TUC.2.1.030 Commission Organization

(a) The Commission shall comprise five (5) voting members appointed by the Governing Board. At Least three (3) Commissioners shall be members of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(b) Commissioners shall be appointed on the basis of merit in consideration of factors including, but not limited to:

(1) Ability to exercise sound judgment and knowledge and understanding of management, business administration, public administration, regulated industries and similar or related areas of importance to the operations of the Commission;

(2) Expertise, experience or knowledge of public utility systems of the types under the regulatory authority of the Commission; Qualities of integrity, judgment, and sensitivity unique to Indian cultural, economic and social conditions and the goals of the Tribe and the Commission;

(3) Knowledge of the organization and entities, governmental and private, that may be involved and provide assistance to the Commission.

(c) The Commission shall elect from among its members a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and a Secretary- Treasurer. The Chairperson, or in the Chairman's absence, the Vice-Chairperson, shall preside over all Commission meetings and hearings.