Appeals not received in a timely manner will not be officially acknowledged by the Commission. This test must be first meet prior to hearing before the Commission. A three person panel will hear appeal. Appeals hearings can be held within 20 days of receipt of the petition for appeal. Appeal hearings undergo a notice of appeal hearing and a public agenda.
Appeals are open meetings.
The public may attend the hearing. This means that a formal process is followed by the Environmental Commission. This process is guided by the Environmental Commission's Rules of Practice. In conjunction, the Commission has a set of procedures that it follows in contested cases. Since an appeal is a contested case, witnesses give testimony under oath, exhibits received and examined, and the Environmental Commission deliberates then makes a finding of fact and order.