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ORDINANCE NO. 456
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE TYPES AND
CLASSES OF "SERVICE SPECIFIED BY ALL PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORA-
TIONS FURNISHING ELECTRIC SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOUTN;
ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF RATES TO BE KNOT-IN AS SCHEDULE RS2 FOR
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF RATES TO BE KNOWN
AS SCHEDULE MGS2 FOR b1ISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICE; PROVIDING A
METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE KVA APPLICABLE TO SCHEDULES RS2 AND
NGS2; PROVIDING THAT SCHEDULES RS2 AND MGS2 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN ADJUSTMENIS FOR INCREASED FUEL COSTS AND INCREASED TAXES;
PROVIDING 1''HEN BILLS SHALL BE DUE AND MAKING PROVISIONS CONCERN-
ING PAY[-,ENT; PROVIDING THAT PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS FUR -
ISHING ELECTRIC SERVICE SHALL i-TAINTAIN COPIES OF ALL RATE SCHFO-
ULES ON FILE AND AVAILABLE AT THEIR PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN THE CITY;
REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUS-C; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF T1.'0 HUNDRED (S200.00)
DOLLARS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECT FIE DATE
HERCOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That the following rates are established, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, as the rates which shall be charged by every person, firm'or
corporation engaged in the business of furnishing and supplying electric service,
of the type and class hereinafter specified, to consumers thereof, for consumption
Within the City of Baytovin, until such rates are changed by order of the City Coun-
cil, or as hereinafter provided, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to charge any higher rate or rates for service of the types and classes
hereinafter set forth.
Section 2: Schedule RS2 - RcGide7t: a1 Sel"ice
• (A) Application - This Schedule shall be applicable as follows:
(1) To all Electric Service required for residential purposes
in individual private dwellings and in individually metered apart-
meets when such service is supplied at one Point of Delivery and
measured through one Meter.
(2) Whcre t►vo family or housekeeping units are served through
one meter, it trill be optional with the Customer whether the kilo -
tiwatt -hour steps in the rate and the minimum bill provisions will
be doubled for billing purposes or whether all the service will be
furnished under the General Service Schedule, Schedule 1,IG52, here-
. inafter established, IAiere more than two family units cr apart-
ments are served through one Meter, billing will be under the said
General Service Schedule.
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(3) "iierc a portion of such Llectric Service is used for
• nun- residential purposes General Service Schedule ;aGS2 shall
be applicable to all the Electric Service supplied, Hoirever,
if the Guz;'•- uriier's wiring is so arranged that the Electric
Service for residential purposes and for non - residential pur-
poses can be metered separately, this Schedule RS2 small be
applicable to the )portion used for residential purposes.
(9) Schedule PS2 shall not be applicable to temporary, break-
down, standby, supplementary or resale service.
B. Net i- Ionthly Bill - The net monthly bill shall be:
Rate:- 85.04 which includes the use of 12 kivll;
• 2,94 per kwh for the next 63 kwh
(subject to adjustment stated below);
2.0q, per Iccvh for the next 125 I(wh
(subject to adjustment stated below);
1.54 per kt•.-A for all additional ki:h.
:1C:_j u_st; G it: ThC c.,.ovc rate shall bo to to -Ids t:,, to
7 kva and i0en in excess thereof the kvill to be charged for at
the above stated 2.94 step of the rate shall be increased by 60
ktah for each of the first 8 kva over 7, and the k,ih to be charged
for :-,t the above stated 2.0-: step of tJ':e rate shall he incrcasLU:
80 kwh for each Icva over 7.
3:linimum: 65�
Section 3: Sc!icaule b]GS2 - i!iscellaneous General Service:
• (A) LLnlicatinn - This chcdule shall Le applicable os follows:
(1) This Schedule shall be available to any cust0l:Ier
for all Electric Service supplied at oue premise thr.ouoh
one Point of Delivery and measured through one iNeter.
(2) This S'chedulc s 1111 not be available for loads in
excess of 50 Icva, temporary, breakdoem, stc!i( -Jby, supplcmcn-
ta: or rrs3lc service, rv,�Fnt upon special contract.
(B) Net i:ionth_y Bill - The net monthly bill shall be:
Rate: - 854 including the use of 12 kwh;
2.9� per kwh for the next 238 ktvh;
(subject to adjustment stated below);
2.0;: per lctvh for the next 350 kwh
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1.5Q per kuh for the next 2,0'00 kuh;
0.9� per kwh for the Itext 6,C01) 01) kl
0.7�; -' r kt-rh f:;,-- -'Llie nf?--t J,
0:6� per ;.t:il for t!le excess
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(11 it: 1':'o 0 'r 9t S;"'!Il 10 'L,0 IG36S up to ip
Alei' c;:coss ticreof uc la.:ii
I to Le charged for at the
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'OVO !;L and 2.U4 steps of the rate sgjnlj Lo increased us
kva over 3, add 100 kwh per kva;
Next 15 kva over 5, add 75 kwl, prq. 1,-va;
3. Next 80 kva over 20, add 4(.) jwii i-)c,,r kva;giid
d Excess kva over 100, add 31 1(,•11) ',er 1(va,
ilinimun, If Upon C-.'-) . iration of any 2d cojil-cciltivc
monthly billings,
subsequent to the date service' is first supplied under this Rate
Schedule, a custoi,,,,er's total payments are not equal to or more than
$12.00 per Kva for each Kva in excess of 51Cva of the maximum Kva sup=
• plied during such period Company niay remove Its facilities unless the
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customer agrees to pay a min.1111LIM equivalent to :�`12.00 per Kva
b4jjjjlg
for each Kva in 0,'Ocss of Kva of the 1;'aximum Kva required to satisfy
customer's service requirei:ients for the next 24 consecutive nolltllly
billings Or any fraction thereof.
`e in!l__4: The KV:. (1cilovolt applicable to rjchCdL1lCS E"'
01.1percs) a
_GS2 1`1011 be the avcrago !.va supplied durillij talc period of
no tl:cjj
billet.], LIS dctcrr.1i,l0Lj T
ro2d,ings.
�;ectio_n_ 5: Tllm, ScIledulos 11croillabove 0 st 3-bl i silodl ail Secti5ns 21 and 3
(15cliccil-11c's Pks^ and ".GS2) shal.l. 1;0 sl1'0jCCt "LO tic ft)110':ink adjustments:
F-i-CSt, plus or 1A]ILIS all ap.omlt calculated at CIfic rfltc! of -025 j::ill per
cjl3noc ij, tljo t co_
avcrarcc to t,
- I ile person, firi.i or
corpo-.-•,,,tio;j lonpplying electric scrvic: of fuel L.,,tirned, durilim t,ic
month preceding t!lc killing pol,it1j., obove or below 13.6y', Pcr 1,000,000 LAu
under 'c' 110 and Y.1*,',, per 1,000,0C)0 , .G
LAI! Unflor Scliechile '')2; and
S00011d, Phis tho proportionate part of and: net! tw-, or llicro;]SCLI rate :of
tad; or govornmcntz)1. LIPOsitioll or Charge, (e;;cept (a) ad valorem taxes
assessed or levied by any state, col!llty, Special district or t1ic City;
(bj' income taxes; and (c) gross receipts payments to the City, regard-
less of ho,•1 dosinnotod, of not to exceed ._ per cent of gross receipts
I.Athill VIL City li,-,its) levied or assessed against t1le person, fir-., or
cOrpol7Litio.-i;..'Lurnisl,iil-;g electric service, or :,:.O'il SLICII electric business,
as,,tllc result of any ilet:,,or la-.:S or ordilmilcos cl!L:Ct0d after
-January 1, 1957.
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Section b: Payment of Sills - Net bills shall be due when rendered
and shall be payable within ten (10,) days thereafter. Bills not so paid
• shall be the net bill as rendered plus 10% of the first ;50.00 of such net
bill.
Section 7: Every person, firm or corporation furnishing electric
service within the City shall maintain on file at its principal office in
this City in printed form copies of all established schedules of rates
charged for electricity, and the same shall be made available to any citizen
of the City who shall apply therefor.
Section 8: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with
the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that
such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency, and in all
• other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regu-
lating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 9: Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance
shall -be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be pun-
ished by a fine ,of not more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. Each day
of the continuance of such violation shall be considered a separate offense;
and any such violation shall on conviction be so punished therefor.
Section 10: If any provision, exception, section, subsection, para-
graph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of
same to any person or set of circumstances shall for any reason be held un-
constitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the valid-
ity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to
other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end, all provisions of
this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 11: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10)
days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed
to dive notice hereof causing the caption of this ordinance to be published
in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten
(10) days after the passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the City Council of the City of Raytown on the 27th day of November, 1957.
ATTEST: , H. Pruett, i.Iayor
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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We, R. H. Pruett, Hayor, and Edna Oliver, City Clerk of the City
of Baytown, do hereby certify that the foregoint ordinance was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Baytown at the regular meeting held on
the 27th day of November, 1957.
IN TESTIMONY JAJEREOC, we subscribe our names hereto officially
under the corporate seal of the City of Baytown this the 27th day of Novem-
ber, 1957.
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R. H. Pruett, Llayor
Edna Oliver, City Clerk