22.10.070 Powers and Duties of Hearing Officers

(a) A Hearing Officer shall:

(1) Conduct any hearing on the record and in accordance with the procedures contained in this title and prescribed by the rules of practice promulgated pursuant to Section 22.10.060(a), and determine by final order or decision any contested matter so heard; and

(2) Make complete and accurate records of all proceedings associated with the hearing and disposition of contested cases.

(b) A Hearing Officer may:

(1) Require an agency, who is a party to the contested case, to provide secretarial services and supplies for purposes of conducting and recording the hearing on the contested case to which such agency is a named party;

(2) Utilize the services of the support staff of the Tribal Council for routine clerical activities;

(3) Take judicial notice of the files, documents, records, and maps of any agency and of files, document records, and maps in the custody of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and

(4) Exercise all powers necessarily incidental to the Officer's authority to conduct hearings of contested cases and determine their disposition, including the power to issue notice, to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of persons and the production of documents, to administer oaths, and to take testimony.