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Residents press O'Fallon City council on electric-aggregation opt-out and recent spending
Summary
At the May 4 O'Fallon City council meeting, residents questioned the city's electric aggregation opt-out process and reviewed line items in the city warrant; staff responded with contract timing, program history and grant context for a major trail project.
Residents at O'Fallon City’s May 4 council meeting raised concerns about the city’s electric aggregation program and several recent warrant expenditures, prompting staff to explain how the program works and to cite a state grant for a multi-million-dollar trail project.
Barnett Miller, who identified himself during the first public-comment period, criticized the way the city enrolls customers in the electric aggregation program, saying customers are automatically placed into the municipal contract unless they call to opt out. "That's not free market," Miller said, asking that his remark be placed on the record.
Another resident identified as "Vermoair Ward 3" ran through items on the warrant report and singled out multiple charges, including a…
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