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Shaker Heights council authorizes mayor to select electric supplier after debate over RFP exclusions
Summary
City council voted to allow the mayor to select an electric supplier for the cityaggregate program and declared the ordinance an emergency after discussion about RFP timing and the exclusion then later inclusion of NOPEC and SOPEC in the bid process.
Shaker Heights City Council voted 7-0 March 31 to authorize the mayor to select a supplier and enter an electric supply contract for the city's electric aggregation program, and declared the ordinance an emergency.
The ordinance gives the mayor authority to finalize a supplier after the administration refreshes proposals and negotiates terms. Director Gruber told council the city's administration requested the delegation because electricity markets are volatile and negotiating and locking a rate can require quick action that the formal legislative process does not always permit. "It's hard to go through a process of nailing down proposals and rates and then having to start the legislative process because it does take time," Gruber said.
The decision followed public comment from resident Helen Sheehan, who urged council to reject the proposal, restart the RFP process and…
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