11 CSR 45-90.080 - Deliberations of the Commission

PURPOSE: This rule provides that the deliberations of the commission in a contested case shall be a closed meeting.

(1) The commission shall consider the transcript of the hearing, the executive director's findings of fact and conclusions of law and any opinion. The commission may adopt the decision of the director including his/her findings of fact and conclusions of law and opinion; may modify any finding of fact or conclusion of law or any portion of any opinion; or may issue its own findings of fact, conclusions of law and may issue any opinion if the commission believes the opinion to be desirable.

(2) The deliberations of the commission concerning the evidence presented, its adoption of the executive director's findings of fact and conclusions of law or its determinations of the issues in any hearing shall be closed to the public to insure free consideration of all the issues by the commissioners.

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11 CSR 45-90.080

AUTHORITY: sections 313.650.2 and 313.650.3, RSMo 1986.* This rule originally filed as 12 CSR 50-90.080. Emergency rule filed July 18, 1986, effective July 28, 1986, expired Nov. 15, 1986. Original rule filed Oct. 3, 1986, effective Jan. 12, 1987. Moved to 11 CSR 45-90.080, effective Aug. 28, 1995.

AUTHORITY: sections 313.650.2 and 313.650.3, RSMo 1986.* This rule originally filed as 12 CSR 50-90.080. Emergency rule filed July 18, 1986, effective July 28, 1986, expired Nov. 15, 1986. Original rule filed Oct. 3, 1986, effective Jan. 12, 1987. Moved to 11 CSR 45-90.080, effective Aug. 28, 1995.