Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 8:42:44 GMT -6
Ducey's pick for Arizona Corporation Commission has his own conflict of interest
The man Gov. Doug Ducey appointed to replace a utility regulator whose removal was sought because of a potential conflict of interest will not vote on major electric-utility cases because he faces his own personal conflict.
Ducey in December appointed former lawmaker Andy Tobin to the five-member Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates electric and water utilities, railroad crossings and other matters in Arizona.
The vacancy Tobin is filling on the commission was created when Chairwoman Susan Bitter Smith resigned as the Arizona Attorney General's Office was seeking her removal over what officials believed was a conflict of interest.
Tobin said Tuesday before his 10 a.m. swearing-in ceremony that he will avoid voting on matters that involve rooftop-solar-panel-installation company SolarCity Corp. because his son-in-law works for the company in rural Arizona as an inventory-control specialist.
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/energy/2016/02/02/duceys-pick-arizona-corporation-commission-has-his-own-conflict-interest/79645136/
The man Gov. Doug Ducey appointed to replace a utility regulator whose removal was sought because of a potential conflict of interest will not vote on major electric-utility cases because he faces his own personal conflict.
Ducey in December appointed former lawmaker Andy Tobin to the five-member Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates electric and water utilities, railroad crossings and other matters in Arizona.
The vacancy Tobin is filling on the commission was created when Chairwoman Susan Bitter Smith resigned as the Arizona Attorney General's Office was seeking her removal over what officials believed was a conflict of interest.
Tobin said Tuesday before his 10 a.m. swearing-in ceremony that he will avoid voting on matters that involve rooftop-solar-panel-installation company SolarCity Corp. because his son-in-law works for the company in rural Arizona as an inventory-control specialist.
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/energy/2016/02/02/duceys-pick-arizona-corporation-commission-has-his-own-conflict-interest/79645136/