- (a) A prehearing conference shall be scheduled on the request of any party or intervenor or on the initiative of the board or the presiding officer if such a conference would facilitate the proceedings or encourage resolution of the dispute.
(b) A prehearing conference shall address one or more of the following:
- (1) Offers of settlement;
- (2) Simplification of the issues;
- (3) Stipulations or admissions as to issues of fact or proof;
- (4) Limitations on the number of witnesses;
- (5) Changes to standard hearing procedures;
- (6) Consolidation of examination of witnesses; and
- (7) Any other matters that advance the efficiency of the proceedings.
Source. #8078, eff 5-1-04; ss by #9833, eff 12-15-10