A. Receive and examine available information;

B. Conduct public hearings in accordance with GHMC Title 19, Chapter 42.32 RCW and all other applicable law, and to prepare a record thereof;

C. Administer oaths and affirmations;

D. Issue subpoenas and examine witnesses; provided, that no person shall be compelled to divulge information which he or she could not be compelled to divulge in a court of law;

E. Regulate the course of the hearing;

F. Make and enter written findings of fact and conclusions to support his or her decisions;

G. At the examiner’s discretion, hold conferences for the simplification of the issues;

H. Conduct discovery;

I. Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;

J. Take official notice of matters of law or material facts;

K. Issue summary orders in supplementary proceedings;

L. Dismiss an appeal or take other appropriate action when the examiner determines that he/she has no jurisdiction, the appeal is completely without merit, or where a party or representative fails to appear at a hearing; and

M. Take any other action authorized by or necessary to carry out this chapter.