Section Env-AC 203.06 - Presiding Officer(a) The presiding officer for general proceedings or for an appeal shall be the chairman of the council if present and willing to preside. If the chairman is unavailable for any reason, the presiding officer shall be the vice-chairman, if available, or a member of the council selected by those members present at the meeting.(b) The presiding officer at a prehearing conference shall be the chairman of the council or the council member who is designated to preside by the chairman.(c) The presiding officer for general proceedings shall regulate the course of the proceedings and take such other action that is necessary for the efficient and orderly conduct of the proceedings, consistent with these rules and any other applicable state law.(d) Unless otherwise provided, the presiding officer at an appeal hearing or prehearing conference shall: (1) Rule on issues of evidence;(2) Regulate the course of the proceeding;(3) Rule upon issues of procedure;(4) Administer oaths or affirmations; and(5) Take such other action that is necessary for the efficient and orderly conduct of the proceeding, consistent with these rules and any other applicable state law.(e) Exceptions to rulings of the presiding officer in an appeal shall be considered to have been preserved if a contemporaneous oral or written objection is made on the record of the appeal.(f) Objections to procedural rulings by the presiding officer in an appeal may be included in a party's proposed conclusions of law or in a petition for reconsideration.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-AC 203.06