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Florence council approves first reading to allow 20-year electric franchise bids
Summary
The Florence City Council gave first reading to ordinance O-19-2025, authorizing the city to solicit bids for a nonexclusive 20-year electric franchise and reserving the right to impose a franchise fee up to 5% of gross receipts; council voted 6-0 to advance the ordinance to the bidding stage.
The Florence City Council on Aug. 19 gave first reading to ordinance O-19-2025, an ordinance that would authorize the city to solicit bids for a nonexclusive 20-year electric franchise for placement of transmission, distribution and retail electrical facilities in city rights-of-way.
City staff described the ordinance as a procedural step to enable public bidding rather than a decision to change rates or immediately impose a fee. City staff member Hunt said,…
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