Section 4.13. Appearances.

 

(1)  Parties may appear in person or by a regularly employed employee or agent, or by a duly authorized attorney at law, and if a corporation by any of its active officers. Upon an appearance at a hearing the name and mail address of the party appearing and the name and mail address of any agent, employee, officer or attorney appearing with or for the party shall be furnished and entered in the record of the proceedings, and the appearances so made and the mail addresses so given shall be binding on the party unless and except as modified by written notice to the state director or the hearing examiner conducting the hearing and to all other parties appearing in the proceeding and served as provided by s. TCS 4.05 which when so modified shall in turn have the same force and effect as in the first instance.

(2)  Members of the state board's staff appearing in budget limitations hearings are neither in support of nor in opposition to the cause, but solely to discover and present, if necessary, facts pertinent to the issues.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1981, No. 302 , eff. 3-1-81; am. (1), Register, September, 1985, No. 357 , eff. 10-1-85; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, June, 1994, No. 462 .