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Council gives second reading to ordinance authorizing joint streetlight price negotiations
Summary
City held the second reading and public hearing for Ordinance 25-0-866, expressing intent to negotiate jointly with neighboring cities on a single price schedule for street lighting; no public comment was made and council voted to advance the ordinance by roll call.
Riverside City Council held the second reading and public hearing for Ordinance 25‑0‑866, which expresses the city's intent to enter joint negotiations with neighboring municipalities for a single price schedule under which electric light services would be furnished for street lighting.
The clerk read the ordinance by title only, consistent with the city charter. The mayor opened a public hearing at 6:16 p.m.; no members of the public came forward and the hearing was closed at 6:17 p.m. Council had no further discussion and approved the ordinance on a roll‑call vote.
Roll call on Ordinance 25‑0‑866: Miss Lomach — Yes; Mister Denning — Yes; Mister Brown — Yes; Miss Frey — Yes; Mister Joseph — Yes; Mister Maxfield — Yes; Mayor Peter J. Williams — Yes. The ordinance advanced following the second reading and public‑hearing process.
Clarifying detail: the ordinance authorizes the city to negotiate jointly with other cities on a single price schedule for street‑lighting services to be furnished by third‑party providers identified in the ordinance (MBL and AES were named in staff remarks). No public comments were received during the hearing; council did not amend the ordinance at the meeting.
