HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 99-128 - A Reso Proclaiming Oct 3-9, 1999 as Public Power Week .� . . . � •
RESOLUTION NO. 99- /28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF REDDING PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 3-9, 1999, AS
PUBLIC POWER WEEK
WHEREAS, the City of Redding has owned and controlled its own Electric Utility since
1921, and is proud of its choice to operate a community-owned, not-for-profit Electric Utility;
WHEREAS, the citizens of Redding are both consumers and owners of the City's public
power system, and have a direct say in utility operations and policies;
WHEREAS, the City of Redding Electric Utility provides our homes, businesses, social
services, and local governmental agencies with reliable, efficient, and cost-effective electricity by
employing sound business practices designed to ensure the best possible service at the lowest possible
rates;
WHEREAS, the City of Redding Electric Utility is a valuable community asset and
contributes substantially to the well being of local citizens through energy efficiency, customer
service, environmental protection, economic development, and safety awareness;
WHEREAS, the City's public power system operates without profit, allowing all benefits to
flow entirely to our community and its citizens and consumers;
WHEREAS, not-for-profit rates and citizen participation combine to ensure that the City of
Redding operates in the public interest;
WHEREAS, the City of Redding is one of a community of 2,000 public power systems in
the United States that, through consumer ownership, ensure competitive customer service-oriented
electric utility benefits to consumers and a measure of stability at a time when the electric utility
industry is undergoing dramatic change; and
WHEREAS,the American Public Power Association initiated Public Power Week in 1987,
and it has proven a successful means to educate this community's consumers and the general public
about public power's public service mission and community betterment goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the week of October 3-9, 1999, be
designated Public Power Week in Redding, to honor the City of Redding Electric Utility, its �
consumer owners, policy makers, and employees who work together to provide the best possible
electric service to our community. 1
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that our community join hands with other public power
communities across the nation and celebrate the benefits of public power for our local and national
progress.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council on the 21 s t day of S e p t emb e r , 1999, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cibula, Kight, McGeorge, Pohlmeyer and Anderson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCII,MEMBERS: None
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OBERT C. ANDERSON, Mayor
Attest: Form Approved:
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Connie Strohmayer, Ci Clerk. W. Leonard �ngate, ' Attorney
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