to the case and has made a preliminary determination that there seem to be certain central issues which need to be addressed. The Examiner may request that these issues be addressed in testimony to be offered.

D. The Examiner reserves the right to abbreviate the normal sequence of events at a hearing when it appears: that no one’s rights would be infringed upon by such abbreviation; that detailed exposition of the case is not necessary to the Examiner’s understanding of the case; and that no one present objects to such abbreviation.

E. Each public hearing will be electronically recorded on magnetic tape to provide a permanent, verbatim record of the proceedings. Therefore, all parties wishing to offer verbal testimony will be required to speak into a microphone provided for that purpose, prefacing their remarks with their full name and area of residence. [Res. 93-32, Eff. 11/09/93. Res. 85-44. Prior code § 1.10.2].