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The Village to consider Aug. 25 special election to grant 25-year electric franchise
Summary
City staff presented a proclamation to set a special election asking voters to grant a 25-year franchise for the electric distribution system and discussed a proposed 3% franchise fee passed through to customer meters; utility and residents raised questions about maintenance and service-line responsibility.
Clerk opened discussion of Proclamation 030092026, which would call a special election in The Village on Aug. 25 asking voters to grant a 25-year franchise to a global gas-electric company for installation, operation and maintenance of the city's electric distribution system. Staff said the proposed franchise would include a 3% franchise fee on electric sales, collected at the meter and passed through to customers.
Committee member (speaker 4) asked what would happen if voters rejected the franchise and raised concerns about infrastructure upkeep. Agency official (speaker 7), speaking for the utility, said customers are responsible for the service from a house to the pole and that the utility handles maintenance from line to line; the utility representative also described the customer service line and offered cards for residents to report service issues.
Clerk read the proclamation language and formal agenda item; no formal vote or motion on the proclamation was recorded in the transcript. The council discussed timelines and next steps for placing the measure before voters but did not record an outcome in the provided transcript.
The matter will move forward as an agenda item for council consideration; the transcript does not record a recorded motion, mover/second, or vote tally.
