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City Commission Meeting July 14, 2003 Page 9 Commission Input: Mayor Bruce Pronovost stated that the Commission had the options of to accept Ordinance 03-1090, reject or table. If accepted, the ordinance would go to a public hearing at a subsequent meeting. Commissioner Linda Hart stated that she would be voting in opposition to Ordinance 03-1090 and also Ordinance 03-1091. She stated that she had been elected, along with the other Commissioners, to make decisions and she would be voting against having a non-binding referendum. Commissioner Susan Doeruer stated that she was also opposed to Ordinance 03-1090 and Ordinance 03- 1091. The settlement agreement from Progress Energy seemed to be a contract worth dealing with and she was not in favor of a referendum. The Commission needs to move forward with negotiations in the process. Commissioner Al Clark stated that owning the electric distribution system was a once in a lifetime opportunity. He favored the referendum stating that the fair thing to do would be let the citizens have an opportunity for input. He favored the purchase of the electrical system stating that the thirty year decision made by the Commission should be in the best interest of the City and its citizens and the best interest is to purchase the electrical asset. Commissioner Kathy Cook stated that the timing of a referendum was not correct, the time for a referendum was six months ago. She stated that she would be voting in opposition to a non-binding referendum. MOTION: Moved by Commissioner Al Clark that Ordinance 03-1090, Referendum Election and Ballot Language Concerning Electric Franchise Issue, be approved changing the language to the earliest possible election date. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Linda Hart for discussion purposes. Discussion: Commissioner Kathy Cook said if the ordinances passes, she wanted to make the referendum binding and include the dollar amount of the purchase; also change the date of the election to September 9, 2003. Motion failed on a 4 - 1 roll call vote as follows: Commissioner Doerner - No; Commissioner Cook - No; Commissioner Hart - No; Commissioner Clark - Yes; Mayor Pronovost - No A verbatim transcript of Item #2 is available in the City Clerk's Office for review.