Ordinance No. 3,59130414 -1
ORDINANCE NO. 3591
AN ORDINANCE ANEIDINI; THE CUDE OF ORDINA CES OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; DETERMINING AND FIXING THE
SCHEDULES OF RATES TO BE CHARGED BY ENTER, INC., IN
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, FOR NATURAL GAS AND
NATURAL GAS SERVICE F RN I SHED BY IT TO RE S I DENT I AL
AND CONMERCIAL CONSUMERS; FIXING THE EFFECTIVE
DATES OF GAS RATES PRESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE;
MAKING MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND REPEALING ALL
ORDIN"CES IN CONFLICT.
WF- EREA5, on March 22, 1983, 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, 1983; 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 C I TY 0aJ C I L OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown is hereby amended by amending Chapter 31, "Utilities,"
Article 11, 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:
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 Iimits of the City of Baytown, Texas, for
supply of 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 NMTHLY RATE
First 400 cubic feet or less $7.33 + .40848 per 100 cubic feet
Next 2,600 " if " " .53148 " of of "
Next 3,000 " n if It .51848 rr It rr it
Next 10,000 " " " " .49848 r. It r, It
Over 16 ,000 .46348 " it +r IT
$.45748 per 100 cubic feet of gas over 6,000 cubic feet allowable
in each of the billing months of May through October, inclusive.
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MINIMJM MONTHLY BILL
Effective May 1, 1983, the minimum monthly bill shall be $7.33.
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 (10 %) percent, not to exceed $3.00.
C VNERC I AL RATE
APPLICATION OF SCHEDULE
This schedule is applicable to consumers using gas for purposes
other than residential whose consumption in any month is less
that 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 rates 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 $7.83 + .40848 per 100 cubic feet
Next 8,600 „ if " " .54148 „ to " „
Next 11,000 if 11 F1 .51848 11 if if
Next 10,000 of if it .48348 " it
Over 30,000 " " if .46848 "
MINIM -" MDNTHLY BILL
Effective May 1, 1983, the minimum monthly bill shall be $7.83.
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 rates plus ten
percent (10 %), not to exceed $5.00.
Section 2: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown is hereby amended by amending Chapter 31, "Utilities,"
Article 11, Natural Gas Service, by repealing Section 31 -19 as it
presently exists and by substituting in its place a new Section
31 -19 which shall read as follows:
PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT PROVISION
The above net monthly rate per unit sold is predicted upon a
price of gas purchased for resale hereunder of $4.1228 per Mcf.
To the extent that Entex's price of gas to be purchased (adjusted
to correct any prior variations from actual costs) for resale
hereunder increases or decreases, said net monthly rate shall be
adjusted up or down to reflect ( i) changes in such cost of gas
per unit sold and (ii) changes in gross receipts taxes resulting
from such increases or decreases in the net monthly rate. For
purposes of calculating said adjustment, it shall be proper for
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Entex to determine
the gross receipts
geographical area.
If Entex receives
gas that have been
be made to consume
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its cost of gas from its several suppliers and
taxes to be paid on the basis of a logical
any refunds of any increased cost of purchased
passed on under this provision, a refund shall
rs served by this rate schedule.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsis-
tent 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 4: If any provision, section, exception, subsect-
ion, 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 this end all provisions
of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 5: This Ordinance 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 herein
shall be effective for all bills rendered after May 1, 1983.
INTRODUCED, READ and PA55ED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council on this the 14th day of April, 1983.
ATTEST:
E EEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
RA1~DALL B. STRONG, Cit ttorney
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