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Public Hearing
To: Board of Directors
From: John Ulrich
Date: November 2, 2007
Subject: Public hearing on the draft 2008 Budget and electric rate change
Why this matter is before the Board: This matter is a public hearing on the Budget for 2008 and
electric rate change. We traditionally hold a hearing before adopting the District's annual Budget
and adopting an ordinance for a rate change.
History: The Board has been holding workshops about the 2008 Budget.
September 19, 2007
• Discussion of the Mission/ Goals/ Objectives
• Purchase Power Plan: 2008 Purchase Power plan scenarios
• Water Department: COP committee update and Water capital activity
October 3. 2007
• Discussion of Labor: what goes into the District labor force
• Discussion of Finance: Debt
• Discussion of Conservation: various conservation programs in relation to 2008 budget
• Discussion of the Electric Department capital expenditures: 2008 capital activity
October 17, 2007
• Discussion of Department 2008 Budgets
a. Board of Directors
b. General Manager
c. Administrative Services
d. Conservation
e. General Services
f. Electric
g. Water
• Discussion of overheads as they relate to the budget
• Discussion of reserve funds and the rate stabilization fund as they relate to the budget and
impact on rates
• Discussion of revenues and a rate change: how factors will affect and drive a rate change.
New information: The hearing was advertised in the Sierra Sun on October 30 and will be in the
Sierra Sun again on November 13. The copies of the budget were distributed to the Board at the
special meeting on October 23, 2007.
Recomm ndation: re is no action required as part of the public hearing.
Ulrich
Int im General Manager
ttachment: Draft electric retail rate ordinance
TRUCKEE DONNER
Ordi ance No. 2007 - XX
AMENDING THE ELECTRIC RETAIL RATES
WHEREAS District staff has prepared a budget for District operation for 2008; and
WHEREAS, on November 7 and 19, 2007 a public hearing was held to receive comments
from the public concerning the 2008 budget; and
WHEREAS the budget for 2008 recommends that electric retail rates be increased by
9.94% to cover increases in the costs of providing District services; and
WHEREAS on November 7 and 19, 2007 a public hearing was held to receive public
comments on proposed electric rate increase;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner
Public Utility District as follows:
Section 1. Effective 30 days from the date this ordinance is adopted the following
monthly electric rates shall be effective.
Domestic Electric Rates: Permanent Residents
Rate P 10
Customer Charge: per month $6.74
Energy Charge per kilowatt-hour $0.132
Domestic Electric Rates: Non-Permanent Residents
Rate S 10
Customer Charge: per month $6.74
Energy Charge per kilowatt-hour $0.151
Small Commercial Rates
Rate 15
Customer Charge: per month $13.07
Energy Charge per kilowatt-hour $0.158
Medium Commercial Rates
Rate 20
Customer Charge: per month $130.49
Energy Charge per kilowatt-hour $0.093
Demand Charge per kilowatt of demand $12.83
Ordinance 2007-XX 1
Large Commercial Rates
Rate 25
Customer Charge: per month $572.37
Energy Charge per kilowatt-hour $0.096
Demand Charge per kilowatt of demand $12.26
Section 2. If no protest is made pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 16078,then this
ordinance shall be effective thirty days after adoption by the board of directors of the
District.
Section 3. The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be
published in a newspaper of general circulation and posted in three places within the
District.
Section 4. The provisions of other Ordinances shall remain if effect to the extent that they
do not conflict with this ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility
District at a meeting duly called and held within the District on the nineteenth day of
November 2007 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
Tim F. Taylor, President of the Board
ATTEST:
John L. Ulrich, Clerk of the Board
Ordinance 2007-XX 2