Connecticut General Statutes Title 7. Municipalities § 7-121f. Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate

(c)(1) The Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate shall be a member of the bar of this state and shall have private legal experience in public utility law and policy, but shall not be a member of a municipal electric energy cooperative's cooperative utility board or a person who has or may have conflicts of interest, as defined by the Rules of Professional Conduct, in representing the municipal electric energy cooperative's consumers as a class. (2) Prior to November 1, 2017, and prior to November first in each odd-numbered year thereafter, the Consumer Counsel, appointed pursuant to section 16-2a, shall select the Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate to serve for a two-year term commencing on the following first day of January. The Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate may be terminated by the Consumer Counsel prior to the completion of a two-year term only for misconduct, material neglect of duty or incompetence. (3) The Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate shall be independent of any municipal electric energy cooperative's cooperative utility board and may not be removed by a municipal electric energy cooperative's cooperative utility board for any reason. A municipal electric energy cooperative's cooperative utility board shall not direct or oversee the activities of the Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate. A municipal electric energy cooperative's cooperative utility board shall cooperate with reasonable requests of the Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate to enable the Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate to effectively perform his or her duties and functions.

(d)(1) The Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate shall prepare reports of his or her activities regarding each municipal electric energy cooperative and submit such reports regarding a municipal electric energy cooperative at the end of each calendar quarter to such municipal electric energy cooperative, the chief elected official of each municipality in which a participant of such municipal electric energy cooperative operates and to the Consumer Counsel. Each municipal electric energy cooperative and the Consumer Counsel shall post such quarterly reports on their respective Internet web sites. (2) The Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate shall hold an annual public forum on the second Wednesday of October each year at a location where a municipal electric energy cooperative holds hearings for the purpose of describing the recent activities of the Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate and receiving feedback from consumers. A municipal electric energy cooperative shall publicize the public forum through an announcement at the preceding scheduled meeting of such municipal electric energy cooperative, on its Internet web site and in a notice on or attached to its consumer bills. The Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate may hold additional public forums as he or she deems necessary.