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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-249 . . '. RESOLUTION NO. 96- 249 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY; AND DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF STILL WATER AS ITS MEMBER ON THE BOARD OF THE SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater is authorized by Minnesota Statues, Section 471.59 to enter into joint and cooperative agreements with other governmental units; and WHEREAS, the Suburban Rate Authority has been an effective voice for suburban Metropolitan Area cities and residents, as a regulatory body from 1996 through 1974 and as an intervenor in gas, electric and telecommunications matters from 1975 to the present; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it is in that the City's best interest to cooperate with other municipalities in the monitoring of utility services int he Metropolitan Area by participating in the Suburban Rate Authority; and WHEREAS, the SRA has offered an associate membership to the City through June 30, 1997, with a waiver of the assessment of $400.00 per year per 5,000 in population, or fraction thereof; and WHEREAS there are numerous important issues facing cities in gas, electric and telecommunications matters that require joint and cooperative efforts by and among cities. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota as follows: 1. The City of Stillwater will become an associate member of the SRA in accordance with the terms of the SRA offer of August 9, 1996. The City Coordinator and Administrative Assistant are authorized and directed to execute and deliver the documents and certificates necessary to effect associate membership in the SRA. 2. The city coordinator is authorized and directed to contact the SRA regarding the City's decision to become an associate ember as offered and to obtain the details of associate membership. 3. The City Coordinator is designated as the City's first director on the Board of Directors of the Suburban Rate Authority and the Administrative Assistant is designated as the alternate. 4. The City Clerk is directed to prepare a certified copy of this resolution for filing and mailing to the Suburban Rate Authority. Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 15th day of October, 1996. -cj/~ mble, Mayor ATTEST: Modi