South Carolina Code 58-3-22. Legal advice; meetings
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Members of the Public Service Commission may meet together to receive technical and legal advice from the commission’s staff on matters pending on the commission’s docket, provided that the:
(1) advice is to aid the members in carrying out their responsibilities on the commission;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-3-22
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See South Carolina Code 58-3-5
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
(2) advice is provided in a manner consistent with the South Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct; and
(3) members who attend such a meeting are not authorized to make recommendations to or transact any business for the Public Service Commission.
A meeting between the members of the Public Service Commission and commission staff pursuant to this section does not constitute a "public meeting" for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act.