[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 2, Art.
VI, of the 1972 Code; amended in its entirety 10-1-1991 by Ord. No. 2662]
There is hereby designated an employee within
existing City staff who shall be known as the "local energy officer
(LEO)." This person shall be the City Engineer, Building Official
or someone with similar technical training. This person shall be designated
by the City Manager.
There is hereby created a committee which shall
be known as the "Energy Management Committee."
The Energy Management Committee shall consist
of five members to be appointed by a majority vote of the City Council.
A.
The term of office of a member of the Energy Management
Committee shall be two years and shall end the last day of April.
For the original appointive members, one member shall serve for one
year, two members shall serve for two years and two members shall
serve for three years. The individual term of office of an original
appointive member shall be determined by the Mayor in such manner
as he shall select.
B.
Any vacancy which occurs shall be filled for the unexpired
term in the same manner as the original appointment.
C.
In addition to the provisions of § 5-2 of this Code, a member who shall miss three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the Committee shall cease to be a member. The vacancy created shall be filled by an appointment of a new member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term by a majority vote of the City Council.
D.
The term of office for the LEO shall be established
by the City Manager.
A.
The Energy Management Committee and LEO shall hold
a regular monthly meeting. The members of the Committee shall determine
the time and place of such meetings. The local energy officer, the
City Manager, the Mayor or any three members of the Energy Management
Committee may call a special meeting.
The members of the Energy Management Committee
shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for such
reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as
allowed by the City Council. The LEO shall be compensated through
his/her salary.
The Energy Management Committee shall elect
from its membership a Vice Chairman and a Secretary to serve for terms
of one year. The LEO shall serve as the Chairman of the Committee.
The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Committee,
and certify to the Chairman that proper notice has been given to the
City Clerk and the public of all meetings.
A.
The Energy Management Committee shall act as an advisory
committee to the City Council and City Manager.
B.
Copies of City utility bills, contracts, franchise
agreements and records pertaining to expenditures shall be made available
to the Committee upon request.
C.
The Committee shall develop an ongoing energy management
program (EMP) to be implemented Citywide as a method of:
(1)
Reducing energy costs by identifying energy management
opportunities for which effective solutions are commercially available.
(2)
Developing and maintaining a regularly scheduled maintenance
program of all facilities.
(3)
Identifying and implementing "low cost/no cost measures"
for proper energy management.
(4)
Developing strategies for future energy management
measures.
(5)
Conducting technology seminars with manufacturers
to keep abreast of current technology and future trends.
D.
The Committee shall monitor the EMP on an ongoing
basis to ensure the program is obtaining the desired objectives, forecast
savings, and policies of the program's current direction.
E.
The Committee shall prepare quarterly reports involving
the status, current objectives, goals and accomplishments of the energy
management program.
F.
The Committee shall hold two public meetings annually
to obtain citizen input, and to inform the citizens of the current
status, objectives, goals and accomplishments of the EMP.
G.
The Committee Chairman shall present the quarterly
reports to the City Council with recommendations for consideration
of implementation.
H.
The Committee Secretary shall provide copies of the
minutes to the office of City Clerk within 10 days from the date of
their approval.
