(1) The board's record on appeal includes all documents served on the parties by the board for that numbered case plus all documents submitted to the board for that numbered case, including any compliance proceedings. For a consolidated case, the record also includes all such documents associated with the cases that were so consolidated. The record also includes the board's recorded hearing(s).

(2) Pursuant to RCW 34.05.566(4), the record may be shortened by stipulation of all parties within twenty days of the filing of the appeal and prior to commencement of certification of the record.

(3) The board will prepare the record for certification after it receives a commitment from the party seeking review to pay the costs of transcribing the recorded hearing(s) and of copying the record. Payment of costs is required prior to certification of the record to the court.