Government accountability is on full display in Plano, and the City Council should pass a strong ethics ordinance to make sure it stays that way. Last week, .
Plano denies Oncor’s request to raise rates as council questions company about February power outages
The city and others are voting according to guidance from a steering committee made up of more than 140 cities in north and central Texas that Oncor serves.
A water tower near High Mesa Drive in Plano.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)
5:40 AM on May 26, 2021 CDT
Plano City Council members voted unanimously Monday to reject a request by Oncor to raise distribution rates and also questioned a representative about the company’s response to February’s winter storms.
Plano and other cities are voting according to guidance from a steering committee of more than 140 cities in north and central Texas that Oncor serves, city documents state. The committee is preparing a uniform response to Oncor’s request and will work together on future negotiations or potential litigation.
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The Plano City Council narrowly passed an ordinance on Tuesday evening that mandates council member recusals on the basis of campaign contributions. The ordinance holds that any donation greater than $1,000 creates a conflict of interest on matters in which the donor could materially benefit from a council memberâs vote.
The sponsors of the ordinance, Councilpersons Rick Smith and Lily Bao, anticipated that the vote would be swift and uncontroversial, but the meeting became heated as Mayor Pro Tem Kayci Prince expressed concern over the billâs language.
âThe way Iâm interpreting that,â she said, âit means that any person that gives me $1,000 â any person, any organization â if they have something before us that they are lobbying for, then I need to step down.âÂ