(1) At the time of arraignment, each criminal case shall be assigned to a day certain for pretrial conference.

(2) The attorney for the defendant and his client and the attorney for the Commonwealth and his chief prosecuting witness(es), if practicable, shall be present at the pretrial conference.

(3) Defense attorneys shall also be ready to inform the Court of any alleged noncompliance by the Commonwealth with any discovery previously ordered by the Court. The Commonwealth's Attorney shall also be ready to inform the Court of any alleged noncompliance by the defense with any reciprocal provisions of discovery previously ordered by the Court.

(4) In advance of criminal pretrial conferences, counsel for the defendant(s) shall consult with his client(s) and the Commonwealth shall confer with and advise the prosecuting witness(es) regarding the feasibility of a plea bargain. A criminal defendant and counsel shall announce whether or not a plea offer has been accepted or refused on the pretrial conference date. If the Defendant refused to accept the plea offer, then a jury trial shall be scheduled date certain within sixty days from the date of the pretrial conference day. Any plea made after the pretrial conference day will be open pleas and the court will not consider the previous plea offer made by the Commonwealth.

(5) The Court may at any time and, upon its own motion, reassign the trial of a criminal case to another date.