5.6. The matter may be heard at a special meeting of the Board of Directors provided the petitioner(s) agrees in writing to pay all costs incidental to such meeting. Such costs shall not exceed the actual expenses incurred. The Board of Directors, at its discretion, may require the petitioner(s) to post adequate security for such costs with the Executive Director. 5.7. If the petitioner(s)’ appeal should prevail at the special meeting of the Board of Directors or at a subsequent hearing before the Review Board, the security deposit or the posted costs shall be returned to the petitioner(s). 5.8. All parties to any appeal may represent themselves or be represented by an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of West Virginia. 5.9. Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. Objections to evidentiary offers shall be noted in the record. Any party to any such hearings may vouch the record as to any excluded testimony or other evidence. 5.10. All evidence, including papers, records, Commission staff memoranda, and documents, in the possession of the Commission, of which it desires to avail itself, shall be offered and made a part of the record in the case. Documentary evidence may be received in the form of copies of excerpts or by incorporation by reference. 5.11. Every party shall have the right of cross-examination of witnesses who testify, and shall have the right to submit rebuttal evidence. 5.12. All of the testimony and evidence of any such hearing shall be reported by stenographic notes and characters or by mechanical means. All rulings on the admissibility of testimony and evidence shall also be reported. The Board of Directors shall prepare an official record, which shall include reported testimony and exhibits in each contested case, and all Commission staff memoranda and data used in consideration of the case, but it shall not be necessary to transcribe the reported testimony unless required for purpose of rehearing or review. Informal disposition may also be made of any contested case by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default. §127-6-6. Review Board. 6.1. Any decision of the Board of Directors involving penalty, protest or interpretation of the rules and regulations of this Commission may be appealed to the Review Board in the manner hereinafter described. Said appeal may be made by any member of the aggrieved party which is directly affected by the decision of the Board of Directors and aggrieved by such decision of the Board of Directors. 6.2. Appeals must be filed with the State Superintendent of Schools of West Virginia within fifteen days after any final decision of the Board of Directors of the WVSSAC. 6.3. Upon receipt of said appeal, the State Superintendent of Schools shall immediately notify each member of the Review Board of said appeal and the Chairman of said Review Board who shall forthwith set a date, time and place for hearing and shall immediately notify all interested parties, in writing, of the same. 6.4. The filing of any appeal shall not stay enforcement nor act to supersede the prior ruling or decision of the Board of Directors. However, pending the hearing on any appeal, at its discretion, the Board of Directors may grant a stay of enforcement upon such terms as it deems proper. 6.5. Proceedings for review shall be instituted by filing a petition, in quintuplicate, with the State Superintendent of Schools within fifteen days after the date upon which such party received notice of the final order or decision of the Board of Directors. A copy of the petition shall be served upon the WVSSAC or its Executive Director and all other parties of record by registered or certified mail. The petition shall state whether the appeal is taken on questions of law or questions of fact, or both. No appeal bond shall be required to effect any such appeal. 6.6. Within fifteen days after receipt of a copy of the petition by the WVSSAC or its Executive Director, or within such further time as the Review Board may allow, said Commission or said Executive Director shall transmit to such Review Board, the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the
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