Discussion and action to direct the City Manager to amend the City of El Paso’s State and Federal Legislative Agendas to include advocacy support for policies that promote utility affordability by strengthening consumer protections, reducing unnecessary costs borne by residential ratepayers, increasing transparency and accountability in utility rate-setting, expanding programs that assist househol

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Discussion and action to direct the City Manager to amend the City of El Paso’s State and Federal Legislative Agendas to include advocacy support for policies that promote utility affordability by strengthening consumer protections, reducing unnecessary costs borne by residential ratepayers, increasing transparency and accountability in utility rate-setting, expanding programs that assist households with utility affordability, encouraging investments and regulatory practices that reduce long-term utility costs, and strengthening opportunities for local governments to advocate on behalf of utility customers in regulatory proceedings.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).