40-108. Compensation of appointees and
employees


A. The compensation of corporation commission appointees and employees except as
provided in section 40-408 shall be determined pursuant to section 38-611 and shall be
paid from the state general fund and the appropriation made to the commission in the
general appropriations act.


B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, if the commission is unable to
employ utilities division professional staff under the provisions of section 38-611, the
commission may request an exemption from the provisions of section 38-611 from the joint
legislative budget committee for each such employee. Employee compensation of the
utilities division and a part of the administration, hearing and legal divisions is
payable from the utility regulation revolving fund established pursuant to section
40-408.