Ordinance No. 3,12710423 -1
ORDINANCE NO. 3127
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; DETERMINING AND FIXING THE
SCHEDULES OF RATES TO BE CHARGED BY ENTEX, INC. IN THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, FOR NATURAL GAS AND NATURAL GAS
SERVICE FURNISHED BY IT TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
CONSUMERS; FIXING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF GAS RATES PRE-
SCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE; MAKING MISCELLANEOUS PROVIS-
IONS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.
WHEREAS, on March 27, 1981, Entex, Inc. filed its
Statement of Intent to change rates in the City of Baytown,
Texas, such increases to be effective with all billing after
May 1, 1981; and
WHEREAS, after reasonable notice, the City Council has
considered all testimony and evidence which has been offered
and wishes to pass upon the request of Entex, Inc. for a
rate increase; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown is hereby amended by amending Chapter 31, "Utilities,"
Article II, Natural Gas Service, by repealing Section 31 -18
as it presently exists and by substituting in its place a
new Section 31 -18 which shall read as follows, to -wit:
Sec. 31 -18. Rates and charges.
That Entex, Inc., its successors and assigns, is hereby
authorized to place into effect the following schedules of
rates within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown,
Texas, for supply of natural gas and natural gas service:
RESIDENTIAL RATE
APPLICATION OF SCHEDULE
This schedule is applicable to consumers receiving gas for
uses usual in a home through a single meter serving a single
family dwelling and its related structures. Natural gas
supplied hereunder is for the individual use of the customer
at one point of delivery and shall not be resold or shared
with others.
NET MONTHLY RATE
First 400 cubic
Next 2,600 "
Next 3,000 "
Next 10,000 It
Over 16,000 It
$.049 per 100 cubic
in each of the bill
feet
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MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL
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or less $5.67
.123 per 100 cubic feet
'110 ,I It „ 11
@ .090 It I, It ,I
@ .055 It if IT
of gas over 6,000 cubic feet allowable
onths of May through October, inclusive.
Effective May 1, 1981, the minimum monthly bill shall be
$5.67 net.
PAYMENT
The above net monthly rates will apply to all bills paid by
date indicated on bill. For bills not paid by indicated
date, gross rates shall apply, which rates shall be the
above net rates plus ten percent (100), not to exceed $3.00.
COMMERCIAL RATE
APPLICATION OF SCHEDULE
This schedule is applicable to consumers using gas for
purposes other than residential whose consumption in any
month is less than 150,000 cubic feet. When a customer uses
in excess of 150,000 cubic feet in any month, the consumer
shall be billed on the applicable large volume rate schedule.
Natural gas supplied hereunder is for the individual use of
the customer at one point of delivery and shall not be
resold or shared with others.
NET MONTHLY RATE
First
400 cubic
feet or less
$6.17
Next
8,600 it
it @
.133 per 100 cubic feet
Next
11,000 it
It @
.110 It IT It ,!
Next
10,000 11
11 @
.075 It TI IT it
Over
30,000 It
it @
.060 It IT IT "
MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL
Effective May 1, 1981, the minimum monthly bill shall be
$6.17.
PAYMENT
The above net monthly rates will apply to all bills paid by
date indicated on bill. For bills not paid by indicated
date, gross rates shall apply, which rates shall be the
above net rates plus ten percent (100,o), not to exceed $5.00.
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Section 2: 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
regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this
ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section exception, subsection,
paragraph, 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 unconstitutional, void or
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of
the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application
to other persons or sets of circumstances and to the end
provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This oridnance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown and the rates provided
for herein shall be effective for all bills rendered after
May 1, 1981.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council on this the
1981.
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
23rd day of April ,
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IItfETT O. HU TO, Mayor
RANDALL B. STRONG, City torney
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