AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Meeting Date: August 28, 2006

From: Jack Rogers, Gas Director

Subject:                      Resolution authorizing the appointment of Director and Alternate Director of Florida Gas Utility.

Staff Recommendation:

Staff recommends approval of a resolution appointing Harmon F. Bynum Jr., as a Director and Jackson G. Rogers Jr. as Alternate Director of Florida Gas Utility and appointing Harmon F. Bynum Jr., as Project Participant Representative and Jackson G. Rogers Jr. as Alternate Project Participant Representative for the Public Gas Partners Project of Florida Gas Utility.

Analysis:

The City of Leesburg obtains natural gas from Florida Gas Utility for resale to its customers.  The Board of Directors of Florida Gas Utility is made up of participating members of whom the City of Leesburg is one.  The City Of Leesburg is also a participating member of the Public Gas Partner Project.  Recent staff changes require appointment of Director and Alternate for continued representation and participation in decisions that directly affect the City of Leesburg.  Harmon Bynum has served in this capacity during the entirety of the City of Leesburg’s affiliation with Florida Gas Utility and in addition to the above appointments, has recently been asked to serve on the Executive Committee of Florida Gas Utility. 

Options:

1.  Approve the resolution to Appoint Harmon F. Bynum Jr. as Director and Jackson G. Rogers Jr. as Alternate Director of Florida Gas Utility and Harmon F. Bynum Jr. as Public Gas Partner Project Representative and Jackson G. Rogers Jr. as Alternate Representative.

2.  Such alternative action as the Commission may deem appropriate

Fiscal Impact: 

This action has no direct fiscal impact. 

Submission Date and Time:    8/23/2006 7:05 PM8/23/2006 12:55 PM____

Department: ____Gas____________ Prepared by:  __Jack Rogers_______                      Attachments:         Yes____   No __X____ Advertised:   ____Not Required __X____ Dates:   __________________________                      Attorney Review :       Yes___  No _X___ _________________________________            Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head __JR______ Finance  Dept. __________________                                    Deputy C.M. ___________________                                          Submitted by: City Manager _________RS__________

Account No. _________________ Project No. ___________________ WF No. ______________________ Budget  ______________________ Available _____________________

RESOLUTION NO._______________

A resolution of the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK to appoint Harmon F. Bynum Jr., as a Director and Jackson G. Rogers Jr. as Alternate Director of Florida Gas Utility and appointing Harmon F. Bynum Jr., as Project Participant Representative and Jackson G. Rogers Jr. as Alternate Project Participant Representative For the Public Gas Partners Project of Florida Gas Utility. 

            WHEREAS, the City of Leesburg is a member of Florida Gas Utility, a public body corporate and politic formed under the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act, and

            WHEREAS, membership in Florida Gas Utility provides for representation of its members on its Board of Directors, and

WHEREAS, the City of Leesburg obtains natural gas from Florida Gas Utility for resale to customers of the City, and

WHEREAS, the City of Leesburg has executed a gas purchase agreement to obtain part of its natural gas requirements through Florida Gas Utility Public Gas Partners Project, and

WHEREAS, the Florida Gas Utility Public Gas Partners Project requires the appointment of a Project Participant Representative,

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA:

            THAT Harmon F. Bynum, Jr. of the City of Leesburg is hereby appointed to serve as a Director of the Board of Directors of Florida Gas Utility  from this day forward and Jackson G. Rogers Jr. of the City of Leesburg is hereby appointed to serve as an alternate in the event of Director’s absence or disability, and

            THAT Harmon F. Bynum, Jr. of the City of Leesburg is hereby appointed to serve as Project Participant Representative for the Public Gas Partners Project from this day forward and Jackson G. Rogers Jr. of the City of Leesburg is hereby appointed to serve as alternate Project Participant Representative, and

 THAT this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, at a regular meeting held the 28^th day of August, 2006.

                                                                            __________________________

                                                                             Mayor

ATTEST:

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City Clerk