Title
Introduction of Incorporated County of Los Alamos Code Ordinance No 02-324, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 40, Article II, Division 2, Section 40-63 to Extend the Option of Redirecting Department of Public Utilities Profit Transfers by Council Action to the Joint Utility System Fund for Purposes Designated by the Council.
Recommended Action
I move that Council introduce Incorporated County of Los Alamos Code Ordinance 02-324 as presented.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Board, Commission, or Committee Recommendation
The Board of Public Utilities and Utilities Manager recommend approval of the motion as presented.
Body
On February 25, 2020, Incorporated County of Los Alamos Code Ordinance No 02-302 was adopted by County Council to redirect profit transfer from both the gas and electric utilities for a period of three years from FY 2020 until FY 2022. As part of the FY 2022 Budget preparation, DPU staff had prepared a 10-Year Profit Transfer Budget Options for renewal and replacement of utility infrastructure that supports the need to extend this period for an additional ten years. The BPU/Council sub-committee discussed in October 2021 and recommended to extend this period for another 10 years. To extend this Ordinance for another ten years it requires the ordinance modify the dates under Section 40-63 (12) (c) until 2032. This simple revision enables the Council to redirect the profit transfers within the DPU for purposes as specified by the Council for accelerating investment in utility infrastructure.
Alternatives
County Council could elect to wait to endorse these items pending further discussion, however because of the budget preparation, review, and approval process and schedule, such action would result in having to prepare two drafts of the FY23-24 Budget, one including the profit transfer, and another with no profit transfer. The BPU/Council sub-committee, Coun...
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