The district president/chancellor or president of one of the district's institutions, or a designee of either, shall designate a presiding officer for an adjudicative proceeding. The presiding officer shall be an administrative law judge, member in good standing of the Washington State Bar Association, a panel of individuals, the district president/chancellor or his or her designee, or any combination of the above. When more than one individual is designated to be the presiding officer, one such person shall be designated to make decisions concerning discovery, closure, means of recording adjudicative proceedings, and similar matters. These designations may also be made by separate rule.