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Board moves to contested hearing after comptroller investigation finds governance failures at Sevier County utility
Summary
Following a Comptroller Division of Investigations report documenting long-running internal-control and governance failures, the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation voted to initiate a contested-case hearing to consider removal of two Sevier County Utility District commissioners.
The Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation voted June 26 to initiate a contested-case hearing to determine whether two current commissioners at Sevier County Utility District should be removed from office, after staff presented a Comptroller Division of Investigations report alleging long-running management, internal-control and oversight failures.
Board staff summarized the investigative findings for commissioners and described a pattern of alleged misappropriation and operational gaps dating back more than a decade. Ross Colonna, board staff director, told the board the case traced to issues that predated…
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