KRS 100.345: Presiding body to adopt rules of procedure for public hearing.

Whenever a public hearing is required by this chapter, the presiding body may prescribe

the procedures to be followed. No information offered at the hearing shall be excluded for

failure to follow judicial rules of evidence. The presiding body may adopt its own rules to

determine the kind of information that will be received. Members of the presiding body

may visit a site pertinent to a hearing prior to the final decision of the presiding body. All

information allowed to be received shall constitute evidenc e upon which action may be

based.