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Ordinance No. 1608 Page Five F. Representation. Any party to a hearing may be assisted by attorneys or other persons of the party's choice at the party's sole expense. G. Hearing Procedure. The Hearing Officer shall proceed in the manner required by law, including this Chapter, and shall render findings which support his or her decision and which are supported by the evidence. The hearings shall not be conducted according to technical rules of evidence and witnesses. Any relevant evidence shall be considered if it is the sort of evidence upon which reasonable persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of business affairs, existence of any common law or statutory regardless of the rule which might make improper the admission of such evidence over objection in civil actions. Unduly repetitious or irrelevant evidence shall be excluded upon order of the Hearing Officer. Although the hearing need not be conducted pursuant to the rules of evidence, the Hearing Officer shall afford the parties a fair hearing including, but not limited to, refraining from taking of any ex parte evidence. The Hearing Officer shall tape record meetings and make an official record of the hearing, which record shall constitute the exclusive record for the decision of the issues at the hearing- The record shall be obtainable for the cost of copying and shall include: all exhibits, papers and documents filed or accepted into evidence during the proceedings; a list of participants present; a statement of all decisions, orders or rulings; all final decisions and orders. A stenographic record of the proceedings may be obtained upon payment of the cost of preparing such a record by the party requesting such record. H. Time for Decision. The Hearing Officer shall make a final decision within ninety days of the submission of a complete Base Year Rent Adjustment petition, and no later than twenty- one days after the conclusion of the hearing on any petition. The time limits may be extended upon consent of the Park Owner. I. Base Year Rent AdjustmentS- If the Hearing Officer's determination is that all or a portion of the proposed Base Year Rent adjustment shall be granted under the circumstances, then the Hearing Officer shall grant all or such portion of the Base Year Rent adjustment effective as of the time such increase would have been otherwise effective without the intervention of this Chapter. Unpaid amounts of such adjusted rent may be billed to the Home Owners in equal installments over a twelve-month period as a surcharge to the increased rent.