2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 77-5005 — Commission; meetings; quorum; orders.

Section 77-5005
Commission; meetings; quorum; orders.

(1) Within ten days after appointment, the commissioners shall meet at their office in Lincoln, Nebraska, and enter upon the duties of their office.

(2) A majority of the commission or, in cases when a panel of three commissioners hears a case, a majority of the panel shall at all times constitute a quorum to transact business, and one vacancy shall not impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of the commission.

(3) Any investigation, inquiry, or hearing held or undertaken by the commission may be held or undertaken by or before a panel of three commissioners.

(4) All investigations, inquiries, hearings, and decisions of a panel of commissioners and every order made by a panel of commissioners shall be deemed to be the order of the commission. The full commission may grant a rehearing and determine de novo any decisions of or orders made by a panel of commissioners. The thirty-day filing period for appeals under subsection (2) of section 77-5019 shall be tolled while a motion for rehearing is pending.

(5) All hearings or proceedings of the commission shall be open to the public.

(6) The Open Meetings Act applies only to hearings or proceedings of the commission held pursuant to the rulemaking authority of the commission.

Source:

Laws 1995, LB 490, § 5

Laws 1998, LB 1104, § 25

Laws 2001, LB 465, § 5

Laws 2003, LB 291, § 6

Laws 2004, LB 821, § 23

Laws 2005, LB 15, § 7

Cross References:

Open Meetings Act,see section 84-1407.

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006