Minn. Stat. § 103A.335
A consent, notice, or recommendation made by the board must be filed with the agency. The filing is notice of the board's action. The board's rules may provide for a notice, in addition to filing by mail, posting, publication, or otherwise, to inform parties and interested persons of the board's actions.
Hearings must be public, conducted by the board or an authorized board member, and affected persons have the opportunity to be heard. The board must provide a stenographer to take the testimony and proceedings at the hearings must be recorded and preserved. Hearings must be conducted as much as practicable in the same way as civil actions.
State agencies may adopt opposite positions on the matter before the board when full advocacy will assist in disclosing the public interest.
Minn. Stat. § 103A.335
1990 c 391 art 1 s 18