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Finley reappointed to utilities commission
Submitted by markjohnson on 2009-09-09 17:07
Ed Finley was reappointed chair of the North Carolina Utilities Commission Wednesday.
Gov. Beverly Perdue tapped Finley, who was named to the commission and as chair in 2007, to stay on the job. He was previously a partner at Hunton & Williams law firm in Raleigh.
The Utilities Commission sets the rates charged by the state’s electric, telephone, natural gas, water and sewer companies. The commission also investigates consumer complaints against those companies.
Easley nominates Beatty for commission
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2008-12-30 16:00
Gov. Mike Easley has nominated Bryan Beatty to the N.C. Utilities Commission.
Beatty has served as secretary of the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety under Easley since 2001, overseeing the State Highway Patrol, the Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement and the Emergency Management Division, among other agencies.
"Bryan Beatty's dedication and integrity is unmatched in government," Easley said in a statement. "No matter what job he has held, he has always put the best interests of the state of North Carolina and her people first. I know he will continue to do so as a member of this commission."
Beatty had been angling to continue as secretary or in another position under Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue, but recently announced that he would instead leave for a new post.
The Utilities Commission regulates the rates and services of the state's public utilities, including telephone, electric, natural gas, wastewater, buses and ferryboats.
The governor appoints all seven members to eight-year terms, but they must be confirmed by the legislature. Other members appointed by Easley are Howard Lee, Bill Culpepper, Lorinzo Little Joyner, Sam Ervin IV, Robert Owens, and Chairman Edward Finley.
The appointment will fill one of two openings on the board.
Ervin will leave the board to join the N.C. Court of Appeals on Dec. 31. Jim Kerr left the board on Aug. 31.
