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Mayor: EPA found no violations; city files PUCO complaint as energy aggregator seeks contract renegotiation
Summary
At the April 7 meeting the mayor reported an EPA inspection found no violations and credited staff; the mayor also said the city has filed a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio after Eastern Power and Gas sought to renegotiate a gas‑aggregation contract the city believes the supplier has not earned cause to reopen.
The mayor told the Cortland City Council on April 7, 2025 that an Environmental Protection Agency review of city water and wastewater operations produced no violations and praised city staff who assembled required information.
"We had no violation," the mayor said, and named staff who helped prepare the submission, including Christine Dorma, Chris Meyer, Michael Smith and Jason McCollum; the mayor also credited coordination by interim service staff.
Separately, the mayor reported that Eastern Power and Gas — the city's natural‑gas aggregator — has sought to renegotiate the contract that runs through September 2026. The mayor said the city and its broker reviewed the supplier's stated reasons and concluded they did not meet contractual grounds for reopening the agreement.
"It is the position of the city that they must perform under the contract," the mayor said, adding that the city filed a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and had discussed the matter with Enbridge, which oversees aspects of the aggregation program. The mayor said other public entities in northeastern Ohio have pursued similar positions and that some communities accepted a new offer from the supplier; Cortland has not.
On electric aggregation, the mayor said the market remains unsettled and the city is monitoring conditions before the next aggregation decision this summer.
In departmental reports the finance director, Patty, reported the city received a grant of about $6,300 to pay for cloud storage for body‑camera video. Patty noted the grant covers storage only and that the city would still need to purchase cameras if it decides to expand body‑camera use.
The mayor asked that thanks be passed on to the staff who prepared the EPA materials; council moved on to other business and then into an executive session on personnel.
