Appointment of Deputy Commissioner, Secretary and Assistant Secretary; other employees; hearing officers.
1. The Commission shall appoint a Deputy Commissioner who shall serve in the unclassified service of the State.
2. The Commission shall appoint a Secretary who shall perform such administrative and other duties as are prescribed by the Commission. The Commission shall also appoint an Assistant Secretary.
3. The Commission may employ such other clerks, experts or engineers as may be necessary.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Commission:
(a) May appoint one or more hearing officers for a period specified by the Commission to conduct proceedings or hearings that may be conducted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 702.160 and 702.170 and chapters 704, 704A, 704B, 705, 708 and 711 of NRS.
(b) Shall prescribe by regulation the procedure for appealing a decision of a hearing officer to the Commission.
5. The Commission shall not appoint a hearing officer to conduct proceedings or hearings:
(a) In any matter pending before the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.7561 to 704.7595, inclusive; or
(b) In any matter pending before the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.061 to 704.110, inclusive, in which an electric utility has filed a general rate application or an application to clear its deferred accounts.
6. As used in this section, “electric utility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.187.
Last modified: February 26, 2006