Title 54 Public Utilities Chapter 1 Public Service Commission Section 1.5 Appointment of members -- Terms -- Qualifications -- Chairman -- Quorum -- Removal -- Vacancies -- Compensation.
54-1-1.5.Appointment of members -- Terms -- Qualifications -- Chairman --
Quorum -- Removal -- Vacancies -- Compensation.
The commission shall be composed of three members appointed by the governor with the
consent of the Senate. The terms of the members shall be staggered so that one commissioner is
appointed for a term of six years on March 1 of each odd-numbered year. Not more than two
members of the commission shall belong to the same political party. One member of the
commission shall be designated by the governor as chairman of the commission. Any two
commissioners constitute a quorum. Any member of the commission may be removed for cause
by the governor. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled for unexpired terms by appointment
of the governor. Commissioners shall receive compensation as established by the governor within
the salary range fixed by the Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation, and
all actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending to official business. Each commissioner at
the time of appointment and qualification shall be a resident citizen of the United States and of the
state of Utah and shall be not less than 30 years of age. Except as provided by law, no
commissioner may hold any other office either under the government of the United States or of
this state or of any municipal corporation within this state.
Amended by Chapter 176, 2002 General Session
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