Section 4911.12 | Employees.
Effective: September 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 117 – 121st General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the consumers’ counsel may employ and fix the compensation of such officers, experts, lawyers, engineers, economists, statisticians, accountants, investigators, and employees in fiduciary, supervisory, or policy-making positions as are necessary to carry out Chapters […]
Section 4911.13 | Using Engineers and Experts Employed by State Universities.
Effective: September 1, 1976 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 94 – 111th General Assembly In the employment of engineers, experts, or other assistants, the consumers’ counsel may make use of the services of engineers and experts employed by any university operated by this state in a manner provided by mutual arrangement between the counsel and the […]
Section 4911.14 | Jurisdiction.
Effective: September 1, 1976 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 94 – 111th General Assembly The jurisdiction of the consumers’ counsel extends to every case that he or another party brings before the public utilities commission involving the fixing of any rate, joint rate, fare, charge, toll, or rental charged for commodities or services by any public […]
Section 4911.15 | Counsel May Represent Residential Consumer or Municipal Corporation.
Effective: June 12, 1980 Latest Legislation: House Bill 776 – 113th General Assembly The consumers’ counsel, at the request of one or more residential consumers residing in, or municipal corporations located in, an area served by a public utility or whenever in his opinion the public interest is served, may represent those consumers or corporations […]
Section 4911.16 | Access to Materials Possessed by Public Utilities Commission.
Effective: September 1, 1976 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 94 – 111th General Assembly For the purpose of carrying out the duties given him in Chapter 4911. of the Revised Code, the consumers’ counsel shall have access to all books, contracts, records, documents, and papers in the possession of the public utilities commission at any time.
Section 4911.17 | Consumers’ Counsel Governing Board.
Effective: September 5, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 94 – 124th General Assembly There is hereby created a nine-member consumers’ counsel governing board consisting of three representatives of organized groups representing each of the following areas: labor; residential consumers; and family farmers. No more than five members of this board may be members of the […]
Section 4911.18 | Assessments – Consumers’ Counsel Operating Fund.
Effective: June 30, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 66 – 126th General Assembly (A) For the sole purpose of maintaining and administering the office of the consumers’ counsel and exercising the powers of the consumers’ counsel under this chapter, an amount equal to the appropriation to the office of the consumers’ counsel in each fiscal […]
Section 4911.19 | Response of Utility to Billing or Service Inquiry on Behalf of Residential Customer.
Effective: April 10, 1985 Latest Legislation: House Bill 79 – 115th General Assembly Any utility to which the consumers’ counsel makes an inquiry on behalf of a residential customer concerning that customer’s billing, or the availability, unavailability, or quality of that customer’s service shall respond to the consumers’ counsel on the merits of that inquiry […]
Section 4911.20 | Appointment of Deputy Consumers’ Counsel.
Effective: June 1, 1994 Latest Legislation: House Bill 344 – 120th General Assembly If the consumers’ counsel governing board determines that the appointment of a deputy consumers’ counsel is necessary to ensure the full and proper performance of the powers and duties of the consumers’ counsel, the board may appoint a deputy consumers’ counsel. The […]
Section 4911.07 | Salary.
Effective: July 1, 1993 Latest Legislation: House Bill 152 – 120th General Assembly The salary of the consumers’ counsel shall be determined by the consumers’ counsel governing board but shall be in pay range 49 as set forth in section 124.152 of the Revised Code.