D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-3327
A board may authorize a panel of no less than three (3) members of a board to conduct a hearing in any matter that the board is authorized to conduct a hearing.
The panel of the board shall have the powers and duties given to the board by this chapter and the applicable Act listed in § 3300.1, except the power to render a final decision.
After hearing the evidence, the panel shall submit a recommended decision to the board. At the same time, the board shall serve the respondent with a copy of the decision in accordance with § 3318 and send a copy of the decision to the Corporation Counsel.
A recommended decision of a panel adverse to a respondent shall contain the following:
A board may accept or reject the recommended decision of the panel in whole or in part.
If the decision of a board is adverse to the respondent, and the panel that heard the case did not constitute a majority of the members of a board, the board, prior to issuing a final decision, shall serve the respondent with a copy of a proposed decision and give a respondent an opportunity to file exceptions, and written argument in support thereof, with the board within ten (10) days of the date of service.
A board shall consider any exceptions and argument filed by a respondent pursuant to § 3327.7 in issuing a final decision. If the respondent does not file exceptions within the required period, the proposed decision of the board shall become the final decision of a board.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-3327