HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-070-04/21/1998-MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO THE PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS (MICHAEL SMITH) RESOLUTION 98-70
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO 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 which was
amended and restated as of March 31, 1980 (the "Organic Contract"); 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 or her particularly qualified to serve as the director of an
electric utility"; and
WHEREAS,on January 20, 1998, the Council adopted Resolution 98-19 appointing Interim
Utility Services General Manager Robert Kost to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Richard
Shannon, who had served as the City's representative, in addition to the Mayor or the Mayor's
representative, since 1994; and
WHEREAS, under a recent restructuring of the City's utility services, Michael Smith has
been appointed as Utilities General Manager; and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and Council wish to appoint Michael Smith as the City's appointed
representative to the PRPA Board of Directors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Utilities General Manager Michael Smith be, and hereby is, appointed as the City's
appointed representative to the Platte River Power Authority Board of Directors, replacing Robert
Kost, for a term to run until December 31, 2000, 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,,C cfFort Collins hel is
21 st day of April, A.D. 1998.
Mayor
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City Clerk