Sec. 13b.04.01.13. Settlement Conferences  


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  • A. The Secretary or the Commission, as appropriate, may appoint a designee to preside at a conference to address settlement possibilities.

    B. Settlement discussions are not a part of the case record.

    C. The individual who presides at a settlement conference in which ex parte communications take place may not preside at any hearing in that contested case and may not advise the Secretary or the Commission regarding any decision on the merits of that case.