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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: July 17, 2007
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Darin Atteberry
SUBJECT
Resolution 2007-063 Filling a Vacancy for the City's Appointed Director on the Platte River Power
Authority Board of Directors.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Platte River Board of Directors is comprised of two representatives from each of the four
member cities. The Mayor (or Mayor's designate) fills one slot and the second representative is
appointed by the Council. Utilities General Manager Mike Smith has served as the City's
representative since 1998. Mr. Smith has resigned from his employment with the City effective July
30, 2007, and a representative needs to be appointed to complete the remainder of his term.
This Resolution appoints City Manager Darin Atteberry to replace Mike Smith for the term which
expires December 31, 2008, or until such appointment is changed by the Council.
RESOLUTION 2007-063
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
FILLING A VACANCY FOR THE CITY'S APPOINTED DIRECTOR ON THE
PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, the Platte River Power Authority(the"PRPA") was created by an agreement
between the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, and the Town of Estes Park(the"Organic
Contract"which was amended and restated as of March 31, 1980); and
WHEREAS,under the Organic Contract,the PRPA Board of Directors is comprised of two
members from each of the four member cities, with one such member to be the Mayor of each
municipality(or another member of the municipality's governing board designated by the Mayor)
and the other to be another individual selected by the municipality's governing body for"judgment,
experience, and expertise which make(him/her)particularly qualified to serve as the Director of an
electric utility"; and
WHEREAS,Utilities General Manager Mike Smith has served as the City's representative,
in addition to the Mayor or the Mayor's representative, since 1998; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith has resigned from his employment with the City of Fort Collins
effective July 30, 2007; and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and Council wish to appoint an individual to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Mr. Smith.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that City Manager Darin Atteberry is hereby appointed as the City's appointed
representative to the PRPA Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mike
Smith, for a tern to run until December 31,2008, or until such appointment is changed by the City
Council, whichever first occurs.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 17th
day of July, A.D. 2007.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk