The presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding shall:

1. (a) Regulate and control the course of the proceeding;
2. (b) Administer oaths and affirmations at oral adjudicative hearings;
3. (c) Receive relevant exhibits;
4. (d) Dispose of procedural requests, including adjournments or continuances, at the request of a participant or on the presiding officer’s own motion;
5. (e) Rule on issues of evidence;
6. (f) Question any person who testifies;
7. (g) Cause a complete record of the proceeding to be made; and
8. (h) Take any other action consistent with applicable statutes and rules necessary to conduct the proceeding and complete the record in a fair and timely manner.

Source. #5860, eff 7-1-94; ss by #6960, eff 3-25-99; ss by #8851-A, eff 3-25-07