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Council asks staff to share legal research after questions about work on abolishing Public Utilities Commission

Brainerd City Council · December 16, 2024
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Councilmember Chesak raised concerns that staff had solicited legal research about abolishing the Public Utilities Commission without prior council direction; the council voted to receive the research results and directed staff to provide them for council review before further policy decisions.

Councilmember Chesak asked the Brainerd City Council on Dec. 16 for transparency after learning staff had sought legal research concerning the possible abolishment of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Chesak said the council should see the results of that research and be consulted before staff pursued significant…

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