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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JOULE LEGAL FEE AGREEMENT

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Activeformal_resolutionongoingApprove the Legal Fee Agreement between the municipalities and Joule Assets Inc. to memorialize payment of legal fees by Joule in connection with litigation against Columbia Utilities, LLC, with no cost to the Town, and authorize the Supervisor to execute the Agreement.
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2022-10-11
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2022-10-11
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RESOLVED

  1. The Agreement between the municipalities and Joule is hereby approved. Nothing in this Resolution authorizes the expenditure of funds for such purpose.
  2. Supervisor Robert McKeon, or in his absence Deputy Supervisor William Hamel, is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement in substantially the form on file with the Town Clerk, with such changes as shall not materially affect the substance thereof and which shall be consistent with the terms of this resolution.
  3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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  • WHEREAS, by Resolution #27, the Town authorized joining with Joule Assets Inc. ("Joule") and other municipalities and parties in the commencement of litigation against Columbia Utilities, LLC, represented by Hodgson Russ LLP, to enforce the terms of the Community Choice Aggregation Electricity Supply Agreement ("Litigation")
  • WHEREAS, Joule has proposed to memorialize an agreement with the municipalities for the payment of legal fees by Joule in connection with the Litigation as set forth in the form of Legal Fee Agreement on file with the Town Clerk ("Agreement")

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2022-10-11adoptedvote: 3-0
Authorize the Joule Legal Fee Agreement with municipalities for legal fees related to Columbia Utilities, LLC litigation.
moved by McKeon · seconded by Solomon
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Resolved
  1. The Agreement between the municipalities and Joule is hereby approved. Nothing in this Resolution authorizes the expenditure of funds for such purpose.
  2. Supervisor Robert McKeon, or in his absence Deputy Supervisor William Hamel, is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement in substantially the form on file with the Town Clerk, with such changes as shall not materially affect the substance thereof and which shall be consistent with the terms of this resolution.
  3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, by Resolution #27, the Town authorized joining with Joule Assets Inc. ("Joule") and other municipalities and parties in the commencement of litigation against Columbia Utilities, LLC, represented by Hodgson Russ LLP, to enforce the terms of the Community Choice Aggregation Electricity Supply Agreement ("Litigation")
  • WHEREAS, Joule has proposed to memorialize an agreement with the municipalities for the payment of legal fees by Joule in connection with the Litigation as set forth in the form of Legal Fee Agreement on file with the Town Clerk ("Agreement")
Subject key: joule_legal_fee_agreement