[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 2, Art. VI, of the 1972 Code; amended in its entirety 10-1-1991 by Ord. No. 2662]
There is hereby designated an employee within existing City staff who shall be known as the "local energy officer (LEO)." This person shall be the City Engineer, Building Official or someone with similar technical training. This person shall be designated by the City Manager.
There is hereby created a committee which shall be known as the "Energy Management Committee."
The Energy Management Committee shall consist of five members to be appointed by a majority vote of the City Council.
A. 
The term of office of a member of the Energy Management Committee shall be two years and shall end the last day of April. For the original appointive members, one member shall serve for one year, two members shall serve for two years and two members shall serve for three years. The individual term of office of an original appointive member shall be determined by the Mayor in such manner as he shall select.
B. 
Any vacancy which occurs shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
C. 
In addition to the provisions of § 5-2 of this Code, a member who shall miss three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the Committee shall cease to be a member. The vacancy created shall be filled by an appointment of a new member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term by a majority vote of the City Council.
D. 
The term of office for the LEO shall be established by the City Manager.
A. 
The Energy Management Committee and LEO shall hold a regular monthly meeting. The members of the Committee shall determine the time and place of such meetings. The local energy officer, the City Manager, the Mayor or any three members of the Energy Management Committee may call a special meeting.
B. 
Except for instances wherein executive sessions are authorized by state law, all meetings shall be open to the public with proper notice given as required by the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 25 O.S. § 301 et seq.
The members of the Energy Management Committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for such reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as allowed by the City Council. The LEO shall be compensated through his/her salary.
The Energy Management Committee shall elect from its membership a Vice Chairman and a Secretary to serve for terms of one year. The LEO shall serve as the Chairman of the Committee. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Committee, and certify to the Chairman that proper notice has been given to the City Clerk and the public of all meetings.
A. 
The Energy Management Committee shall act as an advisory committee to the City Council and City Manager.
B. 
Copies of City utility bills, contracts, franchise agreements and records pertaining to expenditures shall be made available to the Committee upon request.
C. 
The Committee shall develop an ongoing energy management program (EMP) to be implemented Citywide as a method of:
(1) 
Reducing energy costs by identifying energy management opportunities for which effective solutions are commercially available.
(2) 
Developing and maintaining a regularly scheduled maintenance program of all facilities.
(3) 
Identifying and implementing "low cost/no cost measures" for proper energy management.
(4) 
Developing strategies for future energy management measures.
(5) 
Conducting technology seminars with manufacturers to keep abreast of current technology and future trends.
D. 
The Committee shall monitor the EMP on an ongoing basis to ensure the program is obtaining the desired objectives, forecast savings, and policies of the program's current direction.
E. 
The Committee shall prepare quarterly reports involving the status, current objectives, goals and accomplishments of the energy management program.
F. 
The Committee shall hold two public meetings annually to obtain citizen input, and to inform the citizens of the current status, objectives, goals and accomplishments of the EMP.
G. 
The Committee Chairman shall present the quarterly reports to the City Council with recommendations for consideration of implementation.
H. 
The Committee Secretary shall provide copies of the minutes to the office of City Clerk within 10 days from the date of their approval.