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Energy commissioners press city on vacancies and on staff coordination for municipal energy study
Summary
Energy commissioners urged the city on Jan. 14 to fill long-standing vacancies and raised objections that staff advanced a Phase 2 municipal energy utility study recommendation directly to City Council without first resolving commission input.
Commissioners used the Jan. 14 Energy Commission meeting to press city staff and council liaisons on two governance matters: unfilled commission seats and recent council-level action on a potential Phase 2 municipal energy utility (MEU) study.
Chair Gabriel Harp noted the Energy Commission currently has nine members though the bylaws allow up to 15. Multiple commissioners said seats have been vacant for 18–24 months and that the commission has no youth member at present. One commissioner warned that the smaller membership reduces the commission’s capacity to…
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