21.03.140 General Procedures of the Commission

The Commission shall in all cases conduct its proceedings in the manner most conducive to the proper dispatch of business and to the ends of justice. No Commissioner shall participate in any hearing or proceeding in which such Commissioner has any direct personal pecuniary interest. The Commission may make or amend such general rules or orders as may be necessary for the orderly regulation of proceedings before it, including forms of notice and the service thereof, which shall conform as nearly as possible to those in use in the Tribal Court of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Any party may appear before the Commission and may be heard in person or by an attorney licensed to practice before the Tribal Court. Every vote and official action of the Commission shall be entered into a record and its Proceedings shall be published upon the request of any interested person. Every Commissioner shall have the right to administer oaths and affirmations in any proceeding pending before the Commission.