40-108

40-108. Compensation of appointees and employees

A. The compensation of corporation commission appointees and employees except as provided in section 40-408 shall be determined pursuant to section 38-611 and shall be paid from the state general fund and the appropriation made to the commission in the general appropriations act.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, if the commission is unable to employ utilities division professional staff under the provisions of section 38-611, the commission may request an exemption from the provisions of section 38-611 from the joint legislative budget committee for each such employee. Employee compensation of the utilities division and a part of the administration, hearing and legal divisions is payable from the utility regulation revolving fund established pursuant to section 40-408.