R2006-191 TO ESTABLISH SCHEDULING ORDER / ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING

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. . NOW, THEREFORE, BF IT RESOLVED by the Citti� Council of the City of Decatur as follows: Section 1. Each of the above recitals is hereby incorporated within this resolution. Section 2. The City hereby establishes procedural guidelines for purpose of the administrative hearing under the Cable Communications Polic} Act of 1984 as follows: A. The City shall appoint a neutral hearing officer to conduct the administrative hearing and issue recommended findings of fact for consideration by the City Council. The administrative hearing will be conducted, to the extent practicable and consistent with the requirements of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, pursuant to the provisions for administrative h�arings in the Illinois Administrative Procedures Act. The specific requirements for the administrative hearing shall be as follows: B. Pre-hearing Discovery: (1) Each side is permitted liinited requests for production of documents and twenty (20) interrogatories. Vl-'ith respect to interrogatories, the following rules apply: (a) Interrogatories are to be answered by any officer or agent of either party, who shall furnish such information as is available to the partY; (b) Each interrogatory is to be answered separately and fully in writing under oath, unless it is objected to, in which event the objecting party- shall state the reasons for the objection and answer to the extent that the interrogatory is not objectionable. All objections shall be stated with specificity and any ground for objection which is not stated in a timely manner is waived unless the party's failure is excused by the City for good cause shown; (c) Interrogatories will be answered within the timeframe established by the hearing officer; (2) No depositions shall be permitted. (3) The hearing ofticer will rule on all discover�� disputes, which may arise. (4) Discovery shall close fifteen (15) days before the administrative hearing.