11 - Quorum; powers of a commissioner.

§ 11. Quorum;  powers  of  a  commissioner.    A  majority of the duly  appointed commissioners shall constitute a quorum and not  less  than  a  majority  of  such  commissioners  concurring may transact any business,  perform any duty or exercise any power of the commission. The commission  may hold meetings of the commission at any  time  or  place  within  the  state.  Any  investigation,  inquiry or hearing which the commission has  power to undertake or to hold may be undertaken or held by or before any  commissioner or before any specially authorized officer or  employee  of  the  commission,  provided  that at least one commissioner shall hold at  least  one  public  hearing  without  delegation  of  authority  to  any  specially  authorized hearing officer or employee when such hearings are  mandated  by  applications  for  rate  increases.  All   investigations,  inquiries,  hearings  and  decisions  of  a  commissioner  or  specially  authorized officer or  employee  shall  be  and  be  deemed  to  be  the  investigations,  inquiries, hearings and decisions of the commission and  every order made by a commissioner, when approved and confirmed  by  the  commission and ordered filed in its office, shall be and be deemed to be  the order of the commission.