August 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Public Hearing and Regular Meeting
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CALL TO ORDER
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INVOCATION
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ROLL CALL
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PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FY 2023-24 BUDGET
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Public Hearing and Discussion on Proposed FY 2023-24 Budget
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COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD
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CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
Citizens are invited to address the Board on topics not already scheduled for a Public Hearing or listed on the agenda. Present your completed “Citizen’s Comment Card” to the Executive Assistant prior to the meeting. Speakers are limited to 3 minutes and should conduct themselves in a civil manner. The Board cannot act on items not listed on the agenda in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. Concerns will be addressed by GEUS Staff; they may be placed on a future agenda or addressed by some other course of response.
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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Public Testimony occurs when citizens are invited to address the Board on topics already on the agenda. Speakers will be invited to speak at the time of Board discussion for the item. Present your completed “Citizen’s Comment Card” to the Executive Assistant prior to the meeting. Speakers are limited to 2 minutes for each agenda item.
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FINANCIALS
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July 2023 Financial Report (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
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NEW BUSINESS
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CONSENT CALENDAR
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GEUS Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes - July 20, 2023
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GEUS Board of Trustees Special Meeting Minutes - August 3, 2023
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DISCUSSION ITEM
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Regulatory and Legislative Update
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ACTION ITEMS
Presenter:
Alicia Hooks
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Resolution 23-48: Implement Distributed Generation Application and Inspection Fees
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Resolution 23-49: Approve Amendments to GEUS Service Policy
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REPORTS OF GENERAL MANAGER
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July 2023 Business Services Monthly Report (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
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July 2023 Cable and Internet Monthly Report (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
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July 2023 Customer Service Monthly Report (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
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July 2023 Engineering and Operations Monthly Report (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
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July 2023 Marketing Monthly Report (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
Texas Government Code, Section 551.086: Certain Public Utilities Competitive Matters The Texas Open Meetings Act and its provisions do not require a public power utility governing body to conduct an open meeting to deliberate, vote or take final action on any competitive matter, as that term is defined by Section 552.133, Texas Government Code. Section 551.086 does not limit the right of a public power utility governing body to hold a closed session under any other exception provided for in the Open Meetings Act, supra. Discussions, deliberations, votes or other final action on matters related to GEUS competitive activity, including information that would, if disclosed, give advantage to competitors or prospective competitors and is reasonably related to one or more of the following categories of information: • generation unit specific and portfolio fixed and variable costs, including forecasts of those costs, capital improvement plans for generation units, and generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling; • bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation, and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services and strategies; • effective fuel and purchased power agreements and fuel transportation arrangements and contracts; • risk management information, contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging and storage; • plans, studies, proposals, and analyses for system improvements, additions, or sales, other than transmission and distribution system improvements inside the service area for which the public power utility is the sole certificated retail provider; and • customer billing, contract, and usage information, electric power pricing information, system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses and strategies. Texas Government Code, Section 551.071: Attorney consultation regarding pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or matters deemed subject to the Code of Professional Responsibility of the State Board of Texas, including contracts containing information proprietary to third parties. 1. Consultation with the System's Attorney on any regular session agenda item requiring confidential, attorney/client advice necessitated by the deliberation or discussion of said items. Texas Government Code, Section 551.074: PERSONNEL MATTERS (a) This chapter does not require a governmental body to conduct an open meeting (1) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee: Evaluation of GEUS Legal Counsel and contract |
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ADJOURN
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