Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:7 - Public Utilities Nominating Council › Chapter 4901:7-1 - General Provisions › Section 4901:7-1-04 - Selection and duties of chairperson, secretary, and coordinator

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Members of the nominating council shall
					annually select a chairperson and secretary from among its members. The
					selection shall be made at the first meeting of each calendar year. The
					selection of the chairperson and secretary shall be by a simple majority vote
					of the quorum.
(B) Unless removed
					from office or replaced as a member of the nominating council, the term of
					office for the chairperson and secretary shall be until the first meeting of
					the nominating council held the following calendar year. The chairperson or
					secretary may be removed from office by a simple majority vote of a quorum at
					any regularly scheduled or special meeting.
(C) The chairperson of the nominating council
					shall preside over the meetings of the council, schedule meetings of the
					council, cause notice of the meetings to be provided to members of the
					nominating council and to those members of the public and news media who have
					requested notice, approve the language of any publications or notices required
					to fulfill the obligations of the nominating council, cause such publications
					to occur, and perform such other duties as required to enable the members of
					the nominating council to perform their duties.
(D) The secretary of the nominating council
					shall record the minutes of the meetings. A complete transcript of a meeting,
					except an executive session, may be substituted for the minutes. If the
					nominating council holds an executive session, the minutes or transcript shall
					state the matter to be considered in the session. A draft copy of the minutes
					or a transcript shall be prepared within fifteen days of each meeting. A copy
					of the minutes or the transcript of each meeting shall be available for public
					inspection at the offices of the public utilities commission of Ohio.
(E) If the chairperson has been
					removed from office or replaced as a member of the nominating council or has
					otherwise relinquished the position or is not present at a meeting, the
					secretary shall assume the duties of the chairperson. The secretary may appoint
					another member of the nominating council to assume temporarily the duties of
					the secretary.
(F) If the
					nominating council is without a chairperson and secretary, the coordinator of
					the nominating council shall schedule a meeting of the nominating council and
					cause notice of the meeting to be sent to members of the nominating council
					upon receipt of a written request signed by at least two members of the
					nominating council.
(G) The
					coordinator of the nominating council shall be a full-time employee of the
					public utilities commission of Ohio designated by the
					
								chairperson of the public utilities commission of Ohio
					to assist the nominating council in the performance of its duties. The
					coordinator shall work with the chairperson and secretary of the nominating
					council to ensure that notice of requests for applications for the position of
					commissioner and notice of meetings occur, to gather and distribute to members
					of the nominating council copies of documents submitted by applicants for the
					position of commissioner, to schedule applicants for interviews as requested by
					members of the nominating council, to gather from and distribute information to
					members of the nominating council, and such other duties as directed by the
					chairperson or secretary of the nominating council.