We, the citizens of Gillette, place high value on local control over community services and therefore have chosen to operate a community-owned, locally controlled, not-for-profit electric utility and, as consumers and owners of our electric utility, have a direct say in utility operations and policies.

The City of Gillette provides our homes, businesses, social service, and local government agencies with reliable, efficient, and cost-effective electricity employing sound business practices designed to ensure the best possible service at not-for-profit rates.

The City of Gillette is a valuable community asset that contributes substantially to the well-being of local citizens through energy efficiency, customer service, environmental protection, economic development, and safety awareness.

The City of Gillette is a dependable and trustworthy institution whose local operation provides many consumer protections and continues to make our community a better place in which to live and work, as well as contributes to protecting the global environment.

The City of Gillette will continue to work to bring lower-cost, safe, reliable electricity to community homes and businesses just as it has since 1915, the year when the utility was created to serve all the citizens of Gillette.

Now, therefore, I, Louise Carter-King, Mayor of the City of Gillette, do hereby proclaim that the week of October 4-10, 2015, be designated as Public Power Week.