Cottey will designate a single Decision-Maker or a three-member panel from the Pool, at the discretion of the Title IX Coordinator. The single Decision-Maker will also Chair the hearing. With a panel, one of the three members will be appointed as Chair by the Title IX Coordinator.
The Decision-Maker(s) will not have had any previous involvement with the investigation. The Title IX Coordinator may elect to have an alternate from the Pool sit-in throughout the hearing process in the event that a substitute is needed for any reason.
Those who have served as Investigators will be witnesses in the hearing and therefore may not serve as Decision-Makers. Those who are serving as Advisors for any party may not serve as Decision-Makers in that matter.
The Title IX Coordinator may not serve as a Decision-Maker or Chair in the matter The hearing will convene at a time determined by the Chair or a designee.