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Committee amends EV charging ordinance to cap spending, tables original bill
Summary
A substitute ordinance giving the director of public works authority to hire consultants to manage city-owned EV charging stations, set user fees and create a dedicated revenue fund was amended by the Utilities Committee on April 17 to include a $100,000 "not to exceed" cap on purchases and contracts.
A substitute ordinance giving the director of public works, on behalf of the Office of Sustainability, authority to hire consultants to operate city-owned electric vehicle charging stations, set user fees and create a dedicated revenue fund was amended by the Utilities Committee on April 17 to include a not-to-exceed spending cap.
The committee added language limiting purchases and contracts tied to the charging program to $100,000 without additional legislative approval, and then tabled an earlier, related ordinance (1329-2024) that had been on the agenda.
The amendment was proposed and moved on the committee floor and adopted after discussion about how revenue and spending would be handled. Chairman Casey led the committee’s consideration; the administration said the ordinance creates a revenue fund in which fees collected from station users will be deposited and…
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