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RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 199
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF REDDING FORMALLY OPPOSING "New
Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Public Electricity
Providers - Initiative Constitutional Amendment"
WHEREAS, California State Ballot Petition 09-0015, the "New Two-Thirds Vote
Requirement for Public Electricity Providers," was filed with the California State Attorney
General for the June 2010 statewide ballot; and
WHEREAS, prior to expanding electricity service into a newly annexed portion of
the City or to any portion of the City where the City's utility is not the sole provider of
electricity, the proposed ballot initiative would require that a public power provider obtain
two-thirds voter approval of both the voters in the existing territory and the voters in its
proposed expanded territory; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ballot initiative, if passed, could affect the ability of the
City of Redding to expand and offer Redding Electric Utility services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council ofthe City of
Redding to take an oppose position on California State Ballot Petition 09-0015, the "New
Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Public Electricity Providers -Initiative Constitutional
Amendment".
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 1st day of December,
2009, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bosetti, Dickerson, McArt or, St
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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