The village is using an opt out form of governmental aggregation pursuant to 20 Illinois Compiled Statutes 3855/1-92. Any such person that opts out of the aggregation program pursuant to stated procedure will default to the standard service offer provided by ComEd until the person chooses an alternative supplier.
When a successful supply offer is found the village shall order the eligible customer list from ComEd. ComEd shall turn over the list to the village upon request. Once the list is obtained, it will be shared with the selected supplier and they will have thirty (30) days from the village's receipt of the data to mail the opt out notices to all eligible members receiving an offer.
The selected supplier will be required to pay for printing and mailing of opt out disclosure notices. The notices will be mailed to the owner or occupant residing at the electric account mailing address shown on ComEd's customer list. The selected supplier and the village will agree upon the format of the opt out notice prior to mailing it to eligible members. A village official will sign the notice and it will contain the village's name and logo on the outside to clearly indicate to the recipient that it is a notice from the village.
Prior to mailing opt out notices, a thorough review will be performed to see that all eligible members receiving an offer are sent the notice. The review process will include the efforts of numerous parties and utilize a number of resources as specified in section 3.32.040 of this chapter.
Following acceptance of an offer by the village, the supplier will mail opt out notices to eligible members receiving an offer. Members will have at least twenty one (21) days from the postmark date on the notice to postmark the return opt out card if they do not wish to participate in the village's program. The supplier may offer additional means of opting out, such as, a toll free phone number, website, e-mail address, or fax number. The selected supplier will not enroll those accounts opting out from the program.
In the event that an eligible member is inadvertently not sent an opt out notice and is omitted from the program, the supplier shall, upon request, enroll the eligible member at the group rate for the remaining term.
All members of the program will also be given an opportunity to opt out without penalty at least once every three (3) years.
Procedure steps:
A. The selected supplier and the village will agree upon the format of the opt out notice prior to mailing it to eligible members;
B. The selected supplier will distribute an opt out form to all eligible members via first class U.S. mail;
C. Recipients will have at least twenty one (21) days from the postmark on the notice to notify the selected supplier if they do not want to be part of the program;
D. Members will be able to opt out by returning an opt out card via U.S. mail to the selected supplier. The supplier may offer additional means of opting out, such as a toll free phone number, website, e-mail address, or fax number;
E. Additionally, members who do not opt out per subsection D of this section will receive written notification from ComEd stating that they are about to be switched. That notice will inform them that they have seven (7) days to rescind the contract by contacting ComEd; and
F. The selected supplier will not enroll those accounts opting out from the program.
The opt out notice will clearly notify the program members of the rates to be charged for electricity and other terms of the contract with the selected supplier. (Ord. 2013-O-07)