MEET THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC)

The City of Hamilton Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is charged with advising the City Council and administration on matters related to the City’s municipal utility operations. The PUC provides advice, opinions and recommendations to City Council and the administration on a number of topics, including:

• Contracts, agreements, trust indentures and other legal obligations pertaining to the utility systems

• Utility rates and charges for customers

• Delinquent utility account procedures and practices

• Employment of Directors for the various utility systems

• Adoption and implementation of long-range planning for the operation of the utility systems

• Reasonable expenditures to acquaint the public with the operations, programs and plans of the various utility systems and to encourage conservation of utilities

Who is the PUC?

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is comprised of seven Commissioners, each nominated by the Mayor or a member of Hamilton City Council. The Commissioners, required to be “resident electors” of the City of Hamilton, serve in a volunteer capacity on the Commission. Commissioners serve terms coinciding with the Mayor or member of City Council that nominated them to the Commission. As part of the PUC, Commissioners are considered to be public officials and are an integral part of every project