CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council will consider implementing a SmartMeter moratorium in the city and also will discuss the hiring process for a new city administrator when it meets this week.
The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, for a closed session to discuss pending litigation before the open session of the meeting convenes at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
One of the main items on the Thursday agenda is the consideration of adopting a moratorium on Pacific Gas & Electric's SmartMeter installations and passage of a resolution supporting AB 37, which would require the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to establish alternatives to the wireless meters.
On March 8, the Board of Supervisors adopted a temporary SmartMeter moratorium, approved a letter to legislators and the governor supporting AB 37, and directed staff to begin legal action to stop the installations, as Lake County News has reported.
Since then, the CPUC has directed PG&E to present an opt-out plan for customers, a plan PG&E has stated it plans to file this Friday.
Earlier this month Council member Jeri Spittler asked for the item to be placed on the agenda, with interim City Administrator Steve Albright suggesting that the county's ordinance could be a basis for the ordinance the council considers.
The other business item on the agenda is the process the council will adopt to review and interview candidates for the city administrator position.
Albright is filling the position on a temporary basis. He told the council in a previous meeting that the goal is to hire a new city administrator ready to start work on or around June 1.
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