HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4500 Resolution No. 4500
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE 1985 RATE INCREASE REQUEST
SUBMITTED BY GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 4491
WHEREAS, General Telephone Company of California filed, on October 1,
1984, a request with the California Public Utilities Commission to impose a
$90 million surcharge on customers in 1985; and
WHEREAS, if fully approved by the Public Utilities Commission, the
surcharge would increase the City's cost of doing business by raising the
City's telephone expenses by 6.6% per month.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by Downey City Council that:
SECTION 1. The City Council opposes the most recent rate request submitted by
General Telephone Company of California and urges the Public Utilities
Commission to reject it.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is directed to transmit copies of this Resolution
to the Public Utilities Commission, Governor Deukmejian, Senator Paul
Carpenter and Assemblymember Wayne Grisham.
SECTION 3. Resolution 4491 is hereby repealed.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of December, 196'.
Randall R. Barb, `ayor
ATTEST:
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the
llth day of December, 1984, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Davila, Santangelo, Boggs, Cormack, Barb
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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