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DeC-01-00 02:54P FAIRVIEW PARK CITY 444,., 356 9077 • Nor;hcast Ohio Public F:ncrgy Cuancil _ Thc law contains several requirements for govemment aggrcgaturs. Onc gcnerat reyuirement is to develop a Plan of Uperution and Ciovernunce (the I'lan) for the Aggregatian Program. The Plan is subject to revicw by citizens in communitizs undertakina government aggrcgation, and is also subjeet to approval and certification by the Public Utilities Commission of C?hio. The Plan describss the Aggregation Program to be utilized for participating consumers in NOPEC cornmunities. 1.2 Description of the Aggregatian Program The Aagregation I'rogram involvcs the acquisition of cornpetitivc retail power supply. Distributivn services (metering, billing, maintenauce of the transmission and distrihut+on system) will continue as the functian of the lacal distribution company. The local distribution company shall also be the "provider of last resort" far consumers not participating in the Aggregatian Program who have no otha competitive supplier. Tbe NOPEC Aggregation Prograrn has been undertaken as an "apt-out" progzam that requires authorization of cnmmunities and their constitucnts in a public process. All eligible cansumers will be included in the Aggregation Program unless they choose to `.`opt-out" as described in section 2.4.1 of this Plan. The Aggregation Pro$ram has becn undertaken at two levols. At the local Icvei, communities wishing to be government aggregators have authorir.ed the opt•out Aggregation Program in a public process as rec}uired by law and ouElined below in sectior 1.3. At the regional level, commuriities wishing to proceed jointly with an Aggregatian Program have formed NC)PEC undcr Chapter 167 of the Oliio Rtvised Code, which the communities have auihorized to perform as their agcnt for developmcnt and implementation of the Aggregation Program as outlined in se;ctions 1.3 and I.A. The opecations of the Aggregation Pragram are described in section 2 of the Plan, and the govemance of the program is descAbed in section 3. 1.3 Steps Required by the Law 1'he process of establishing gavemment aggregation invoives a multi-step public process undertaken by the metnber communitics or jointly tluvugh NOPEC an their behalf• 1.1.3 I.ocal legislative body passes ordinance or resolution authorizing aggregation program for consumers (the indicating option for prior consent "opt-in", oc option for automatic en.roilment and opt-out opportunity); 1.3.2 Ordinance vr resolution (if an autamatic enrollmenE and opt-aut is to be used) is submittcd to the lacal Boazd of Elections ttot less than 75 days before the day of special election on the next primary or generat clection; 1.1.3 Ordinance or resolution authorizing apt-out is placed bcforc voters at special election, or in a referendum petition; approval of a majocity of voters voting on the ordinance or resolution is reyuired; er if by petition, signatures of nat less than tcn percent of the total number af elcctars in the respcctive community who vvted for the offiee of Governnr in the prcceding general election; 1.3.4 Dcvefop a Plan of Operation snd Govcrnance and submit Plan to PUCO for cectification; 4 P.OII. ? ?.:?... ' . •. *;-?. ?na.. .., 4