SECTION 200:10-13-3. Hearing Officers

  The Chairman of the Board is hereby authorized to appoint any Director or any officer of the ODFA as a Hearing Officer for the purpose of conducting a hearing. A Hearing Officer so appointed will hear testimony and receive evidence. The Hearing Officer must then make a recommendation to the Board stating the reasons for the recommendation and the facts supporting the recommendation. The Board may then consider the findings of the Hearing Officer and may render its decision. The President, with consultation of a Director appointed as a Hearing Officer, or the Chairman of the Board, will schedule such hearings and insure that the applicants receive proper notice of the hearing. Continuances of such hearings may be granted upon showing of good cause.