ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
July 22, 1999
EDWARD MALINA,
Complainant,
v.
JEAN DAY,
Respondent.
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PCB 98-54
(Enforcement - Citizens, UST)
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by E.Z. Kezelis):
This matter is before the Board on a settlement and motion to dismiss filed by the
parties on July 14, 1999. The parties seek Board approval of the settlement agreement
purportedly entered into by the parties on May 27, 1999.
Section 103.180(b) of the Board’s procedural rules provides:
When the parties submit a proposed settlement or stipulation to
the Hearing Officer, the Hearing Officer shall conduct a hearing
in which all interested persons may testify with respect to the
nature of the alleged violation and its impact on the environment,
together with their views on the proposed stipulation and
settlement. The Hearing Officer shall transmit such record of
hearing to the Board, together with all exhibits. 35 Ill. Adm.
Code 103.180(b).
Accordingly, the Board hereby directs the hearing officer to, after reasonable consultation with
the parties, schedule a hearing as provided in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.180(b), to allow
testimony from interested persons regarding the nature of the alleged violations and the relief
proposed by the parties in the July 14, 1999 settlement and motion to dismiss.
Alternatively, should the parties wish to forego a hearing, they may withdraw their
request for Board approval of the settlement and simply file a motion to dismiss.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that
the above order was adopted on the 22nd day of July 1999 by a vote of 5-0.
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board