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Chippewa Lake council adopts resolution backing OML challenge to AT&T tariff
Summary
The Village of Chippewa Lake council unanimously adopted Resolution 515-25 on Jan. 13, 2025, supporting the Ohio Municipal Leagues challenge to an AT&T tariff application that, according to the OML notice, could shift utility relocation costs to municipalities.
The Village of Chippewa Lake council voted unanimously on Jan. 13 to adopt Resolution 515-25, a measure backing the Ohio Municipal Leagues challenge to an AT&T tariff application at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Mayor Joanne Dodaro raised the OML notice during new business and Solicitor Allan Michelson read the resolutions first reading.
Councilor Lowell (Bud) Hardesty moved to waive the second and third readings of the resolution; Barbara Hunter seconded the motion and the council voted 6 ayes, 0 nays. Bud then moved to adopt Resolution 515-25 as an emergency, again seconded by Barb; the motion passed 6-0. The resolution expresses the Villages support for OMLs challenge to an AT&T tariff application that OML said would shift costs associated with moving utilities from the carriers to local governments.
The council took the vote during the Jan. 13 regular meeting after a brief discussion prompted by Mayor Dodaros request that members consider the OML notice and its implications for municipalities. No council member recorded a dissenting vote on the motions to waive readings or adopt the resolution. The resolution was identified in the minutes as Resolution 515-25; the minutes do not list any specific mitigation steps or follow-up tasks beyond the adoption vote.
The council adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
