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Missouri Public Service Commission

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Missouri Public Service Commission

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General information
Office Type:  Nonpartisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $132,345
2024 FY Budget:  $18,523,072
Total Seats:  5
Term limits:  None
Structure
Length of term:   Serves at the governor's pleasure
Authority:  Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 386, Section 386.050
Selection Method:  Appointed by the governor with the consent of theState Senate
Current Officeholder(s)
Maida Coleman,Kayla Hahn,Jason Holsman,Glen Kolkmeyer,John Mitchell
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TheMissouri Public Service Commission is a five-member board in charge of regulating electric, steam, natural gas, water and sewer and telephone companies in Missouri.

The commission was established in 1913.[1]

Current officeholder

The current officeholders are:

Authority

The Missouri Public Service Commission's powers, term of office, etc. are derived fromChapter 386 of theMissouri Revised Statutes.

Chapter 386, Section 040:

A "Public Service Commission" is hereby created and established, which said public service commission shall be vested with and possessed of the powers and duties in this chapter specified, and also all powers necessary or proper to enable it to carry out fully and effectually all the purposes of this chapter.[2]

Qualifications

In order to qualify to serve on the public service commission, a person must:

  • Be a resident of the state of Missouri
  • Have resided in the state for at least five years next preceding the appointment
  • Be a qualified voter in the state
  • Be at least 25 years of age[3]

Appointments

Missouri state government organizational chart

PerChapter 386, Section 386.050 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, all five public service commissioners are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of theMissouri State Senate. The governor selects one to serve as chair.[4]

Vacancies

Commissioners can be removed from office by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct. There must be a public hearing for any such instance. The legislature can also remove commissioners for dereliction of duty, corruption or incompetency. This requires a two-thirds vote of all members of each house, following a public hearing.[5]

According to Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 386, Section 050, vacancies on the commission are filled by gubernatorial appointment for the remainder of the term of the vacated seat.[6]

Duties

The commission regulates investor-owned electric, steam, natural gas, water and sewer and telephone companies. Its mission is to ensure Missouri consumers have access to safe, reliable and reasonably priced utility service while allowing those utility companies under our jurisdiction an opportunity to earn a reasonable return on their investment. The PSC also regulates manufacturers and retail dealers who sell new and used manufactured homes and modular units.[7]

Divisions

As of January 26, 2021, there are six divisions within the commission:[8]

  • Administration Division
  • Financial and Business Analysis Division
  • Industry Analysis Division
  • Staff Counsel Division
  • General Counsel Division
  • Secretary of the Commission

State budget

See also:Missouri state budget and finances

The Missouri Public Service Commission's budget for Fiscal Year 2024 was $18,523,072.[9]

Compensation

See also:Compensation of state executive officers

2023

In 2023, each commissioner received a salary of $132,345, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[10]

2022

In 2022, each commissioner received a salary of $121,753, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[11]

2021

In 2021, each commissioner received a salary of $113,142, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[12]

2020

In 2019, each commissioner received a salary of $113,142, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[13]

2019

In 2019, each commissioner received a salary of $109,847, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[14]

2018

In 2018, each commissioner received a salary of $108,758, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[15]

2017

In 2017, each commissioner received a salary of $106,625, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[16]

2016

In 2016, each commissioner received a salary of $106,625, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[17]

2015

In 2015, each commissioner received a salary of $106,625, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[18]

2014

In 2014, each commissioner earned a salary of $105,570, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[19]

2013

In 2013, each commissioner earned a salary of $88,267, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[20]

2010

In 2010, each commissioner earned a salary of $88,267, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[21]

Historical officeholders

There have been 102 Missouri Public Service Commissioners since 1913.[22]

List of officeholders from 1913-present
#NameTenure
1John M. Atkinson1913-1916
2William F. Woerner1913-1914
3John Kennish1913-1917
4Frank A. Wightman1913-1915
5Howard B. Shaw1913-1917
6Edwin J. Bean1914-1925
7Eugene McQuillin1915-1917
8William G. Busby1916-1921
9David E. Blair1917-1920
10Noah W. Simpson1917-1923
11Edward Flad1917-1921
12John Kennish1920
13John A. Kurtz1920-1923
14Hugh McIndoe1921-1923
15A.J. O’Reilly1921-1925
16Richard H. Musser1923-1925
17Merrill E. Otis1923-1924
18Thomas J. Brown1923-1928
19D.F. Calfee1925-1929
20Almon Ing1925-1933
21S.M. Hutchinson1925-1931
22J.H. Porter1925-1933
23James P. Painter1928-1929
24Milton R. Stahl1929-1933
25J. Fred Hull1929-1934
26George H. English1931-1936
27J.C. Collet1933-1935
28William Stoecker1933-1936
29W.M. Anderson1933-1938
30Harry E. McPherson1934-1935
31Sam O. Hargus1935-1937
32John S. Boyer1935-1941
33Albert D. Nortoni1936-1938
34John A. Ferguson1936-1944
35J.D. James1937-1942
36Marion S. Francis1938-1941
37Scott Wilson1938-1941
38Paul Van Osdol1941-1943
39Frederick Stueck1941-1943
40Kyle Williams1941-1952
41Charles L. Henson1942-1959
42Albert Miller1943-1944
43Richard Arens1944-1945
44Agnes Mae Wilson1943-1949
45E.L. McClintock1945-1967
46Morris E. Osburn1945-1952
47John P. Randolph1949-1951
48Henry McKay Cary1950-1955
49Maurice Covert1952-1953
50Tyre W. Burton1952-1965
51Frank Collier1953-1954
52M.J. McQueen1954-1956
53D.D. McDonald1955-1961
54William Barton1956-1965
55Frank J. Iuen1959-1963
56Frank W. May1961-1967
57Donal D. Guffey1963-1968
58William R. Clark1965-1975
59Charles J. Fain1965-1977
60Howard Elliot, Jr.1967-1970
61Marvin E. Jones1967-1973
62Willard D. Reine1968-1975
63James F. Mauze1971-1975
64A. Robert Pierce, Jr.1973-1977
65James P. Mulvaney1975-1977
66Stephen B. Jones1975-1979
67Hugh A. Sprague1975-1979
68Charles J. Fraas1977-1983
69Leah Brock McCartney1977-1983
70Alberta Slavin1977-1981
71Stephanie Bryant1979-1981
72Larry W. Dority1979-1983
73John C. Shapleigh1981-1984
74Charlotte Musgrave1981-1988
75Allan G. Mueller1983-1996
76Connie Hendren1983-1989
77James M. Fischer1984-1989
78William D. Steinmeier1984-1992
79David Rauch1989-1993
80Kenneth McClure1990-1997
81Ruby Letsch-Roderique1990-1991
82Patricia Perkins1991-1995
83Duncan Kincheloe1992-1997
84Harold Crumpton1993-2000
85M. Dianne Drainer1995-2001
86Karl Zobrist1996-1997
87Sheila Lumpe1997-2003
88Connie Murray1997-2009
89Robert Schemenauer1998-2001
90Kelvin Simmons2000-2003
91Steve Gaw2001-2007
92Bryan Forbis2001-2003
93Robert Clayton III2003-2011
94Linward “Lin” Appling2004-2008
95Jeff Davis2004-2012
96Terry M. Jarrett2007-2013
97Kevin Gunn2008-2013
98Robert S. Kenney2009-2015
99Stephen M. Stoll2012-2017
100Bill Kenney2013-2021
101Scott Rupp2014-present
102Maida Coleman2015-present
103Ryan Silvey2018-present
104Jason Holsman2020-present
105Glen Kolkmeyer2021-present

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Contact information

Missouri Public Service Commission
200 Madison Street, PO Box 360
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0360

Utility Consumer Hotline: 1.800.392.4211
Manufactured Housing Hotline: 1.800.819.3180
TTY (Text Telephone): 1.573.522.9061
Email:pscinfo@psc.mo.gov

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Footnotes

  1. ↑Missouri Public Service Commission, "About the PSC," accessed January 26, 2021
  2. ↑Missouri Revised Statutes, "Chapter 386, Section 040," accessed January 26, 2021
  3. ↑Missouri Revised Statutes, "Chapter 386, Section 040," accessed January 26, 2021
  4. ↑Missouri Revised Statutes, "Chapter 386 Public Service Commission Section 386.050," accessed January 26, 2021
  5. ↑Missouri Revised Statutes, "Chapter 386, Section 060," accessed January 26, 2021
  6. ↑Missouri Revised Statutes, "Chapter 386, Section 050," accessed January 26, 2021
  7. ↑Missouri Public Service Commission, "About the PSC," accessed January 26, 2021
  8. ↑Missouri Public Service Commission, "Division Descriptions," accessed January 26, 2021
  9. ↑Missouri Office of Administration, "FY 2025 Budget," accessed January 21, 2025
  10. ↑Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
  11. ↑Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  12. ↑Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
  13. ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 26, 2021
  14. ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 26, 2021
  15. ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 26, 2021
  16. ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 26, 2021
  17. ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
  18. ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
  19. ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 3, 2014
  20. ↑Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 30, 2014
  21. ↑The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed June 21, 2011
  22. ↑Missouri Public Service Commission, "Historical Listings of Commissioners," accessed January 26, 2021
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