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Regular Council Meeting 7-17-00 Page 14 Council President Marquardt said we could make it first reading and asked if they were thinking about not doing it at all; it could be modified. Mrs. Mills said as long as it could be modified; that is what they were looking for. Mr. Busa said let's vote on it; we are qualified to vote. Let's get it done. Mrs. Mills said it went to committee first and the Law Director amended it. This is the first time they have seen it and they were not in favor of voting for something they haven't seen. Council President Marquardt said Ordinance No. 2000-18 will be on first reading. First Reading of Ordinance No. 2000-19, entitled; "An ordinance authorizing all actions necessary to effect a governmental electricity aggregation program with opt-out provisions pursuant to Section 4928.20 of the Ohio Revised Code, directing the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to submit a ballot question to the electors and declaring an emergency." Introduced by Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole. Mr. Diemert explained the new law regarding deregulation of electricity. You can shop around for electricity and prices will be more competitive. You can join together with other communities to get a good deal. If you do not want to do it, you do not to as a Council. Even if you choose to go out and buy public power, every individual in your community has the right to opt out or continue to get electrical power from C.E.I. or whoever they want. If you don't adopt this legislation and some bargains come along next year, you won't be able to do it until you have this approved by the voters. It is sort of a "no-brainer" that everybody is adopting. Mr. Busa, seconded by Mrs. Mills, made a motion to suspend the rules of Council requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate occasions. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Rules Suspended Mr. Busa, seconded by Mrs. Mills, made a motion to enact Ordinance No. 2000-19. Dr. Parker asked there were a power outage if that could create problems if we have 3-4 different companies servicing the same neighborhood. 1 Mr. Diemert said there will only be one accountable distributable company and that will be C.E.I.