An electrostatographic reproduction machine comprising: a series of web drive and support members (14, 16, 20, 23); a closed loop web image bearing member having an imaging surface for carrying a toner image and a non conductive back surface in contact with said series of web drive and support members; a sheet supply and handling assembly for moving a copy sheet into a toner image transfer relationship with said closed loop web image bearing member; imaging devices for forming a toner image on said imaging surface of said closed loop web image bearing member and transferring the toner image to the copy sheet; and a static controlling system configured to control static charge build up on said closed loop web image bearing member moving in contact with said series of web drive and support members, the static controlling system comprising: at least one grounded conductive resistive passive member contacting the non conductive back surface of the closed loop web image bearing member for dissipating a first degree of static charge from the closed loop web image bearing member; and an active static removing assembly configured to additionally dissipate a second and desired degree of static charge from the closed loop web image bearing member, said active static removing assembly including an insulated conductive resistive contact member for contacting the non conductive back surface of the closed loop web image bearing member, and a bias source provided by a DC power supply for biasing said conductive resistive contact member to apply a neutralizing bias, having a selected polarity, to the closed loop web image bearing member, thereby neutralizing and controlling static charge build up on the closed loop web image bearing member. a series of web drive and support members (14, 16, 20, 23); a closed loop web image bearing member having an imaging surface for carrying a toner image and a non conductive back surface in contact with said series of web drive and support members; a sheet supply and handling assembly for moving a copy sheet into a toner image transfer relationship with said closed loop web image bearing member; imaging devices for forming a toner image on said imaging surface of said closed loop web image bearing member and transferring the toner image to the copy sheet; and a static controlling system configured to control static charge build up on said closed loop web image bearing member moving in contact with said series of web drive and support members, the static controlling system comprising: at least one grounded conductive resistive passive member contacting the non conductive back surface of the closed loop web image bearing member for dissipating a first degree of static charge from the closed loop web image bearing member; and an active static removing assembly configured to additionally dissipate a second and desired degree of static charge from the closed loop web image bearing member, said active static removing assembly including an insulated conductive resistive contact member for contacting the non conductive back surface of the closed loop web image bearing member, and a bias source provided by a DC power supply for biasing said conductive resistive contact member to apply a neutralizing bias, having a selected polarity, to the closed loop web image bearing member, thereby neutralizing and controlling static charge build up on the closed loop web image bearing member. at least one grounded conductive resistive passive member contacting the non conductive back surface of the closed loop web image bearing member for dissipating a first degree of static charge from the closed loop web image bearing member; and an active static removing assembly configured to additionally dissipate a second and desired degree of static charge from the closed loop web image bearing member, said active static removing assembly including an insulated conductive resistive contact member for contacting the non conductive back surface of the closed loop web image bearing member, and a bias source provided by a DC power supply for biasing said conductive resistive contact member to apply a neutralizing bias, having a selected polarity, to the closed loop web image bearing member, thereby neutralizing and controlling static charge build up on the closed loop web image bearing member.