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Rule 1509-1-01 | Official address of the oil and gas commission.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
The oil and gas commission, state of Ohio, shall
maintain its official office at "Oil and Gas Commission, 2045 Morse Road,
Columbus, Ohio 43229." The official number for facsimile filing of
documents with the commission is 614-262-1306. The official telephone number
for the commission is 614-262-2064. The official electronic mail address for
the commission is oilandgas.commission@dnr.ohio.gov. Additional information
regarding the oil and gas commission may be found on the commission's web
site.
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Rule 1509-1-02 | Definitions.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
(A) "Adjudication hearing"
means a trial-type proceeding at which the parties may introduce evidence
relevant to the resolution of disputed issues. (B) "Appellant" means a person,
claiming to be adversely affected by an order of the chief of the division of
oil and gas resources management, who is applying or petitioning for review or
relief, and who is requesting a hearing before the commission. (C) "Appellee" means the
division of oil and gas resources management. (D) "Chief" means the chief of
the division of oil and gas resources management. (E) "Commission" means the oil
and gas commission, as established by section 1509.35 of the Revised
Code. (F) "Discovery" means the
ascertainment of information made pursuant to rule 1509-1-17 of the
Administrative Code. (G) "Division" means the
division of oil and gas resources management. (H) "Final Order of the
Commission" means a determination of rights, claims and liabilities of the
parties to an action issued by the commission, which is appealable to the
courts pursuant to section 1509.37 of the Revised Code. (I) "Interested Person" means
any person having a pecuniary or proprietary interest directly affected by an
appeal before the commission. (J) "Intervenor" means any
person granted the right to intervene pursuant to rule 1509-1-14 of the
Administrative Code. (K) "Order Recipient" means any
person that is the subject of an order issued by the chief requiring such
person to either perform some act or refrain from some course of activity, or
informing said person of certain rights, duties or obligations. (L) "Owner" shall have the same
meaning as provided in division (K) of section 1509.01 of the Revised
Code. (M) "Parties" to an appeal
before the oil and gas commission means the appellant, the appellee and any
person granted intervenor status by the commission, including an interested
person, who has requested and has been granted intervenor status. (N) "Person"shall have the same
meaning as provided in division (T) of section 1509.01 of the Revised
Code. (O) "Rules of the Oil and Gas Commission" means rules
1509-1-01 to 1509-1-26 of the Administrative Code, unless specifically provided
otherwise.
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Rule 1509-1-03 | Quorum, concurrence.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
(A) Three members of the commission shall
constitute a quorum. No action taken by the commission shall be valid unless it
has the concurrence of at least a majority of the members voting upon that
action. An abstention shall be considered a vote. A recused member shall not be
counted in determining the majority of members voting on an
action. (B) Concurrence by a member of the
commission may be given orally or in writing, and by telephone, letter, or
other written or oral means of communication. (C) When, as a result of vacancy or
recusal, the chair of the commission determines that a quorum cannot be
obtained for the purpose of considering a matter that is before the commission,
the chair may appoint a temporary member to serve on a quorum. Such temporary
appointment shall be made in accordance with division (C) of section 1509.35 of
the Revised Code. (D) The temporary member selected by the
chair shall be subject to the conflict of interest restrictions of Chapter 102.
of the Revised Code.
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Rule 1509-1-04 | Appearances before the commission.
(A) Appearances before the commission shall be by parties as defined in rule 1509-1-02 of the Administrative Code. (B) Appearances before the commission shall be in person or by an attorney admitted to practice before the supreme court of Ohio. Corporations, limited liability companies, boards and associations shall be represented by counsel. (C) Attorneys not admitted to practice before the courts of the state of Ohio may petition the commission for admission pro hac vice. Attorneys appearing pro hac vice shall comply with Rule XII of the supreme court rules for the government of the bar of Ohio. In order for the commission to approve a petition to appear pro hac vice, a petitioning attorney shall present to the commission a copy of a certificate of pro hac vice registration with the Ohio supreme court. (D) Any person deemed to be an interested person may appear before the commission, and may participate in an appeal to the extent, and in the manner, allowed by the commission. An interested person may petition for intervenor status pursuant to rule 1509-1-14 of the Administrative Code. (E) All persons appearing before the commission shall conform to the standards of ethical conduct required in appearances in the courts of the state of Ohio. The commission shall have the authority, for good cause stated in the record, to bar from participation in a particular proceeding any person who shall refuse to comply with the commission's directions, or who engages in disorderly conduct, dilatory tactics, or contemptuous language in the course of such proceeding.
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Rule 1509-1-05 | Ex Parte Contacts or Communications.
Effective:
September 30, 2008
No party to an action before the commission, or their counsel, associates, compatriots or any other person acting on behalf of a party, shall seek or make an ex parte contact or communication, either directly or indirectly, with any member of the commission concerning substantive issues of a pending appeal.
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Rule 1509-1-06 | Meetings, hearings and calendar.
Effective:
February 14, 2019
(A) The commission will meet from time to
time as it deems necessary, at a time set by the commission, at either its
official office or at other locations selected by the commission. (B) The time and location for an
adjudicatory hearing shall be set forth within a notice of hearing issued to
the parties to an appeal. (C) The time and location for commission
hearings and meetings shall be announced in the "Hannah Report"
published by the Hannah news service. (D) The time and location for commission hearings and
meetings shall also be posted on the commission's web site.
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Rule 1509-1-07 | Minutes.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
Minutes of all meetings of the commission will be
promptly recorded and shall be open to public inspection during regular
business hours at the commission's office upon prior request.
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Rule 1509-1-08 | Availability of commission records and files.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
(A) The records and files of the
commission shall be maintained at the commission's office and shall be
available for inspection and examination during regular business hours upon
prior request. Papers and files of the commission, or parts thereof, shall not
be removed from the custody of the commission without the specific consent of
the commission. The records and files of the commission, including transcripts
or recordings of any proceedings before the commission, may be made available
for reproduction or provided, at the commission's sole discretion, upon
application to the commission and payment of reasonable reproduction
costs. (B) Any person who wishes to receive
regular notification of notices or decisions of the commission, may file a
request to receive such notification with the commission. The request for
regular notification must state with particularity the type of notices or
decisions desired, and must include an address to which the regular
notification shall be sent. A request for regular notification shall be valid
for one year, and may be renewed by filing a written request to this effect
with the commission.
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Rule 1509-1-09 | Filing with the commission.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
(A) A notice of appeal permitted to be
filed with the commission under section 1509.36 of the Revised Code or under
section 1509.37 of the Revised Code, shall be filed at the official office of
the commission; and the filing thereof shall mean the actual delivery to the
official office of the commission of said notice of appeal, the electronic mail
transmission of the notice of appeal to the official electronic mail address of
the commission, or shall mean the facsimile transmission of the notice of
appeal to the official office of the commission. (B) Any other documents required or
permitted to be filed with the commission under section 1509.36 of the Revised
Code or under Chapter 1509-1 of the Administrative Code may be mailed,
electronically mailed, faxed or delivered to the official office of the
commission. (C) If a person filing such notice of appeal uses the United
States mail as a means of filing such notice of appeal, said person assumes the
risk that the notice of appeal may be lost or that delivery thereof to the
commission may be delayed beyond the final filing date. If a person filing such
notice of appeal uses electronic mail as a means of filing such notice of
appeal, said person assumes the risk that delivery of the notice of appeal may
fail due to problems in transmission. If a person filing such notice of appeal
uses facsimile transmission as a means of filing such notice of appeal, said
person assumes the risk that delivery of the notice of appeal may fail due to
problems in transmission. (D) After an appeal is initiated, the
commission may allow subsequent filings of documents by electronic
transmission. (E) Copies of all documents filed with the commission shall also
be served by the party so filing on all other parties to an appeal. Service
upon a party represented by counsel shall be made upon said counsel. Service
upon parties may be made in person or by mail, facsimile, electronically, or as
otherwise allowed by the commission.
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Rule 1509-1-10 | Computation and extension of time.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
(A) Upon motion and for good cause
shown, the commission may increase or decrease the time prescribed by any rule
of this chapter of the Administrative Code, or by its orders, for doing any
act, or may permit an act to be done after the expiration of such time.
However, the commission shall not increase or decrease the time
for: (1) Filing a notice of
appeal pursuant to section 1509.36 or section 1509.37 of the Revised
Code; (2) Giving public notice
of hearings on the adoption, amendment, or rescission of rules; or (3) Taking any other
action where a time period is prescribed by statute, unless agreed to by the
parties and approved by the commission. (B) In computing any period of time
prescribed or allowed by this chapter of the Administrative Code, the day of
the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall
not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included,
unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event the period
runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a legal
holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is seven days or less,
intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be excluded in the
computation.
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Rule 1509-1-11 | Appeals to the commission.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
(A) All appeals from orders of the chief
of the division to the commission shall be made by filing written notice to
such effect with the commission within thirty days after the date upon which
the order recipient received notice of the making of the order complained of
or, for all other persons adversely affected by an order of the chief of the
division, within thirty days after the date of the chief's issuance of the
order complained of. (B) A copy of the notice of appeal shall
be filed with the chief of the division within three days of the filing of such
notice with the commission. (C) An appeal must be made in
writing. (D) A notice of appeal must state clearly
the order appealed from, the relief sought, a brief statement of the facts
involved in the appeal, and the grounds which are the basis for the requested
review. (E) A copy of the order being appealed
from should be included with, or appended to, the notice of
appeal. (F) All notices of appeal filed with the
commission must contain the address of the appellant, and the name and address
of the attorney representing the appellant, if any. (G) All notices of appeal shall be signed
by the appellant or by the appellant's attorney, and the signature thereon
shall constitute a certificate that, to the best of the appellant's
knowledge, the information contained in the notice of appeal is
true. (H) A notice of appeal may be amended
without leave of the commission during the time allowed for original filing, or
a notice of appeal may be amended by leave of the commission at any time after
the time allowed for original filing. Amendment of a notice of appeal may not
be employed to cure jurisdictional defects in the filing of the notice of
appeal, unless the amendment is filed within the time allowed for original
filing of a notice of appeal. (I) Failure to comply with the provisions
of section 1509.36 of the Revised Code governing the filing of appeals with the
commission shall be sufficient basis for dismissing an appeal.
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Rule 1509-1-12 | Motion to Stay or Suspend Execution of Order.
The filing of an appeal with the commission does not automatically suspend or stay execution of the order appealed from. An appellant may apply to the commission to suspend or stay the execution of an order appealed from. Such request must be submitted in writing to the official office of the commission. The commission shall consider such request, and may suspend an order or stay the execution of an order, upon such terms and conditions as the commission considers proper.
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Rule 1509-1-13 | Interested Persons.
Effective:
September 30, 2008
(A) An interested person in an appeal before the commission is a person having a pecuniary or proprietary interest directly affected by an appeal before the commission, as defined in rule 1509-1-02 of the Administrative Code. (B) In the event that a question arises concerning whether a person is an interested person in an appeal, the commission may make a determination as to whether said person qualifies as an interested person. A person claiming to be an interested person in an appeal shall have the burden of establishing their status as an interested person. (C) An interested person may petition to intervene into an existing action before the commission. If granted intervenor status, the interested person shall be allowed to participate in such proceeding in the manner set forth in rule 1509-1-14 of the Administrative Code. (D) If an interested person has not demonstrated an interest in all of the issues presented in a particular appeal, the commission may limit the interested person's participation to only those issues in which an interest has been established.
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Rule 1509-1-14 | Intervention, participation by amicus curiae.
(A) Any person may petition for leave to
intervene in an appeal before the commission, which appeal has been initiated
by another party. A petition for leave to intervene must be filed no later than
seven days prior to the scheduled evidentiary hearing in the matter, unless
waived by the commission for extraordinary cause. A petitioner for intervention
shall have the burden of showing an interest which is or may be affected by the
outcome of a proceeding before the commission. (B) (1) In determining
whether intervention is appropriate, the commission shall determine if the
person petitioning for intervention was adversely affected under section
1509.36 of the Revised Code by the order that is the subject of the appeal
before the commission. (2) In addition to the
requirement established in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule, the commission may
consider the following in determining whether intervention is
appropriate: (a) The nature of the issues; (b) The adequacy of representation of the petitioner's
interest which is provided by the existing parties to the
proceeding; (c) Delay or prejudice to the existing parties to the
proceeding; and (d) The ability of the petitioner to present relevant
evidence and argument. (C) The commission shall determine
whether a person petitioning to become an intervenor may participate in such
proceeding using the factors established in paragraph (B) of this rule. The
extent and the terms of the participation shall be in the discretion of the
commission and shall be set forth when the commission rules upon the petition
for intervention. (D) The commission may allow the filing
of briefs and permit oral argument at hearing by an amicus curiae. A person
wishing to participate in an appeal as an amicus curiae shall move the
commission for permission to so participate. Amicus curiae participation is
discretionary and will be permitted only upon the terms and conditions imposed
by the commission.
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Rule 1509-1-15 | Notice of adjudication hearing.
Effective:
February 14, 2019
(A) When an appeal has been placed upon
the calendar for hearing, the commission will, not less than ten days in
advance of the hearing, notify the parties to an appeal of the place where, and
the date and time when, the appeal will be called for hearing. (B) Notice of hearing sent by certified mail to a party at the
last known address of such person shall be deemed sufficient notice of hearing
if mailed at least ten days prior to the date set for hearing. (C) If a party is represented by counsel,
notice of hearing may be sent by certified mail to the party's counsel and
shall be deemed sufficient notice of hearing if mailed to counsel of record at
least ten days prior to the date set for hearing.
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Rule 1509-1-16 | Continuances.
Continuances may be ordered by the commission on its own motion, or may be granted by the commission in its discretion, upon application of any party, filed in writing and showing good and sufficient cause therefor. If such application is made, it must be made not less than seven days prior to the date set for hearing. An application for continuance must be directed to the commission and not to an individual commission member, and may be acted upon only by the commission. This rule shall be without prejudice to the right of the commission to continue a hearing to a later date.
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Rule 1509-1-17 | Discovery, depositions.
Parties to a proceeding before the commission may obtain discovery in preparing their case. Discovery shall be conducted in accordance with the procedural provisions of the "Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure." Depositions may be taken and may be used by any party in the same manner and to the same extent as is permissible in the common pleas courts of this state. The party taking the deposition shall pay the costs of the deposition. The use of a deposition in lieu of the deponent's oral testimony at hearing shall be allowed under the same provisions as are articulated in rule 32 of the "Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure." A party desiring to use a deposition, or any designated part thereof, at hearing shall file the deposition with the commission and serve written notice to every other party at least five days prior to hearing. At hearing, a party may object to receiving into evidence any portion of deposition testimony in the same manner and for the same reasons as if the deponent were testifying in person at the hearing.
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Rule 1509-1-18 | Subpoenas.
If a party to a proceeding pending before the
commission desires to secure the attendance of a witness to testify in said
party's behalf, said party shall, at least twelve days prior to the date
of hearing thereon, unless such time is lessened by the commission, file with
the commission a praecipe therefor comparable to like praecipes used in
proceedings before a common pleas court. The full name and address, including
street name and number and county of residence, of the witness must be given;
and if the praecipe is for a subpoena duces tecum, the specific books and
records which the witness is required to bring with him shall be described in
detail. Witness fees, if any, shall be paid directly to said witness by the
party filing the praecipe therefor. Consistent with section 1509.36 of the
Revised Code and with the Ohio criminal rules, the commission may designate a
subpoena to be personally served by an attorney at law or by any other person
deemed appropriate under the criminal rules.
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Rule 1509-1-19 | Motions, briefs.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
(A) Except for oral motions made upon the
record at hearing, a motion shall be in writing and shall state with
particularity the grounds upon which it is based. (B) Unless otherwise directed by the
commission, a party must file written motions at least ten days in advance of
hearing. The ten day deadline for filing a motion may be waived or shortened,
if the movant demonstrates that unusual circumstances exist justifying an
exception to this rule. (C) Unless otherwise directed by the
commission, any party to a proceeding shall have ten days from service of a
motion, or until hearing, whichever is earlier, to file a response to said
motion. (D) The commission may grant a motion for
the admission of additional evidence when satisfied that such additional
evidence is newly discovered and could not with reasonable diligence have been
ascertained prior to the proceeding before the commission. (E) In any matter or cause pending before
the commission, the commission may request that briefs be furnished by the
parties to the appeal within a time prescribed by the commission. Responsive
briefs may be filed as determined by, and within a time limited by, the
commission. (F) Upon motion made and with leave of
the commission as set forth in rule 1509-1-14 of the Administrative Code,
amicus curiae briefs may be filed. (G) Any application for an extension of
time will be denied unless there is incorporated therein a good and sufficient
reason for any such extension. (H) Briefs, motions and responses filed
with the commission shall be legible and shall be signed by the party or by the
party's counsel. (I) If documents filed with the
commission cite case law as authority in support of argument, the filing shall
include a copy of the case law cited, if unreported, and shall refer to the
page number or paragraph where the cited language is found.
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Rule 1509-1-20 | Conduct of evidentiary hearings.
(A) The commission shall conduct hearings and other proceedings in such a manner as to render a fair and complete decision on all issues which are presented, and shall take any steps consistent with the impartial discharge of its duties which appear reasonable and necessary to ascertain all relevant facts. (B) At an adjudication hearing, the commission shall not be bound by common law, by the rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of procedure, except as articulated by rules in this chapter or otherwise determined by the commission. (C) The commission shall admit into the record of the proceedings at an adjudication hearing, all relevant evidence offered on the issue of whether the order under appeal is lawful and reasonable. (D) A party may object to the admission of any evidence and the commission shall rule upon the admissibility of said evidence. If a party objects to the admission or rejection of any evidence, or to other limitations of the scope of examination, that party shall state briefly the grounds for such objection on the record, and the record may include argument thereon, as allowed by the commission. (E) If the commission refuses to admit evidence, the party offering same may make a proffer thereof, and such proffer shall be made a part of the record of such proceeding. (F) All hearings shall be conducted in an orderly manner. (G) Parties shall have the right of presentation of evidence, examination of witnesses, cross-examination of witnesses, objection, motion and argument. All witnesses shall be sworn or shall affirm the truthfulness of their testimony. (H) Commission members may examine on record the parties or witnesses to a proceeding. (I) The parties to a proceeding must bring to hearing sufficient copies of each proposed exhibit, so that one copy of each exhibit will be made a part of the record of the proceeding and so that each commission member present at hearing will be provided with a copy of each exhibit. (J) A record of the proceedings before the commission shall be made by an official court reporter or by any other means approved by the commission. The record shall include all of the testimony and other evidence, the rulings regarding the admissibility of evidence, and any arguments allowed by the commission. (K) Parties desiring copies of the transcript of a hearing shall obtain such copies from the official court reporter upon payment of the costs of said copies to the reporter. If the original or a copy of the official transcript is in the possession of the commission, parties desiring copies of the transcript may approach the commission for copies of said transcript in accordance with rule 1509-1-08 of the Administrative Code.
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Rule 1509-1-21 | Stipulation of Fact.
Effective:
September 30, 2008
The parties may, by stipulation in writing, filed with the commission or presented at a hearing, agree on any or all facts involved in a proceeding before the commission; provided, however, that the commission may thereafter require development of any fact it may deem necessary to a proper determination of a controversy.
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Rule 1509-1-22 | Substitution of parties, dismissal and withdrawal.
Effective:
February 14, 2019
(A) In the event of the death of the
appellant or other party or for other proper cause, the commission may order
the substitution of the proper parties. (B) Failure to comply with the provisions
of section 1509.36 of the Revised Code governing the filing of appeals with the
commission shall be sufficient basis for dismissing an appeal. (C) If an appellant fails to appear
personally or by counsel or other authorized representative at a hearing
scheduled, after being duly notified of the hearing by the certified mailing of
a notice of hearing to such party's last known address, and if good cause
for such failure to appear is not shown, the commission shall dismiss an
appeal. (D) The effect of a dismissal of an
appeal shall be to leave in effect the order of the chief from which the
dismissed appeal had been made and shall not constitute an affirmance of the
chief's order by the commission. (E) Upon notice of an appellant, filed
with the commission and served upon all other parties, an appeal may be
withdrawn. The withdrawal shall be entered into the record and the appeal shall
be considered closed.
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Rule 1509-1-23 | Decisions of the commission.
Effective:
January 24, 2022
(A) If, upon completion of an evidentiary
hearing, the commission finds that the order appealed from was lawful and
reasonable, it shall make a written decision affirming the order appealed from.
If the commission finds that the order appealed from was unreasonable or
unlawful, it shall make a written decision vacating the order appealed from,
and making the order that it finds the chief should have made or remanding the
matter to the chief for further proceedings. (B) All decisions of the commission shall
incorporate: (1) Findings of
fact; (2) Conclusions of law;
and (3) An order granting or
denying relief. (C) When a final order of the commission
is issued, the commission shall give notice thereof by certified mail to all
parties to the proceeding. (1) A party shall ensure
that the commission has its current address for the purpose of receiving the
final order of the commission. (2) If a party is
represented by counsel, notice of the final order of the commission may also be
given to the party's counsel of record. (D) The decision of the commission is
final unless vacated or otherwise amended by the courts in an appeal as
provided for in section 1509.37 of the Revised Code.
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Rule 1509-1-24 | Appeals from commission decisions.
(A) Any party adversely affected by a
final order of the commission may file an appeal in accordance with section
1509.37 of the Revised Code. (B) The expense of preparing and
transcribing the record of proceedings shall be borne by the party appealing
the decision of the commission. (C) All matters remanded to the
commission shall be disposed of in accordance with the order of the court
arising from judicial review.
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Rule 1509-1-25 | Rules of the commission, notice of public hearing.
Effective:
February 14, 2019
(A) The commission shall adopt rules
governing procedures to be followed in proceedings before the
commission. (B) Whenever the commission proposes to
adopt, amend or rescind any rule which the commission is authorized by law to
do, the commission will hold a public hearing. The hearing will be held at
least thirty days after the proposed rule changes have been filed pursuant to
section 119.03 of the Revised Code and after reasonable public notice has been
given pursuant to this rule. (C) Public notice shall state the
commission's intention to consider adopting, amending, or rescinding a
rule, shall include a synopsis of the proposed rule, amendment, or rule to be
rescinded, or a general statement of the subject matter to which such rule
relates, and the date, time, and place of a hearing on said proposed action.
The notice shall also state the place from which copies of the proposed rule,
amendment, or rule to be rescinded may be obtained. Public notice shall be
published in the register of Ohio, found on the internet at
http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us, and shall be announced in the
"Hannah Report" published by the Hannah news service. (D) The commission shall have available
at all times, copies of all rules governing the procedures of the commission
and shall furnish a copy of said rules free of charge to any person requesting
said rules.
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Rule 1509-1-26 | Notice of public meetings ("Sunshine Law").
Notice of all public meetings of the commission may
be obtained by any of the following methods: (A) Any person may learn of the time and
place of regularly scheduled meetings or the time, place, and purpose of any
special meeting by calling the office of the commission. (B) Any person may obtain advance notice
of all meetings at which any specific type of public business is to be
discussed by identifying the type of public business for which the person
desires to be notified and by supplying the executive director of the
commission with stamped self-addressed envelopes. The executive director shall
mail to such person a notice of the time, place, and type of business to be
discussed at the meeting at least four calendar days before the meeting is
scheduled to occur unless the meeting is an emergency meeting. (C) The commission or its staff shall
maintain a list of representatives of the news media who have requested in
writing notice of special or emergency meetings. The commission or its staff
shall mail or email such representatives notice at least four days before
special meetings or shall provide telephone or email notice at least
twenty-four hours before special meetings. In the event of an emergency
meeting, the representatives of the news media who have requested notification
of emergency meetings shall be notified immediately of the time, place, and
purpose of the meeting. News media requesting notice pursuant to this paragraph
shall supply the commission or its staff with the name, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number of the representative to be
contacted. (D) Notice of public meetings shall be
announced in the "Hannah Report" published by the Hannah news
service. (E) Notice of commission hearings shall
be posted on the commission's web site.
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