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NORWAY -- The sale of renewable energy credits to a brokerage firm will earn $73,500 for the city of Norway.
The city council on Wednesday approved the sale of 30,643 vintage 2021 Renewable Energy Credits to Clear Energy Brokerage and Consulting, LLC at a price of $2.40 per credit.
Because it was an attractive price, City Manager Dan Stoltman had set up the sale prior to receiving council approval, but noted he would like the council's authorization for the record. Clear Energy Brokerage and Consulting has an office in Grand Rapids.
In other action, the council approved a measure requiring the city's Communication Department to sign a pole attachment agreement. Currently, any contractor that wishes to attach equipment to any of the Department of Power and Light/Electric Department's power poles must sign the pole attachment agreement. Up until now, the Communication Department had not been required to sign the same agreement.
The council also approved a joint funding agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey to monitor stream levels as part of the city's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license. The total amount of the program is $31,000, of which the city pays $27,120.
The agreement spans Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024, and needs to be renewed every year.
The council, in other business, took action to correct an error in the closing documents for the Municipal Employees' Retirement System. The error involved a checkbox that would have meant that sick-time lump sum buyouts would have been used as part of the final retirement calculation. Correcting the error would not cost the city.
The council accepted the resignation of Judy Carlson from the Jake Menghini Museum Board and approved the appointment of Douglas Lindsley in Carlson's place. Mayor Candy Brew thanked Carlson for her service to the museum.