Jim Rosica
Incumbents Julie Brown and Gary Clark are staying on the Florida Public Service Commission.
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday said he had reappointed the two to serve another four-year term each. His picks are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
The five-member panel regulates the state’s investor-owned utilities.
Clark, 50, of Chipley, had been Deputy Secretary of land and recreation at the Department of Environmental Protection.
Brown, 43, of Tampa, previously was Associate Legal Counsel for First American Title Insurance Co., and an assistant city attorney for the City of Tampa.
They were among six names sent to Scott for consideration by the Public Service Commission Nominating Council. The position pays $132,000 a year and is based in Tallahassee.
Brown’s and Clark’s current terms expire at the end of the year. The Florida Constitution forbids commissioners from serving more than three four-year terms.
Brown first joined the panel in 2011; Clark was tapped by Scott last year.
He is finishing the term of now-CFO Jimmy Patronis, himself named by the governor to replace Jeff Atwater as state chief financial officer.
Atwater left elected office early to work for Florida Atlantic University.
