72-00 Forward Funds to NOPEC for Opt-Out

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Please substitute for Ordinance NO. 72-00 Placed on 1st reading and referred to the Committee of the Whole 12/4/00 ORDINANCE NO. 72-00 BY: Corrigan, FitzGerald, George, Roth, Seelie, Skindell, Smith. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing the Finance Director of the City of LakewOod to forward funds in an amount not to exceed $13,000.00 (thirteen thousand dollars) to the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) for the purpose of paying for the City of Lakewood's portion of the "opt-out" mailing as required by Section 4928.20 of the Ohio Revised Code. WHEREAS, Section 4928.20 of the Ohio Revised Code requires that each eligible consumer be given the opportunity to "opt-out" of the City's aggregation program; and WHEREAS, in order to meet the requirements of Section 4928.20 of the Ohio Revised Code each eligible consumer in the City of Lakewood will be mailed a form allowing them to "opt-out" of the City's aggregation program; and WHEREAS, City Council recently passed an ordinance authorizing the City's participation in NOPEC; and WHEREAS, NOPEC will coordinate the design, printing and mailing of the "opt-out forms; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that said monies will be recouped from NOPEC at such time that a electdc provider is selected through an RFP process; and WHEREAS¢ this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure which is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety and for the further reason that it provides for immediate steps necessary to the a.q.qre.qation proqram. Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. This Council authorizes the Finance Director of the City of Lakewood to forward funds to NOPEC in an amount not to exceed $;13,000.00 (thirteen thousand dollars) for the mailing of the "opt-out" process as required by Section 4928.20 of the Ohio Revised Code to the Citizens of Lakewood. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this' Council, and that all such deliberation of the Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 3. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two- thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon