HELP | FROM PAGE 16 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, OCTObER 2, 2020 ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ ly electric and gas bills to determine if they are receiving their electricity through their utility company or a competitive supplier. A report released by the Attorney General’s Offi ce in August 2019 showed that Massachusetts customers who received their electricity from competitive suppliers collectively lost $253 million from July 2015 through June 2018. For more information about electric, gas and water utilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/frequently-asked-questions-about-electric-gas-andwater-utilities-during-covid-19, which includes contact information for Massachusetts utility companies. Customers who have concerns about their utility rights during the public health crisis should contact the Attorney General’s Offi ce’s consumer assistance hotline at 617-7278400 or fi le a complaint online. Natural Gas Fuel Assistance Grant This year the Natural Gas Fuel Assistance Grantwill provide approximately $569,000 in funding to programs run through state agencies, municipalities and nonprofi t organizations that assist Massachusetts households in paying for or lowering their natural gas heating bills. Approximately one in four low-income eligible households in Massachusetts currently receive assistance on their heating bills. This is the third year of the grant program, which uses funds from a settlement Healey’s offi ce reached with National Grid for improperly charging customers reconnection service fees. Since the grant’s inception, Healey’s offi ce has awarded more than $2 million to programs and initiatives across the state to help residents pay or lower their monthly heating bills. The grant application is open to state agencies, municipalities and nonprofi t organizations. Eligible programs might include those that are providing direct assistance to consumers by subsidizing their natural gas heating bills or are providing indirect assistance to consumers by supporting energy effi ciency measures designed to lower their natural gas heating bills. The one-year grant program will start on November 1 and run through October 31, 2021. Interested applicants can visit the AG’s website at www.mass. gov/ago/grants for more information and for application instructions. Questions about the program can be submitted by email to AGOGrants@mass.gov by 5 p.m. on October 9. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on October 16. Page 17 PUBLIC HEARING Hearing to be held Tuesday October 13, 2020 at 7:00pm To all parties interested in the public hearing, you may speak on this item by joining Topic: Public Call in Time: Oct 13, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://ci-everett-ma.zoom.us/j/96594021923 Meeting ID: 965 9402 1923 One tap mobile +16465588656,,96594021923# Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 965 9402 1923 CITY COUNCIL ………………………………………………………No. C0328-20 IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY An Order Creating the Diversity, Equity and Equal Opportunity Commission in the Administrative Code /s/Rosa DiFlorio, as President BE IT ORDAINED: BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 Administrative Code of the Charter of the City of Everett the city council hereby amends the Administrative Code as follows: S. Diversity, Equity and Equal Opportunity Commission I. Powers and Duties a. Engage our diverse population study policies that impact people of color in our city and address forms of racism and discrimination including but not limited to systemic, institutional, or individual. b. Make recommendations based on thorough research and input from city agencies and community members that will lead to inclusive implementation of policies. c. Make recommendations to city related to diversity in employment recruitment, hiring practices, procurement of goods and services and other human services. d. Make recommendations on services and trainings for all employees and city officials to eradicate institutional and personal acts of racism and discrimination. II. Appointment; Compositions, Term of Office a. There shall be a Diversity, Equity and Equal Opportunity Commission consisting of up to eleven (11) members, appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the City Council all of whom shall be appointed for a three (3) year term. b. The membership shall be representative, to the greatest possible, of the diversity of the City of Everett. c. All appointees shall hold office, until their respective successors are appointed and qualified, and shall serve without compensation d. The Commission shall elect a Chairperson and a Clerk from within the appointed members whose term shall be for two (2) years. A true copy attest Sergio Cornelio, City Clerk October 2, 2020
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