The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority voted on routine business and staff recommendations at a remote meeting Wednesday morning, adopting two consent calendars that approved three proposed final decisions and assigned presiding or hearing officers in newly opened proceedings.

Interim Chairman Tom Wheel opened the meeting and read the agenda, then the panel considered Part A of the consent calendar (three proposed final decisions). A commissioner moved and another seconded the motion; the clerk called the roll and Chair Wheel, Vice Chairman David Arconti, Interim Commissioner Jan Beecher, Commissioner Michael Caron and Interim Commissioner Holly Cheeseman each voted "Yes." The chair announced that the Part A items had been adopted in full.

The panel then considered Part B of the consent calendar, which concerns designation of presiding or hearing officers in newly opened dockets. The board moved and seconded a motion to designate officers for items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7; a roll call produced unanimous "Yes" votes and the panel recorded the assigned presiding or hearing officers as applicable.

Item 3 of Part B addressed Docket No. 250811 — the application of Charter Communications Inc. for approval of a change of control. A motion to designate a presiding officer for that docket was moved and seconded. Interim Chairman Tom Wheel told the panel that he had recused himself from the docket "due to my involvement, in my capacity as a representative of the Office of Consumer Counsel, which is a party to this proceeding," and therefore abstained from the designation vote. The clerk recorded the vote with Wheel abstaining and the remaining commissioners voting to designate a presiding officer; the panel confirmed the designation.

There was no extended debate or public testimony recorded on any item. The chair adjourned the meeting and said the panel will reconvene next Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, at 9 a.m. by remote teleconference.

Quote-attributions in this report are taken from the meeting transcript: "My name is Tom Wheel, and I'm the interim chairman of the authority," and Wheel’s recusal statement, "I have recused myself from this docket due to my involvement, in my capacity as a representative of the Office of Consumer Counsel, which is a party to this proceeding."