Common use of Utility Policy Committee Clause in Contracts

Utility Policy Committee. Process Regarding Water Rate Approval Unless the City and the Utility Policy Committee agree on the proposed Water Rate Schedules for the Rate Year, the Rate Consultant and the Utility Policy Committee, shall meet with the City Manager (or his/her designee), City Management Services Director, City Public Services Director, and other pertinent City department heads at one or more UPC meetings to review and discuss proposed Water Rates and the Factors and Components set forth at Sections 3.6A, 8.4 and Appendix E. Prior to the City Commission taking action to establish the Water Rate Schedules for the Rate Year, the Rate Consultant (unless the City and the UPC agree that a Rate Consultant shall not be used in a particular Rate Year) and the Utility Policy Committee shall appear before the City Commission to present recommendations to the City Commission regarding the Water Rate Schedules and the Factors and Components set forth at Sections 3.6A, 8.4 and Appendix E. The City Manager (or his/her designee) shall forward the Rate Consultant’s and Utility Policy Committee’s recommendations to the City Commission and any recommendation from the City Administration, with supporting rationale. Unless the City and the Utility Policy Committee have agreed to Water Rate Schedules in advance of the Rate Year, the Kalamazoo City Commission shall adopt and implement the Rate Consultant’s recommended Water Rate Schedules or reject the proposed Water Rate Schedules and direct the Rate Consultant to prepare revised Water Rate Schedules for City Commission consideration after consultation with and input from the Utility Policy Committee. If the Utility Policy Committee disagrees with the Kalamazoo City Commission’s decision regarding the Water Rate Schedules, the Utility Policy Committee may invoke the dispute resolution process set forth Article 20.

Utility Policy Committee. Process Regarding Water Rate Approval Unless the City and the Utility Policy Committee agree on the proposed Water Rate Schedules for the Rate Year, the Rate Consultant and the Utility U tility Policy Committee, shall meet with the City Manager (or his/her designee), City Management Services Director, City Public Services Director, and other pertinent City department heads at one or more UPC U PC meetings to review and discuss proposed Water Rates and the Factors and Components set forth at Sections 3.6A, 8.4 and Appendix E. Prior to the City Commission taking action to establish the Water Rate Schedules for the Rate Year, the Rate Consultant (unless the City and the UPC agree that a Rate Consultant shall not be used in a particular Rate Year) and the Utility Policy Committee shall appear before the City Commission to present recommendations to the City Commission regarding the Water Rate Schedules and the Factors and Components set forth at Sections 3.6A, 8.4 and Appendix E. The City Manager (or his/her designee) shall forward the Rate Consultant’s and Utility U tility Policy Committee’s recommendations to the City Commission and any recommendation from the City Administration, with supporting rationale. Unless the City and the Utility U tility Policy Committee have agreed to Water Rate Schedules in advance of the Rate Year, the Kalamazoo City Commission shall adopt and implement the Rate Consultant’s recommended Water Rate Schedules or reject the proposed Water Rate Schedules and direct the Rate Consultant to prepare revised Water Rate Schedules for City Commission consideration after consultation with and input from the Utility Policy Committee. If the Utility U tility Policy Committee disagrees with the Kalamazoo City Commission’s decision regarding the Water Rate Schedules, the Utility U tility Policy Committee may invoke the dispute resolution process set forth Article 20.