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1 1 Section 1. Section 384.85, Code 1997, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. a. Notwithstanding section 21.5, the
1 4 governing body of a city utility, combined utility system,
1 5 city enterprise, or combined city enterprise, by a vote of a
1 6 quorum of the members of the body, may hold a closed session
1 7 to discuss business matters and marketing and pricing
1 8 strategies if its competitive position would be harmed by
1 9 public disclosure not required of potential or actual
1 10 competitors, and if no public purpose would be served by such
1 11 disclosure.
1 12 b. Notwithstanding section 22.2, subsection 1, public
1 13 records of a city utility, combined utility system, city
1 14 enterprise, or combined city enterprise shall not include
1 15 records of customer names and accounts, records associated
1 16 with marketing or pricing strategies, and business records, if
1 17 its competitive position would be harmed by public disclosure
1 18 not required of potential or actual competitors, and if no
1 19 public purpose would be served by such disclosure.
1 20 EXPLANATION
1 21 This bill allows the governing body of a city utility,
1 22 combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city
1 23 enterprise, by a vote of a quorum of the members of the body,
1 24 to conduct a closed session to discuss business matters and
1 25 marketing and pricing strategies if its competitive position
1 26 would be harmed by public disclosure of such information, the
1 27 disclosure of such information is not required of potential or
1 28 actual competitors, and no public purpose would be served by
1 29 such disclosure.
1 30 The bill also provides an exception from the public records
1 31 requirements of Code section 22.2, for the records of a city
1 32 utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined
1 33 city enterprise for records which include customer names and
1 34 accounts, which are associated with marketing or pricing
1 35 strategies, and business records, if its competitive position
2 1 would be harmed by public disclosure of such records which is
2 2 not required of potential or actual competitors, and no public
2 3 purpose would be served by such disclosure.
2 4 LSB 4209SC 77
2 5 mj/sc/14
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