No bill for gas and electricity or steam furnished to the City may be paid by any department in the City unless the Department of General Services has certified the rate as correct. The Department of General Services has general supervision of the gas, electric, and steam meters in all departments of the City. City Code, 1950, art. 22, §20(4th sen.) 1966, art. 17, §20(4th sen.) 1976/83, art. 17, §19(5th sen.) Ord. 46-590 Ord. 76-056 Ord. 15-435

On or before January 1 of every year, each City agency shall provide the Department of Finance with an energy consumption report. This report shall state:how the agency has complied to date with the criteria and performance measures established by the Commission on Sustainability; the amount budgeted for energy consumption in the current fiscal year; the amount budgeted for energy consumption in the next fiscal year; and a plan to reduce energy consumption in the next fiscal year in accordance with the criteria and performance measures established by the Commission on Sustainability. The amounts shall be stated in:the units of energy billed by the sources, such as gallons, kilowatt-hours, or therms; the energy equivalent per year in the International System of Units (joules per year) or BTU’s by each energy source; the cost of each type of energy; and the total cost of energy for each agency. This information shall be transmitted by the Department of Finance to the City Council on or before March 1 of the same year. City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §164A Ord. 81-237 Ords. 07-488