Staff Reports
On Tuesday, a Senate panel approved without objection the renomination of two members of the Public Service Commission, Julie Brown and Gary Clark.
The hearings were pro forma as no questions were asked of either nominee.
Gov. Rick Scott in 2018 reappointed the two to serve another four-year term each. His picks are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
Brown first joined the panel in 2011; Clark was tapped by Scott last year.
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.
Brown described the time on the commission as the most “meaningful” work of her career, with specific attention toward utilities improving in terms of clean technologies.
“It’s a very exciting time to be engaged in the energy sector,” Brown said.
Clark, 50, of Chipley, had been Deputy Secretary of Land and Recreation at the Department of Environmental Protection.
Clark, appointed to replace current CFO Jimmy Patronis, called his 18 months on the commission “incredible.”
The business was done in less than ten minutes.
