Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 91.4 - Composition of the Council(a)Terms and numbers of members and officers. Terms and numbers of members and officers shall conform with the following: (1)Terms. Members of the Council shall serve a 2-year term but may be reappointed thereafter without limit. An officer of the Council shall serve for a term of 2 years. A Chairperson may not act for more than 2 consecutive terms.(2)Number of members and officers. The members of the Council shall select the following from one of their number: (ii) Other officers as the Council deems appropriate.(b)Quorum. For all purposes, a quorum of the Council shall consist of one more than half of the members then appointed.(c)Qualifications and appointment of Council members. Qualifications and appointment of Council members shall conform with the following:(1) The Council shall be composed of persons who, as a group, reflect a reasonable geographic representation of this Commonwealth and shall include low-income individuals, members of minority groups and various classes of consumers.(2) A person may not serve as a member of the Council if that person does one of the following: (i) Occupies an official relation to a public service company or public utility.(ii) Holds or is a candidate for a paid appointive or elective office of the Commonwealth.(3) The Commission will appoint members of the Council as appropriate to comply with this chapter. Additional members shall be appointed by each of the following persons: (ii) The Lieutenant Governor.(iii) The Majority Chairperson of the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee.(iv) The Minority Chairperson of the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee.(v) The Majority Chairperson of the House Consumer Affairs Committee.(vi) The Minority Chairperson of the House Consumer Affairs Committee.(4) An individual listed in paragraph (3) who appoints a member of the Council may, during his term in the position named, revoke the appointment and name another person to the position.(5) The appointee of an individual listed in paragraph (3) shall continue to serve even if the individual appointing him no longer holds the office listed unless the successor in office to that individual revokes the appointment and names a different person to complete the remainder of the term.The provisions of this § 91.4 amended December 30, 1994, effective 12/31/1994, 24 Pa.B. 6568.