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Golf Manor executive committee moves to strip language that could commit village to legal costs in AT&T tariff resolution
Summary
The committee reviewed an Ohio Municipal League template opposing an AT&T tariff application and moved to remove a section the village solicitor said could be read as obligating the village to future legal or legislative costs; members discussed the state court precedent, a tight submission deadline and potential local impacts.
Golf Manor Village’s executive committee on Jan. 13 reviewed a rushed Ohio Municipal League template resolution opposing an AT&T tariff application and moved to recommend removing language that the village solicitor said could obligate the village to legal costs.
The committee’s action responds to outreach from the Ohio Municipal League and a pending filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Committee members said the state Supreme Court previously held that telephone companies are responsible for relocating facilities in the public interest, and that AT&T is seeking a tariff that could shift some relocation costs back to municipalities unless the commission rejects the request.
Committee members said the Municipal League provided a template resolution and asked…
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