The Senate approved Tuesday three of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres\u2019 appointees to the boards of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. and the Northern Marianas College.<\/p>\n
The Senate voted to approve the appointment of Weston Thomas Deleon Guerrero to the CUC board and Zenie Mafnas and Charles Cepeda to the NMC Board of Regents.<\/p>\n
Deleon Guerrero, who is now officially the only member of the CUC board, is a structural engineering graduate from the University of California San Diego.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that [Deleon Guerrero]\u2026firmly and consistently uphold your fiduciary responsibilities as a member of the CUC board,\u201d said Sen. Teresita Santos (R-Rota), emphasizing that public trust is hard to get back once broken.<\/p>\n
Sen. Justo Quitugua (Ind-Saipan) wants Deleon Guerrero to \u201cprovide good guidance with his involvement with the CUC board.\u201d Quitugua also recommended that Deleon Guerrero look at possible training for CUC employees.<\/p>\n
Following the approval, the Senate voted to approve both appointments of Mafnas and Cepeda to the NMC board. <\/p>\n
Lt. Gov. Victor B. Hocog appointed Mafnas late last year, while Cepeda served as board chair back in 2008. <\/p>\n
The current NMC board chair is Mike N. Evangelista, who has been serving as board chair since November 2016.<\/p>\n
There was one remaining gubernatorial appointment that did not push through. The approval of Vincent Attao\u2019s appointment as Department of Corrections commissioner was postponed as Attao is currently off-island.<\/p>\n
Following the approvals of the appointees, the Senate has verbally agreed to hold another Senate session next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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