§ 707. Appeal of presiding officers' ruling.

A commissioner may appeal to the commission from a ruling of the presiding officer providing such appeal is made immediately following the ruling to be appealed:

a.

If the appeal is seconded, the commissioner making the appeal may briefly state his or her reason for same, and the presiding officer may briefly explain his or her ruling; but there shall be no debate on the appeal and no other commissioner shall participate in the discussion;

b.

The presiding officer shall then put the question, "Shall the decision of the presiding officer be sustained?";

c.

If six of the commissioners present vote, "yea", then the ruling of the presiding officer is sustained, otherwise it is overruled; and

d.

In the event that appeals are sustained by the commission against rulings or orders of the presiding officer, the clerk shall record a notice of such appeal and the action taken with an appropriate notation in the minutes of the meeting.