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City attorney proposes committee to review Nemont franchise after fiber presentations
Summary
At the April 6 Columbus City Council meeting, representatives from Nemont and UtiliSource presented plans to bring fiber to the city; City Attorney Ryan Addis recommended forming a committee to review Nemont’s franchise agreement and Councilmembers Dennis Holten and Tim Mayo volunteered to serve.
City Attorney Ryan Addis recommended at the April 6 meeting that Columbus form a review committee to examine the franchise agreement with Nemont after company representatives and UtiliSource presented plans to bring fiber internet to the city. Ryan Addis said the city should "form a committee to review the Franchise Agreement for Nemont."
Dennis Holten and Tim Mayo volunteered to serve on the committee, which the transcript says will include the Public Works Director and the Clerk-Treasurer; Ryan Addis also said he would sit on the group. The presentations by Nemont and UtiliSource outlined proposals to deliver fiber service to Columbus but did not include a final franchise or timetable for deployment.
Clerk-Treasurer Cherrie McAlexander and Public Works Director Peyton Brookshire were listed as participating staff; the council did not take a formal vote at the meeting to authorize negotiations or approve a franchise document. The next steps noted were internal review and committee meetings to examine terms and report back to the council for any formal action.
