HomeMy WebLinkAbout0291_1984ORDINANCE NO.
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 GEORGETOWN ,
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE
MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND AMENDED,
AND PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, 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 Georgetown , Texas,
by Lone Star Gas Company, a division of ENSERCH CORPORATION, a Texas Corpor-
ation, 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 $4 2762per Mcf by a
Gas Cost Adjustment Factor expressed as an amount per thousand cubic feet
(Mcf) 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 Georgetown distri-
bution system, according to Item B, in the Attachment hereto which is in-
corporated herein.
SECTION 3. Company shall also receive tax adjustments according
to Item C, in the Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein.
SECTION 4. Rate case expense is not included in the calculation of
proposed rates. If rate case expense is incurred in this current case, it is
the intention of Lone Star Gas Company to recover the current and any prior
rate case expense through a surcharge designed for a six-month nominal recovery
period. The surcharge per Mcf would be calculated by dividing the rate case
expense to be recovered by one-half of the adjusted annual sales volume to
residential and commercial customers. If there is no current rate case expense,
the Company will forego recovery of any unamortized prior rate case expense.
When a surcharge is applicable, monthly status reports will be provided to
account for the collections.
SECTION S. 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. The
service charges set forth in Item D, in the Attachment hereto which is incorpor-
ated herein are approved. Services for which no charge is set out in Item D may
be performed and charged for by Company at a level established by the normal
forces of competition
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