Vermont § 1 - Composition of Department

§ 1. Composition of Department

• (a) The Department of Public Service shall consist of the Commissioner of Public Service,
  a Director for Regulated Utility Planning, a Director for Public Advocacy, a Director
  for Energy Efficiency, a Director for Telecommunications and Connectivity, and such
  other persons as the Commissioner considers necessary to conduct the business of the
  Department. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of
  the Senate. The Commissioner shall serve for a term of two years beginning on February
  1 of the year in which the appointment is made. The Commissioner shall serve at the
  pleasure of the Governor. The Directors for Regulated Utility Planning, for Public
  Advocacy, and for Energy Efficiency shall be appointed by the Commissioner. The Director
  for Telecommunications and Connectivity shall be appointed by the Commissioner in
  consultation with the Secretary of Administration. (c) The Directors for Public Advocacy and for Telecommunications and Connectivity may
  employ, with the approval of the Commissioner, legal counsel and other experts, and
  clerical assistance, and the Directors for Regulated Utility Planning and for Energy
  Efficiency may employ, with the approval of the Commissioner, experts and clerical
  assistance. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 38, 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 1, 1981; 1989, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1990; 2015, No. 41, § 2.)