Here is the draft proposal for an energy consultant that City Manager Doyon presented to the Commissioners.
According to Commissioner Jolley, this "seemed" to be approved, but it should be coming back to them for a formal vote at a City Commission meeting. Let's hope so.
According to Commissioner Jolley, this "seemed" to be approved, but it should be coming back to them for a formal vote at a City Commission meeting. Let's hope so.
5 comments:
Looks like they want another cheerleader, not an honest review.
Task 1
Perform an organizational and oerational assessment of Electric City Power
- HIRE ONE PERSON WHO KNOWS WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON
Task 2
Perform a comprehensive financial analysis of ECP
- GUARENTEED TO LOSE MONEY
Task 3 Evaluate Risk
THERE IS NO RISK, THE LOSS IS GUARANTEED
Task 4 Identify Alternatives
Based on conclusions from Tasks 1, 2, & 3, provide options and alternatives for the City Commission and ECP to consider including:
Key Specific Deliverables:
Recommendations for continuing operation of ECP
- NO
Recommendations on continuing the relationship with Southern
- NO
Recommendations on continuing an membership relationship with SME
- NO
Long-term viability of ECP
- NOT LIKELY AFTER THE ELECTION
Steps required to insure ECP is financially feasible and/or an exit strategy from the energy utility
business
- HAVE AN ELECTION, TOSS THE BUMS OUT.
Selling or discontinuing existing ECP customer power contracts
- WHO IS GOING TO BUY A CONTRACT GUARENTEED TO LOSE MONEY
Appropriate level of return on investment for ECP
- INFINITY AND BEYOND
Is it really that hard?
This amounts to nothing more than another self assessment. Remember the animal shelter review by the GF police?
An independent citizen's oversight panel is needed to review ECP. Let them write the SOW and select the consultant. We already know the commission dingbats will result in a 4-1 vote in favor of continuation of ECP if left on their own
Open government DEMANDS that this
be deliberated over before the public. As I've often said, in Democracy the majority can rule, but the minority must be heard. Any consultant hired MUST have access to all records to include
the 'secret box', otherwise it's
a futile effort and waste of taxpayers funds. Let's hope for
a candid and honest assessment.
Basically what the city is now asking a consultant to come up with is a "Business Plan". Why wasn't that done at the beginning instead of at the end of this fiasco?
There were plenty of folks, myself included, who have asked this question from day one and never gotten a straight answer from anyone on the ECP Board or staff.
A proper "Business Plan" would have identified the hurdles and methods to avoid them had there been one.
The city has no idea how to run a profitable business of ANY kind much-less one as complicated as this.
Pathetic!
Post a Comment