Minnesota Administrative Rules

1350.6000 GENERAL POLICIES FOR HEARINGS AND PRESENTATION OF VIEWS MEETINGS.

Subpart 1.

Policy.

All hearings and presentations of views meetings shall be public.

Subp. 2.

Request.

On receiving a request for a hearing or presentation of views meetings, the commissioner shall either grant the relief for which the hearing or presentation of views meeting is requested or shall issue a notice.

Subp. 3.

Notice.

When the commissioner decides to conduct a presentation of views meeting, the commissioner shall provide notice as follows:

A.

Except where the need for swift resolution of the question involved prohibits it, notice of a proceeding shall be published in the State Register at least ten days prior to the date of the proceeding. In any case, notice shall be provided to interested persons to the maximum extent practicable. Direct notice shall be sent by certified mail to the parties involved in the presentation of views meeting.

B.

The notice, whether published or mailed, shall include a statement of the time, place, and nature of the proceeding; reference to the authority under which the proceeding will be held; a statement of the subject matter of the proceeding, the parties and issues involved; and a statement of the manner in which interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in the presentation of views meeting.

C.

The notice shall designate the official who shall be the presiding officer for the proceedings and to whom all inquiries should be directed concerning the proceedings.

D.

The notice shall state whether the proceeding shall be held in accordance with the provisions of part 1350.6100. In determining whether the requirements of part 1350.6100 shall apply, the commissioner shall consider the following: the need for quick action; the risk of injury to affected members of the public; the economic consequences of the decisions to be made; and other factors the commissioner considers appropriate.

E.

Oral proceedings shall be stenographically or mechanically reported, or recorded, or transcribed, under the supervision of the presiding officer, unless the presiding officer and the parties otherwise agree, in which case a summary approved by the presiding officer shall be kept.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 327.33

Published Electronically:

January 4, 2010