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Mt. Healthy council adopts emergency ordinance to continue electricity aggregation with DynaG
Summary
After a first reading and a motion to suspend the two-reading rule, the Mt. Healthy City Council adopted Ordinance 26-2071 to continue its governmental electricity aggregation program with DynaG; staff said residents can opt out without fees and a firm lock-in date will be confirmed.
Mt. Healthy’s City Council on a unanimous roll-call vote adopted Ordinance 26-2071, an emergency measure authorizing continuation of the city’s governmental electricity aggregation program with opt-out provisions and directing the city manager to enter a supply agreement with DynaG Energy Services.
The ordinance was introduced as a first reading and debated in detail by council and staff, who described recent price history, supplier options and recommended a 25-month term with DynaG. City manager Bauer told council the city’s current aggregation program expires in May, the short-term goal is to keep average supply below 10¢ per kilowatt-hour, and the presentation showed a recent two-year comparison that had rates near 8.81¢ before market increases.
Council members asked about deadlines to lock in a rate, the relative risks of 12–13 month versus 25-month terms and whether regional developments such as proposed data centers could affect capacity and upward pressure on rates. Bauer said supplier representatives can be invited to the next meeting and that staff receives daily rate updates; he agreed to confirm the firm lock-in deadline and share it with council.
A member moved to suspend the two-reading rule so the measure could be voted on the same night; after a second, the suspension passed by roll call. The council then voted to adopt the ordinance by roll call. Staff and council reiterated that the aggregation program operates on an opt-out basis and that, per staff, there are typically no fees to opt out. Members were directed to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) apples-to-apples comparison tool for residents who want to compare retail offers.
The council did not record a final fixed supply rate at the meeting; staff said they would monitor daily price updates and finalize the lock-in date as recommended by the supplier. The ordinance cites authority under Ohio Revised Code provisions referenced during the meeting.
