SECTION 9. ACTION OF PRESIDING JUDGE IN ADOPTION, AMENDMENT, OR REPEAL OF RULES

9.1 Within 30 days after the hearing, completion of the record or receipt of any briefs or comments allowed, whichever is latest, or as soon thereafter as possible, the Presiding Judge, in consultation with the District Judges of the judicial district, shall adopt or modify or repeal the Rule or return the matter to the Advisory Committee for further study.

9.2 Whenever the Presiding Judge intends to make a substantial change in a proposed Rule of which adequate notice has not been given, the Presiding Judge shall submit the matter to the Advisory Committee for further study, or provide notice and opportunity for comment or oral hearing consistent with Section 1 of this Rule.

9.3 The action on any Rule adopted or amended may be accompanied by an Official Comment, including a concise statement of its basis and purpose.

9.4 Whenever necessary for clarity, an amendment to a Procedural Rule or Administrative Rule shall be promulgated as a readoption of the Rule as amended.