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.
