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r] noticed, rulings upon exceptions, any findings of fact and con- clusions of law proposed by any party, and any written brief filed. The agency, administrative law judge, or hearing officer may permit oral argument. No ex parte material or representation of any kind offered without notice shall be received or consid- ered by the agency, the administrative law judge, or by the hear- ing officer. The agency, an administrative law judge, or hearing officer, with the consent of all parties, may eliminate or summa- rize any part of the record where this may be done without affecting the decision. In any case in which the agenoy has con- ducted the hearing, the agency shall prepare, file, and serve upon each party its decision. In any case in which an adminis- trative law judge or a hearing officer has conducted the hearing, the administrative law judge or the hearing officer shall prepare and file an initial decision which the agency shall serve upon each party, except where all parties with the consent of the agency have expressly waived their right to have an initial deci- sion rendered by such administrative law judge or hearing offi- cer. Each decision and initial decision shall include a state- ment of findings and conclusions upon all the material issues of fact, law, or discretion presented by the record and the appro- priate order, sanction, relief, or denial thereof. Each promul- gation of rules shall be in accordance with the requirements of section 24-4-103 (4). In the absence of an appeal to the agency by filing exceptions within thirty days after service ~~f the ini- tial decision of the administrative law judge or hearing officer upon the parties, unless extended by the agency, or a review upon motion of the agency within thirty days after service ~~f the ini- tial decision of the administrative law judge or the hearing officer, every such initial decision shall thereupon become the decision of the agency. In such case the evidence taken by the administrative law judge or the hearing officer need n~~t be tran- scribed. (15) (a) Any party who seeks to reverse or modify the initial decision of the administ-ative law judge or the hearing officer shall promptly file with '.he agency a designation of the parts of the transcript of the proceedings which shall be prepared and advance the cost therefor. A copy of this designation shall be served on all parties. Within ten days thereafter, any other party or the agency may also file a desig- nation of additional parts of the transcript of the proceedings which is to be included and advance the cost therefor. The tran- script or the parts thereof which may be designated by the par- ties or the agency shall be prepared by the reporter or•, in the case of an electronic cecording device, the agency and shall thereafter be filed with the agency. No transcription is required if the agency's review is limited to a pure question of law. The agency may permit oral argument. The grounds of the • decision shall be within the scope of the issues presented on the