Section 761.310  Arbitration Hearing Procedure

a)         Arbitration hearings shall be commenced not later than 67 days from the filing of the petition for arbitration.

b)         The party filing the petition for arbitration shall begin the arbitration by presenting all of its witnesses to be cross-examined.  The party filing the response to the petition for arbitration shall then present all of its witnesses to be cross-examined.  Finally, Staff shall present all of its witnesses to be cross-examined.

c)         Where the parties jointly file the petition for arbitration, the Hearing Examiner shall decide the order in which the parties shall present their witnesses for cross-examination.

d)         The Hearing Examiner will specify whether certain witnesses may be presented as a panel for cross-examination.