4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-1-1007
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024
Section 4 CCR 723-1-1007 - Commission Staff(a) When Commission staff intervenes in any adjudicatory proceeding the entry of appearance by Commission staff's counsel shall specify those Commission staff members assigned by the Director or the Director's designee to serve as trial staff and as advisory staff.(b) Trial staff, for purposes of the particular proceeding, shall be considered a party for purposes of the standards of conduct. Once a member of Commission staff has been designated as trial staff in a proceeding, that staff member shall not function in any advisory capacity with respect to that proceeding.(c) Advisory staff is available to provide advice, consultation, summaries and recommendations to the Commission regarding policy and technical issues, and shall be considered the Commission for purposes of the standards of conduct. Certain communications between advisory staff and Commissioners or Administrative Law Judges are covered by the deliberative process doctrine and privilege.(d) The Commission staff may provide informal assistance to the general public and to prospective applicants for Commission authorizations. Opinions expressed by Commission staff do not represent the official views of the Commission, but are designed to aid the public and to facilitate the accomplishment of the Commission's functions. Nothing communicated by the Commission staff constitutes legal advice.38 CR 02, January 25, 2015, effective 2/14/201538 CR 20, October 25, 2015, effective 11/14/201543 CR 13, July 10, 2020, effective 7/30/202045 CR 07, April 10, 2022, effective 4/30/2022