PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

1. Whenever meeting with a Commissioner or a member of a Commissioners staff at the

request of the Commissioner or the Commissioners staff member, any Commission staff
member has the right to have a staff member in their supervisory chain or a member of
the Legal Division present at such meeting.
2. No matter may be brought before the Commission for a vote at its public meetings by a
staff member or a Commissioner without that staff member or Commissioner providing
at least 24 hours written notice to the Commission or the remaining Commissioners
which advises that the matter in question will be brought before the body. The written
notice provided shall, at a minimum, include a brief description of the matter that will be
raised that is sufficient to allow the Commission and appropriate staff to prepare for any
discussions that will relate to the matter in question. This 24-hour requirement may be
waived if the waiver request is submitted to all three Commissioners and at least two of
the three Commissioners consent to such waiver.
3. Absent a specific authorizing vote by the Commission, no Commissioner or staff member
shall issue a written communication which interprets the policies or positions of the
Commission regarding matters that have not been clearly addressed by the Commission
through an order, rule, regulation or practice, without including a disclaimer that the
positions or interpretations set forth in such written communication are those of the writer
and do not reflect the official position of the Commission. This requirement also extends
to oral communications which could bind the Commission and to press releases issued by
Commissioners in their individual capacity.