| Arizona Government Agency Reaches Out to
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| | as well as the registration and/or
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| Hire Veterans
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| | oversight of securities, securities
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| Arizona Corporation Commission Joins
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| | dealers and brokers, investment advisers
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| HireVeterans.comby Gordon Gates
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| | and their representatives; to enhance
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| Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution
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| | legitimate capital formation; and to
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| establishes the Arizona Corporation
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| | minimize the burden and expense of
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| Commission. Only 7 states have
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| | regulatory compliance by legitimate
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| constitutionally formed Commissions.
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| | business.
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| Arizona is one of only 13 states with
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| | The Division reviews prospective
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| elected Commissioners. In the 37 other
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| | offerings of securities to ascertain that
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| states, Commissioners are appointed by
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| | full and fair disclosure is made to
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| either the governor or the legislature.
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| | potential securities investors and that
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| In most states, the Commission is known
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| | the terms of offerings are not inherently
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| as the Public Service Commission or the
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| | fraudulent.
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| Public Utility Commission. Arizona's
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| | Certain securities dealers, salespersons,
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| Commission, however, has responsibilities
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| | investment advisers, and investment
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| that go beyond traditional public
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| | adviser representatives are required to
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| utilities regulation. These additional
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| | register with the Division. The Division
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| roles include facilitating the
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| | reviews these applications and monitors
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| incorporation of businesses and
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| | the conduct of investment advisers,
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| organizations, securities regulation and
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| | dealers and salespersons; investigates
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| railroad/pipeline safety. In kind, the
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| | possible violations; and when the
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| Commission is reaching out to U.S.
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| | evidence warrants, initiates
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| Veterans to fill internal positions to
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| | administrative or civil actions, or
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| help manage and administer the agency.
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| | refers cases for criminal prosecution.
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| In fact, they have joined
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| | Corporations
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| HireVeterans.com, a leading job board for
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| | The Corporations Division approves for
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| U.S. Veterans on the internet. This is
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| | filing all articles of incorporation for
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| part of their overall strategy to fill
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| | Arizona businesses; all articles of
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| jobs with returning U.S. Veterans.
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| | organization for limited liability
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| The State of Arizona offers even more
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| | companies; grants authority to foreign
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| benefits. Employees enjoy special
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| | corporations to transact business in this
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| competitive rates on Auto and Home
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| | state; propounds interrogatories when
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| Insurance from Travelers and Liberty
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| | necessary to determine a company's lawful
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| Mutual. Computers from Dell and Gateway.
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| | purpose; and revokes the corporate
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| Plus discounts of up to 50% on local and
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| | charters of those corporations which
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| national products and services with our
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| | choose to not comply with Arizona law.
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| State Employee Discount Program.
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| | The Division collects from every
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| Employee Discount Program
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| | corporation an annual report which
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| Group Auto and Home Insurance
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| | reflects its current status, business,
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| Computer Purchase Program
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| | and financial condition; maintains this
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| Organization
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| | information in a format conducive to
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| In November 2000, the voters of Arizona
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| | public access; responds to public
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| approved a measure, placed on the ballot
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| | questions concerning Arizona businesses
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| by the State Legislature, which expanded
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| | and corporation law; and responds to the
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| the size of the Commission from three to
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| | needs of the business sector by
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| five Commissioners. The measure also
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| | disseminating whatever information is
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| changed the term of office from one
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| | mission-critical to them in the most
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| six-year term to a four-year term with
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| | expedient and cost-effective manner
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| the possibility of reelection to one
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| | possible.
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| additional (consecutive) four-year term.
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| | Any significant changes to Articles of
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| The initial terms of the two new seats
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| | Incorporation or Articles of Organization
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| are for two years. In the case of a
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| | for Limited Liability Companies in the
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| vacancy, the Governor appoints a
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| | form of amendments, mergers,
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| Commissioner to serve until the next
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| | consolidations, dissolutions or
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| general election. The Commissioners
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| | withdrawals are also filed with the
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| choose one member from among themselves
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| | Division. All filings are public record
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| to serve as Chairman.
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| | and available for inspection.
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| The Commissioners have the ultimate
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| | Legal
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| responsibility for final decisions on
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| | The Legal Division provides legal
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| granting or denying rate adjustments,
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| | assistance, advice and representation to
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| enforcing safety and public service
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| | the Commissioners and each Division of
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| requirements, and approving securities
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| | the Corporation Commission except the
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| matters.
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| | Securities Division. Matters handled by
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| Executive Director
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| | the Legal Division fall into five general
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| The Director of the Commission Staff is
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| | categories: Commission dockets, Federal
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| the Executive Director. The Executive
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| | regulatory dockets, litigation, other
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| Director serves at the pleasure of the
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| | administrative matters and special
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| Commissioners, and is responsible to the
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| | projects.
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| Commissioners for the day to day
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| | Most of the Division's resources are
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| operations of all Divisions. Section
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| | devoted to Commission hearings. Major
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| 40-105, Arizona Revised Statutes,
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| | rate cases, such as those involving firms
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| outlines the powers and duties of the
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| | like the Arizona Public Service Company
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| Executive Director's position.
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| | and Qwest, where tens of millions of
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| Divisions
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| | dollars in potential rate increases are
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| The Commission staff is organized into
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| | at stake, take several months to prepare
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| six Divisions. Each Division is headed by
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| | and require close coordination with the
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| a Director who reports to the Executive
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| | Commissioners, staff and professional
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| Director.
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| | consultants.
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| Administration
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| | Information Technology
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| The Administration Division plans,
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| | The mission of the Information Technology
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| coordinates and directs the
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| | (IT) Division is to provide accurate,
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| administrative and fiscal activities
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| | efficient and timely technology design,
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| necessary to support the Commissioners
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| | development, implementation,
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| and all Divisions of the Commission. The
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| | communications and maintenance support
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| Division also provides information to the
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| | services to the agency and its respective
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| general public and media on all
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| | divisions in support of their missions
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| Commission activities.
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| | and objectives.
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| Hearings
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| | The State of Arizona is an Equal
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| The Hearings Division exercises the
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| | Opportunity Employer. Pursuant to the
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| Commission's authority to hold public
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| | Americans with Disabilities Act, the
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| hearings on matters involving the
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| | State will make reasonable
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| regulation of public service
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| | accommodation(s) during the employment
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| corporations, the sale of securities and
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| | process.
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| the registration of non-municipal
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| | Chairman Mike Gleason
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| corporations. The Hearings Division is
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| | Mike Gleason was born in Iowa, where he
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| also responsible for the Commission's
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| | lived on a farm before joining the United
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| Docket Control Section.
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| | States Navy during World War II. After
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| Utilities
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| | his discharge from the Navy in 1947, he
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| The Arizona Corporation Commission has
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| | enrolled at Iowa State College, where he
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| jurisdiction over the quality of service
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| | earned a Bachelor of Science in forestry
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| and rates charged by public service
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| | in 1950. In 1951, he received a Masters
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| utilities. By state law, public service
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| | Degree in range management from Texas
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| utilities are regulated monopolies given
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| | A&M, and two years later, Gleason was
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| the opportunity to earn a fair and
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| | awarded a PhD in plant physiology from
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| reasonable return on their investments.
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| | Iowa State.
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| What is fair and reasonable in any
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| | Gleason's private-sector experience in
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| particular case has been and always will
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| | applied agricultural sciences spans
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| be open to debate in rate hearings before
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| | nearly 40 years of employment with the
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| the Commission. Generally, the Commission
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| | Rockefeller Foundation, Pacific Oilseeds,
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| tries to balance the customers' interest
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| | Monsanto and Cargill, Inc. During this
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| in affordable and reliable utility
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| | period, his duties required that he
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| service with the utility's interest in
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| | reside in Mexico, and later, France.
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| earning a fair profit.
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| | Other responsibilities took Gleason on
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| The Utilities Division makes specific
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| | frequent travels throughout the world,
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| recommendations to the Commissioners to
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| | including Peru, Kenya, Bangladesh,
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| assist them in reaching decisions
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| | Senegal, Zaire, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria
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| regarding public utility rates, utility
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| | and Pakistan.
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| finance and quality of service. The
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| | Employee Benefits and Work/Life Options
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| Division is responsible for researching
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| | The state of Arizona offers a variety of
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| and developing utility issues, providing
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| | careers and benefits for state employees.
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| information and evidence in Commission
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| | If you want challenging work, friendly
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| proceedings dealing with utility
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| | co-workers, flexible work options, and if
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| applications, and monitoring the quality
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| | health benefits and retirement programs
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| of utility service, and the rates
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| | are important to you, consider your
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| approved by the Commissioners.
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| | options at the state of Arizona.
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| Additionally, Division staff inspects gas
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| | We are committed to offering a work
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| pipelines for safety, operates a railroad
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| | environment that helps state employees
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| safety program and maintains the official
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| | achieve greater success at work and at
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| documents of proceedings before the
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| | home. Employees may be able to use the
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| Commission
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| | following options to help manage
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| All rate changes require approval of the
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| | responsibilities at home and at work.
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| Commission in an Open Meeting. Staff
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| | - Flexibility
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| preparation for a major rate hearing
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| | - Health and Well-Being
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| begins at the time of utility's initial
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| | - Time off
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| filing, and takes approximately four to
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| | - Caring for Dependents
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| six months before the hearing takes
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| | - Financial Support
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| place. Work efforts between the time of
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| | - Career
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| filing and hearing include a review of
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| | - Retirement - Organization Support
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| past Commission actions, a review of
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| | - Community Involvement
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| documents on file with the Commission, an
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| | Official Web Sites
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| audit of the books and records of the
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| | Apply to Jobs for Arizona Corporate
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| utility, discussions with utility
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| | Commission on Human Resources Department
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| personnel and other interested parties,
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| | - Arizona Government
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| formulation of the staff recommendation,
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| | Employment Site for Arizona Corporate
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| an analysis of the impacts of the
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| | Commission
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| recommendation, and preparation of
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| | Arizona Corporate Commission Site
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| written testimony and schedules.
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| | Arizona Corporation Commission
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| Securities
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| | Commissioners Wing
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| The Securities Division strives to ensure
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| | 1200 W. Washington - 2nd Floor
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| the integrity of the securities
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| | Phoenix, Arizona 85007
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| marketplace through investigative actions
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| | Phone: 602.542.
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