Presiding body to adopt rules of procedure for public hearing

Whenever a public hearing is required by this chapter, the presiding body may prescribe the procedures to be followed. No information offered at the hearing shall be excluded for failure to follow judicial rules of evidence. The presiding body may adopt its own rules to determine the kind of information that will be received. Members of the presiding body may visit a site pertinent to a hearing prior to the final decision of the presiding body. All information allowed to be received shall constitute evidence upon which action may be based.