Feb 17 2010
News Release: City Light Review Panel
Below is the press release I issued today (2/17/2010) concerning a new Seattle City Light Review Panel.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 17, 2010
Seattle City Council to Build New City Light Review Panel
Group will help guide strategic planning, financial policies and rate reviews
Seattle – Today Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell announced the City Council is seeking candidates for membership on the new City Light Review Panel which replaces the City Light Advisory Committee. That group terminated on January 31, 2010.
The Council intends to re-define the governance of City Light with the new Review Panel. Previously, the Council engaged two separate committees that worked on City Light issues. The City Light Advisory Committee previously had five members who worked on a wide array of issues with general oversight. The City Light Rate Advisory Committee had nine members who specifically worked on rate issues.
The new Review Panel examines the functions of the former groups and establishes nine members from a cross-section of citizens from business leaders to people on the neighborhood level. Its purpose will be scoped and focused, charged with reviewing and assessing City Light’s strategic plan; assisting in community outreach to discuss the strategic plan; independently assessing the adequacy of City Light’s financial policies and reviewing changes to City Light’s rates.
“The people and businesses demand a utility that represents their interests; cost efficient, reliable power that is environmentally sustainable. To be competitive, the utility must rely on the hard work and ingenuity of its employees, coupled with the needs and demands of its customers. This panel puts that infrastructure in place,” said Councilmember Harrell.
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