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<br />e. All witnesses shall be placed under oath by the hearing officer <br />prior to testifying, and shall be subject to cross-examination by any <br />hearing participant. <br /> <br />f. Hearsay evidence shall be admissible unless the hearing officer <br />shall determine the same to be redundant, unreliable or prejudicial. <br /> <br />g. At the hearing any hearing participant may offer appropriate <br />argument and summation, and submit a written brief and a proposed <br />order, but only after the conclusion of the evidentiary portion of the <br />hearing, if any. <br /> <br />h. Immediately following the hearing, the County Manager shall <br />cause a written transcript of all testimonial evidence introduced at the <br />hearing to be prepared expeditiously based upon the audio recording, <br />and shall provide copies of the same to all of the hearing participants. <br /> <br />i. Within 7 business days following the hearing, the hearing <br />officer shall submit a recommended order to the County Manager and <br />serve copies on all hearing participants; provided, if the County <br />Manager is the hearing officer, then within 7 business days following <br />the hearing, the County Manager shall issue a recommended order and <br />serve copies on all hearing participants. The recommended order <br />shall contain findings of fact and, based upon such facts, a disposition <br />of the protest; provided, no fmding of fact may be predicated solely <br />upon the basis of hearsay. <br /> <br />j. The recommended order shall thereafter be submitted to the <br />Board along with the transcript of the hearing testimony and the entire <br />written and tangible record of the protest proceedings at the earliest <br />opportunity to be considered at a time certain, with notice thereof <br />served upon the hearing participants. Each of the hearing participants <br />shall be allowed 3 minutes to address the Board regarding the <br />recommended order, unless the Chairman in his or her discretion shall <br />allow additional time. If a hearing participant intends to challenge <br />any finding of fact in a recommended order that was based upon <br />testimonial evidence, such participant shall be allowed 2 additional <br />minutes for such purpose, and may direct the attention of the Board <br />members to any portion of the transcript relevant to the challenge. <br />The other hearing participants shall each have the right to offer <br /> <br />30 <br />