Maine § 35-A §107 The Public Utilities Commission staff

Maine Statutes

§ 35-A §107 — The Public Utilities Commission staff

Maine § 35-A §107

Title 35-APUBLIC UTILITIES

Part 1PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Ch. 1ORGANIZATION, GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 35-A §107 (2026).

Text

The following provisions apply to the commission's staff.

1.Appointment. The commission shall appoint:

2.Salary and conditions of employment. Salaries and conditions of employment of employees of the commission are as follows.

3.Commission's access to staff. Each commissioner may have access to the Public Utilities Commission staff and to any information available to the commission, subject to Title 5, section 9055.

4.Delegation of powers and duties to the staff. The commission may delegate to its staff such powers and duties as the commission finds proper. All delegations existing as of the effective date of this section are valid.

5.Administrative director's duties. The administrative director:

6.Assistant administrative director's duties. The assistant administrative director shal

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The following provisions apply to the commission's staff.
1.
Appointment.
The commission shall appoint:
2.
Salary and conditions of employment.
Salaries and conditions of employment of employees of the commission are as follows.
3.
Commission's access to staff.
Each commissioner may have access to the Public Utilities Commission staff and to any information available to the commission, subject to Title 5, section 9055.
4.
Delegation of powers and duties to the staff.
The commission may delegate to its staff such powers and duties as the commission finds proper. All delegations existing as of the effective date of this section are valid.
5.
Administrative director's duties.
The administrative director:
6.
Assistant administrative director's duties.
The assistant administrative director shall assist the director in the performance of the director's duties and in the absence of the director has the same power as the director.
7.
Commission counsel.
The commission may employ counsel in any proceeding, investigation or trial.
8.
Dismissal.
After successful completion of a probationary period, the employees occupying the positions of staff attorney and utility analyst may be dismissed, suspended or otherwise disciplined only for cause.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 631, §3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 118, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 589, §2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 586, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 606, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 482, §5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 122, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §§30-32 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 8, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. UUU, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 307, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 110, §1 (AMD).