Rule 515-1-1-.02 - Chairman(1) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to preside at all meetings of the Commission; to preserve strict order; to procure at all times the correct meaning and sense of the Commission; to conduct the business of the Commission when in session subject to the direction of a majority of the Commission.(2) The Chairman shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission; shall conduct its correspondence; attend to the office of the Commission as required by law; see that all orders and rules of the Commission are duly carried into effect, and that all officers and employees perform their duties as required by said orders and rules as required by law.(3) The Chairman is authorized to issue, at any time, orders setting down causes or pending matters for a hearing; to issue in the name of the Commission process and notice to persons or corporations to be affected by proceedings before the Commission; to issue orders requiring the production of books, writings and documents to be used upon hearings, investigations, or business before the Commission; to issue any and all such other orders of an interlocutory character as may be necessary or proper for preparing and expediting hearings before the Commission. The provisions of this subsection do not limit the powers of the Commission or those of any Hearing Officer or any representative of the Commission as provided by law.(4) The Chairman will report to the Commission so far as needful and reasonable what has been done during intervals between meetings, and also any new matters or questions with his recommendations touching the same but reserving for action of the body all new matters and cases.(5) The Chairman shall appoint three standing committees that shall be composed of all five commissioners. Committee members may be reassigned during their appointed term upon the recommendation of the Commission Chairman and approval of the Commission. The standing committees shall be The Committee on Telecommunications Matters, The Committee on Energy Matters and The Committee on Administrative Affairs.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-1-1-.02
O.C.G.A. Sec. 46-2-7.
Original Rule entitled "Chairman" adopted. F. Dec. 19, 1975; eff. Jan. 1, 1976, as specified by Ga. L. 1975, p. 411.Amended: F. Feb. 27, 1989; eff. Mar. 19, 1989.Amended: F. Jan. 10, 2003; eff. Jan. 30, 2003.