HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 185 AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE GENERAL SERVICE
RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN THE CITY OF THE COLONY, DENTON
COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE
MAY BE CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR SURCHARGE;
AND PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
THE COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Effective with gas bills rendered on and after thirty
(30) days from the final date of passage of this ordinance, the maximum
general service rate for sales of natural gas rendered to residential and
commercial consumers within the City limits of The Colony, Texas, by
Lone Star Gas Company, a division of ENSEARCH CORPORATION, a Texas
Corporation, its successors and assigns, is hereby fixed and determined
as set forth in Item A, in the Attachment hereto which is incorporated
herein.
SECTION 2. The residential and commercial rates set forth above
shall be adjusted upward or downward from a base of $2.4624 per Mcr
by a Gas Cost Adjustment Factor expressed as an amount per thousand
cubic feet (Mcr) of natural gas for changes in the intracompany city gate
rate charge as authorized by the Railroad Commission of Texas or other
regulatory body having jurisdiction for gas delivered to the The Colony
distribution system, according to Item B, in the Attachment hereto which
is incorporated herein.
SECTION 3. Company shall also receive tax adjustments according
to Item C, in the Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein.
SECTION 4. The $.05 per Mcr surcharge as authorized by the
City Council of The Colony, Texas, in City Ordinance No. 65 is not
included in the calculation of proposed rates. However, it is the intention
of Lone Star Gas Company to collect this surcharge in accordance with
the ordinance until such time as the authorized amount has been recovered
thereby and such surcharge shall be added to the rate set out herein.
SECTION 5. In addition to the aforesaid rates, Company shall
have the right to collect such reasonable charges as are necessary to
conduct its business and to carry out its reasonable rules and regulations
in effect, as set forth in Item D, in the Attachment hereto which is incor-
porated herein.
SECTION 6. The rates set forth in this ordinance may be changed
and amended by either the City or Company in the manner provided by
law. Service hereunder is subject to the orders of regulatory bodies
having jurisdiction, and to the Company's Rules and Regulations currently
on file in the Company's office.
SECTION 7. It is hereby found and determined that the meeting
at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public, as required
by Texas law, and that advance public notice of the time, place and purpose
of said meeting was given.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 7 day of
APPROVED:
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