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Sample lotion to Continue the Hearing: <br /> "Almove to continue this hearing until (date) at time at (place) for the purpose of accepting <br /> further testimony on this application." <br /> Sample lotion to Close a Hearing: <br /> "I move to close this hearing." <br /> Sample Motion to close a Hearing but leave the record open: <br /> "I move to close this hearing but to leave the record open until (date) at (time) for the <br /> purpose of accepting additional written information on a particular issue)." <br /> Preparing and Adopting visions and Certificates of Action <br /> After the hearing and record are closed or, for applications not iirvolving a public hearing, when the <br /> Board begins discussion of its decision, only Board members who are eligible to Grote on the <br /> application should discuss-the Board's decision and any newly received inf irmation that was required <br /> by the Board to be submitted prior to its decision. (Non-voting members may comment through the <br /> close of the public hearing, or prior to the Board's discussion of its decision on an application not <br /> involving a public hearing.) If-there is disputed factual testimony or conflicting expert opinions, Board <br /> members should state which testimony they found to be more credible (case law requires credibility <br /> determinations to be made by the decision makers who actually hear the testimony). The Board may <br /> solicit technical assistance from the staff in preparing its decision or certificate of Action. <br /> Whenever possible the Board should vote on a decision or draft decision on the same date that the <br /> hearing and record are closed, including any proposed conditions. For Special permits, the Board <br /> should then direct staff to prepare a written decision document for final approval at a subsequent <br /> meeting. (The Board may also direct staff earlier in the process to prepare initial drafts of a proposed <br /> decision.) For subdivision approvals and other matters, the Board may vote on a final decision and <br /> conditions and direct staff to prepare a written decision or Certificate of Action for filling with the <br /> Town clerk. The Board may require that said decision or certificate be reviewed and signed by the <br /> Chair or another Board member before filing, or authorize the Town Planner to file the decision or <br /> Certificate on their behalf. <br /> The Board's decision, or its Certificate of Action regarding decisions under the Subdivision control <br /> Lair , must be filed with the Town Clerk prior to any deadline established by statute or by-law. As an <br /> alternative, the applicant may request, in writing, an extension of the time required for filing of the <br /> Board's decision on a Definitive Subdiv ion Plan, or the applicant and Board may enter into a written <br /> agreement extending the time for filing the Board's decision on a Special Permit application. In either <br /> case, the extension must be for a specified number of days or to a specified date and must be <br /> approved by the Board with the same plurality required for the decision regarding which the filing <br /> period is being extended. Notice of any such extension must be filed forthwith with the Town clerk. <br /> No such extension of time is permissible for a Preliminary Subdivision Purr or an "Approval Not <br /> Required " All plan. <br /> Upon filing of the Board's decision or Certificate of Action, notice must then be sent to all parties in <br /> interest as specified in the applicable statute, by-law or Board regulation. <br />