§ 158-766. Filing requirements and procedure.

(a)

Filing of plan. The city council shall establish a schedule whereby each utility shall file with the city council every two years a 20-year least-cost resource plan and an application for approval of that plan. Copies of the plan shall be provided to the clerk of council (in duplicate), each member of the city council, the mayor, the city attorney, the director of the city council utilities regulatory office, the director of the city council research staff the director of the department of finance, and other parties as defined in article III. The application for review and approval of the plan shall clearly identify:

(1)

The name of the applicant and address of the principal place of business of the applicant.

(2)

The name, title and address of the person authorized to receive notices and communications with respect to the application.

(3)

The location or locations that the public may inspect a copy of the application.

(4)

That information utilized in the plan which has been summarized, aggregated, or otherwise formatted in order to protect confidential information and/or agreements.

(5)

That specific information which cannot be effectively summarized, aggregated, or otherwise formatted to protect confidential information, but which is covered by proprietary agreements that the utility is requesting be filed pursuant to a protective agreement allowing limited access to and distribution of such information to the parties to the LCP proceeding. The city council shall consider, consistent with applicable law, the utility's request for protective relief.

(b)

Plan distribution. A copy of the executive summary, subject summaries, the plan, or any requested combination thereof, shall be made available free of charge to any member of the public and interested parties, upon written request to the utility.

(Code 1956, § 52-352(a), (b); M.C.S., Ord. No. 16,672, 10-6-94; M.C.S., Ord. No. 21480, § 4, 4-1-04; M.C.S., Ord. No. 21536, § 1, 5-6-04)