Section 751.9.6. Hearing.

At the commission meeting where the petition is considered, the petitioner and the commission staff will have an opportunity to present any relevant evidence to the commission bearing on the appropriateness of the petition. The hearing will be informal. The hearing will be mechanically recorded. The recording shall constitute the official record of the hearing. Either party may at its own expense have a certified court reporter present to record the hearing. In the event of an appeal, the appealing party shall, at its cost, be responsible for transcribing the record of the meeting for judicial review. In the event the decision of the commission is subject to arbitration pursuant to Iowa Code section 679A.19, the commission shall have the record transcribed with the cost to be split evenly between the parties subject to the arbitration.

       9.6(1) Official record and in camera requests. All of the information received by the commission from the staff and the petitioner including the petition and attachments will be included in the record of the hearing. The petitioner may ask the commission to examine any proprietary information in camera and in conformance with Iowa Code chapter 22. The tape recording for the hearing and the evidence presented to the commission will constitute the record of the proceeding.

       9.6(2) Decision. The commission members, the petitioner and the staff will be afforded an opportunity to ask questions regarding the information presented at the time of the meeting. At the close of the meeting, the commission will issue a decision that is dictated into the record or the matter will be taken under advisement to be discussed and decided at a subsequent public meeting. The commission’s decision shall be reduced to writing and shall constitute final agency action. In the event the decision is appealed by a regents institution, the resolution of the dispute shall be subject to the provisions of Iowa Code section 679A.19.