HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 77-24CILTY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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BRUCE G. NAWRC)CK1, MAYOR
E. ~SEBE'~ HEINTZ~ COUNCILMAN
WALTer LOGACZ, COUNCILMAN
GAYLE R. NORBeF]G, COUNCILMAN
KENNETH e. HENTGES, COUNCILMAN
"SERViCe iS OUR BUSINESS"
RESOLUTION 77-24
BEING A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN
PUBLIC UTILITY' RATE BASES
WHEREAS, In its recent action setting rates for the Minnesota Gas company,
the Minnesota Public Service Commission allowed inclusion of $335,000 of
charitable contributions in the Rate Base to suburban customers, and
WHEREAS, Such inclusion permits Minnegasco stockholders to profit by nine
per cent of that amount, thus increasing the cost to gas customers of such
contributions to near $365,000, and
WHEREAS, Minnegasco should not be allowed to profit from charitable contri-
butions, and
WHEREAS, the rates of Minnegasco or any other public utility are an
improper vehicle for charitable contributions, since its customers have no
choice in the decision to make such contributions, their amounts, or their
destinations, which in effect become charity assessments upon customers
without their consent, and
WHEREAS, the Commission, when questioned in this matter by the Suburban Rate
Authority, indicated that no objections had been heard from citizens,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights,
on behalf of its 7,000 or more citizen gas customers, does hereby object to
the inclusion by PSC of such contributions in the rate bases of Minnegasco or
of any other public utility, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Suburban Rate Authority is hereby reMuestem
to raise and press this issue in future rate proceedings in which it may be
a party or intervenor.
Passed this 25th day of April, 1977.
Offered by: Norberg
Seconded by: Logacz
Roll Call: All Ayes
Secretary