Terms Used In 12 Guam Code Ann. § 79101

  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
e Commission shall be comprised of five (5) Commissioners elected at-large by the voters of Guam in a General Election. To be eligible to be a Commissioner, a person must be a registered voter of Guam and a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of age, and shall have been a resident of Guam for at least five (5) years immediately prior to the date of the Commissioner’s election.

A person may not simultaneously serve as a Commissioner and an employee of the Guam Waterworks Authority, the Guam Power Authority, or the Public Utilities Commission, or simultaneously serve as a Commissioner and an unclassified or contracted employee of the government of Guam. An adjunct instructor, adjunct teacher, or adjunct professor employed by the University of Guam or the Guam Community College may serve as a Commissioner.

Persons retired from the government of Guam may serve as
Commissioners. At their first official meeting, the Commissioners shall

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elect from among the Commissioners a chairperson, who shall preside over meetings of the Commission. A majority of the Commissioners holding office shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of the Commissioners holding office shall constitute the decision of the Commission. The Commission may adopt rules and regulations governing the conduct of its affairs.
SOURCE: Added by P.L. 26-126:2. Amended by P.L. 27-065:2.