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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-057-07/05/2011-ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR ENHANCING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL-APPOINTED PLA RESOLUTION 2011-057 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR ENHANCING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL-APPOINTED PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBER WHEREAS, the City is one of four municipalities that established the Platte River Power Authority ("PRPA") in 1975' to generate and transmit electric energy to the four member municipalities; and WHEREAS,pursuant to the terms of an Organic Contract establishing PRPA,each member municipality is represented by two members on the board of directors of PRPA; and WHEREAS, one of the two members on the PRPA board of directors is the Mayor of each member municipality or the Mayor's designee, and the other is a Council appointee who has judgment, experience, and expertise which make that person particularly qualified to serve as a director of an electric utility; and WHEREAS,historically,the City Council has generally appointed the Director of the City's Utilities to fill the Council-appointed position because of the unique qualifications of that individual with regard to the operation of an electric utility; and WHEREAS, in keeping with the practice, the Council has recently re-affirmed the service of Brian Janonis, the current Director of Utilities, on the Board; and WHEREAS, the Council as the policy-making body of the City, is interested in providing substantive policy direction to the Council-appointed member of the PRPA board of directors, and to do so in a manner that is in keeping with Article II, Section 13 of the Charter,which requires that, except for purposes of inquiry, Council and its members deal with the administrative service of the city solely through the City Manager; and WHEREAS, staff has developed a recommended process for improving communications between the Council and its appointees to the PRPA Board consisting of the following: (1) the Council-appointed PRPA board member will notify Council of all PRPA board meeting agenda items as soon as those agenda items are placed on the agenda for a PRPA board meeting; and (2) Councilmembers will,at the Council work session immediately preceding the PRPA board meeting, offer any comments they may have regarding positions the non- mayoral PRPA board member should take on particular agenda items, and (3) following the PRPA board meeting, the Council-appointed board member will, through the City Manager, notify Council of the outcome of any vote taken at the PRPA board meeting on matters that were the subject of Councilmember comments, as well as any relevant substantive PRPA board discussion about such items or about other matters that may be of interest or concern to the Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City Council hereby approves and adopts the above-described process for enhancing communications between the Council and the Council-appointed member to the PRPA Board. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 5th day of July A.D. 2011. Ma r ATTEST: OF FORT CO '•Z' City Clerk ' cOLORP�O