In accordance with the authority given to this Board by its enabling acts, and in accordance with this Board’s desire to conduct its hearing procedures in a fair and impartial manner, the following rules of procedure are hereby adopted. These rules shall be binding upon the Board in its hearings and shall only be subject to change by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of members. The Board may adopt further “guidelines” as it deems necessary to further assist the parties in preparing for the conduct of these proceedings, however, such guidelines shall not have the force or effect of these rules. The adoption of these rules supersedes all Board Rules adopted previously.