(a) Appeal hearing means an administrative procedure providing an appellant with an opportunity to present the facts of the appeal to the Board of Corrections for a formal decision concerning matters raised pursuant to the purposes set forth in Section 900 of these regulations. Such a hearing may be conducted using oral or written testimony as specified by the Board of Corrections.

(b) Appellant means the Board of Supervisors or designated representative thereof of a county which has been found in actual or potential violation of the provisions of Division 2.5, Chapter 1, Article 7, Welfare and Institutions Code, and wishes to appeal the decision of the director of the Youth Authority.

(c) Hearing Panel. The appeal hearing panel shall consist of three members of the Board of Corrections, excluding the director of the Youth Authority, who shall be selected by the chairman at the time a notice of appeal is filed. A fourth member may be designated to act as an alternate. Members designated to the hearing panel shall not be employed by or citizens of the county submitting the appeal.