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PUCO’s Office of Public Affairs• Legislative & Inter-governmental

• Publications & Outreach

• Media

• Web

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PUCO’s Office of Public Affairs• Legislative & Inter-governmental

– Biennial Budget: PUCO issues/legislation– Controlling Board (funding)– JCARR (Legislature’s Joint Committee on Agency

Rule Review)– Legislation (state & federal)– Legislative Letters/Cases– Chairman’s Letters (government officials)

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PUCO’s Office of Public Affairs• Publications & Outreach

– Annual Reports– Brochures– Displays– Fact Sheets– Graphics– PUCO Newsletter “The Monitor”

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PUCO’s Office of Public Affairs• MEDIA

– News Clips– Letters to the Editor– News Releases– Media Calls & Interviews– Opinions & Editorials– Outreach & Speaking Request– Staff Report Layout/Design

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PUCO’s Office of Public Affairs• WEB

– Webmaster– Public web/internet– Intranet (internal)– Webcasts of formal PUCO Commission Meetings– Webcasts of significant PUCO proceedings (

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Public Information Access• Webcasting of all formal meetings of the Commission• Webcasting of significant proceedings at the PUCO• Web site information – all filings made with PUCO are

scanned and available electronically via PUCO’s DIS within 1 business day of filing

• Electronic filings – some utilities are permitted to make certain filings with the PUCO electronically

• PUCO Webmaster employee of the PUCO’s Office of Public Affairs