DATE

ACTION

COMMENT

April 1, 2008

Completed Board application must be received by the Commission by close of business on Aril 1, 2008.

Applications may be sent by regular mail, electronic mail, or submitted in person.

Applicants are encouraged to submit completed applications prior to April 1 if doing so would enable them to meet the April 1 deadline because of prior commitments that may otherwise impact their ability to submit the completed application on time.

The Commission will treat any and all applications received after April 1 as ineligible for consideration.

April 14, 2008

First Public Hearing at which Board applicants will be subject to questioning by the full Commission.

Applicants will be allowed to give a five minute opening statement followed by questioning from the Commission.  Applicants may submit written testimony of no more than fifteen pages (doubled spaced on 8 ½ by 11 paper in 12 point font) to the Commission by April 10, which will become part of the hearing record.

April 28, 2008

Second Public Hearing at which proponents and opponents of Board applicants may offer testimony to the Commission.

Members of the general public, excluding Board applicants, will be allowed to offer testimony for or against a particular Board applicant.  The testimony will be limited to five minutes.  The testimony will be made a part of the public hearing record.

May 5, 2008

Commission meets in public session to deliberate and vote on Board applicants to recommend to the Governor.

The Commission will not receive testimony from the general public at this session.  The Commission will vote to approve or disapprove of Board applicants for recommendation to the Governor in accordance with its by-laws.

May 12, 2008

Commission formally transmits names to the Governor.