Sec.10-293-23. Procedure in response to complaint

The board may provide an opportunity for an informal conference to discuss the matter prior to any formal hearing. The board or hearing officer may require the attendance of the complainant and all other parties at such an informal conference at a time and place designated for the purpose of reaching an informal resolution of the matter or to determine the merit of conducting a formal hearing. Upon failure to resolve the matter at the informal conference and upon determining that a formal hearing is to be conducted as a contested case, the board or hearing officer shall order a hearing at a designated time and place. The board or hearing officer will give notice of the hearing in the form and manner hereinabove provided by these rules of practice. Such notice shall be sent to all parties against whom the complaint is asserted, together with a copy of the complaint.

(Effective July 23, 1987)