Opinion ID: 1751217
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Heading: Extent to Which District Court Should Have Permitted Additional Evidence to be Offered at Hearing on Judicial Review.

Text: Petitioner also alleges that the district court unduly restricted her efforts to offer evidence at the hearing before that court on judicial review of the agency's action. She wished to introduce additional evidence that she performs Secretary II work to a sufficient extent that the classification of her position should be upgraded. We believe that the district court properly limited the scope of the evidence that could be produced at the hearing on judicial review. A review of other agency action does not involve a determination of whether the agency's final order is supported by substantial evidence. It turns on errors of law or the presence of unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious action. Sheet Metal Contractors of Iowa v. Iowa Commissioner of Ins., 427 N.W.2d 859, 867 (Iowa 1988). The taking of additional evidence by the district court in review of other agency action pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.19(7) is for the limited purpose of highlighting what actually occurred at the agency level in order to facilitate the court's search for errors of law or unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious action. Id.; Krause v. State ex rel. Iowa Dep't of Human Servs., 426 N.W.2d 161, 165 (Iowa 1988); Iowa Bankers Ass'n v. Iowa Credit Union Dep't, 335 N.W.2d 439, 448-49 (Iowa 1983). In the present case, we believe the record that was certified to the district court fully and accurately disclosed that which occurred before the agency with respect to petitioner's reclassification request. We have considered all issues presented and conclude that the judgment of the district court should be affirmed. AFFIRMED.