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• RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester that the Common
Council concurs in the resolution of the Rochester Public Utility Board appended hereto, which
resolution requests approval for the City to declare the week of October 5-11 as Public Power
Week in Rochester, Minnesota.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY.-OF '('4&bt , 2008
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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APPROVED THIS DAY OF . ' 2008
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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RESOLUTION
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING PUBLIC POWER WEEK, OCTOBER 5-11, 2008
ROCHESTER PUBLIC UTILITIES HELPS OUR COMMUNITY IN POWERFUL WAYS
WHEREAS, we,the citizens of Rochester,Minnesota,place high value on local control over
community services and therefore have chosen to operate a community-owned, locally
controlled,not-for-profit electric utility and, as consumers and owners of our electric utility,
have a direct say in utility operations and policies; and
WHEREAS, Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) provides our homes,businesses, farms, social
service, and local government agencies with reliable, efficient, and cost-effective electricity
employing sound business practices designed to ensure the best possible service at not-for-
profit rates; and
WHEREAS,RPU is a valuable community asset that contributes substantially to the well-being
of local citizens through energy efficiency,customer service, environmental protection,
economic development, and safety awareness; and
WHEREAS, RPU is a dependable and trustworthy institution whose local operation provides
many consumer protections and continues to make our community a better place in which to
live and work, as well as contributes to protecting the global environment;
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:that RPU will continue to work to bring lower-cost,
safe,reliable electricity to community homes and businesses just as it has since 1894,the year
when the utility was created to serve all the citizens of Rochester; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the week of October 5-11 be designated the 22nd
annual Public Power Week in order to honor RPU for its contributions to the community and to
make its consumer-owners,policy makers,and employees more aware of its contributions to
their well-being and how it makes their lives powerful; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:that our community joins hands with more than 2,000 other
public power systems in the United States in this celebration of public power and recognition
• that RPU is good for consumers,business,the community, and the nation.
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Passed by the Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, this 30t' day of
September,2008.
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