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Public Utilities Commission seeks commissioner pay increase, highlights recordkeeping and replacement needs
Summary
PUC staff outlined a FY2026 request that includes a governor-recommended 5% increase for commissioner salaries (statutorily set) and one-time dedicated fund requests for vehicle replacement and IT/hardware licensing; commissioners also described regional work and record management.
Kellan McGurkin, a Legislative Services budget analyst, presented the Public Utilities Commission’s FY2026 budget and highlighted a governor recommendation to increase commissioners’ statutory salaries by 5 percent, plus one-time items for a pipeline safety truck and IT/hardware replacements.
Commissioner pay and statutory authority
The PUC’s authority comes from titles 61 and 62 of Idaho Code, McGurkin noted. He explained that commissioner salaries are set in statute (Section 61-215 of Idaho Code), so any change requires statutory modification. For FY2026 the governor recommended a $23,100…
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