Section 125.192  Participation by Board Members and Staff

a)         Any Board member or staff member of the Board may be designated by the Board to participate in hearings conducted under this Part, and pursuant thereto, may interrogate witnesses, raise points of law and have all rights of an interested party.  Such Board member or staff member shall not have the authority to rule on objections, motions or petitions, or to overrule the Hearing Examiner during the hearing, or otherwise to usurp the authority of the Hearing Examiner conferred under this Part.

b)         Such Board or staff members shall not be subject to any rule or motion adopted during the hearing excluding witnesses but shall be permitted to participate in all hearings as a representative of the Board even if also a witness.