(2) Each commissioner shall hold office for the term of four years. A commissioner shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and qualified. The chairperson shall be designated by the Governor and shall serve as chairperson at the pleasure of the Governor.
(3) Any vacancy occurring in the office of commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the Governor to hold office for the balance of the unexpired term.
(4) The Governor may at any time remove a commissioner for any cause deemed by the Governor sufficient. Before such removal the Governor shall give the commissioner a copy of the charges, and shall fix a time when the commissioner can be heard, which shall not be less than 10 days thereafter. The hearing shall be open to the public. If the commissioner is removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made against the commissioner, and the findings thereon with a record of the proceedings. Such power of removal is absolute, and there is no right of review of the same in any court. [1985 c.834 §2; 1999 c.1102 §1]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission
Section 756.010 - Definitions.
Section 756.014 - Public Utility Commission; appointment; confirmation; term; removal.
Section 756.016 - Quorum; seal; individual commissioner authorized to act for commission.
Section 756.026 - Prohibited interests of commissioner and family.
Section 756.036 - Duties and functions.
Section 756.040 - General powers.
Section 756.047 - Authority of commission to require fingerprints.
Section 756.050 - Office, office supplies and sessions of commission.
Section 756.055 - Delegation of authority.
Section 756.090 - Maintaining and producing records; expenses of examining out-of-state records.
Section 756.105 - Duty to furnish information to commission.
Section 756.115 - Failure to furnish requested information.
Section 756.160 - Enforcement of statutes and ordinances relating to utilities.
Section 756.180 - Enforcing utility laws.
Section 756.185 - Right to recover for wrongs and omissions; treble damages.
Section 756.305 - Public Utility Commission Account.
Section 756.310 - Annual fees payable by utilities and telecommunications providers.
Section 756.325 - Distribution of information filed with commission; fees; rules.
Section 756.360 - Disposal and use of fees and penalties collected.
Section 756.500 - Complaint; persons entitled to file; contents; amendments.
Section 756.512 - Notice of complaint to defendant; responsive pleadings; setting cause for hearing.
Section 756.518 - Procedures applicable to all matters before commission; oral hearing; rules.
Section 756.525 - Parties to proceedings.
Section 756.538 - Taking and use of depositions; rules.
Section 756.543 - Issuance of subpoenas; failure to comply.
Section 756.549 - Self-incrimination of witnesses in commission proceedings.
Section 756.558 - Taking of evidence; findings; issuance of orders; providing copies of orders.
Section 756.561 - Rehearing; reconsideration.
Section 756.572 - Effect of orders on successors in interest.