OLA Mission Statement Evaluators have advanced degrees in various disciplines. Evaluators provide information and analyses for policy makers and program administrators. Evaluators focus on one topic for several months. A project manager is assigned to each evaluation team.
Evaluators make presentations to legislative committees and other groups throughout the year.
The topics were selected by the Legislative Audit Commission from dozens of requests submitted by individual legislators and legislative committees. The best practices review was also selected by the audit commission, following a recommendation from an advisory council whose members represent local governments. This study examined the way Minnesota promulgates and enforces the state building code and evaluated its relationship to the state fire code. It found that poor coordination among state agencies has resulted in unnecessary delays, inconsistencies, and conflicts in promulgating and enforcing the codes. And these problems have caused hardships, delays, and higher costs for those constructing buildings throughout the state.