Ordinance No. 3,964v
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDDW4CES OF THE
`CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; DETERMINING AWD FIXING THE
SCHEDULES OF RATES TO BE CHMO M BY ENTEX, @C., IN THE
Ci*Y_OF BAYTOWN. TEXAS, FOR NARRAL GAS AND NAUXAL GAS
SERVICE FURNISHED BY IT TO RESIDENTIAL AND COM►UtCIAt..
CONSUMERS; FIXING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF GAS RATES
PRESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE; MAKING WSCELLANEOUS
PROMS 0kS AND REI EALING ALL O WMANCES IN CONFLICT.
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WHEREAS, on October 5, 1984, Entex, Inc., filed its Statement of Intent to
'e change rates in the City of Baytown, Texas, such increases to be effective with all
billing after November 9, 1984, 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 BAYTO%%
TEXAS:
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:
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 service:
RESIDENTIAL RATE
APPLICATION OF SCHEDULE
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This schedule is applicable to consumers receiving gas for uses usual in a home
i 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
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NET MONTHLY RATE
First 400 cubic feet or less $8.98 + .37662 per 100 cubic feet
Next 2,600 " " " " 49962
Next 3,000 " " .48662
Next 10,000 " " " " .46662 " " of n
Over 16,000 " " " .43162 " " "
$.42562 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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MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL Effective November 9, 1984, the minimum monthly bill
shall be $8.98.
PAYMENT
The above net monthly rates will apply to all bills paid by date indicated on Bill.
For Sills 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.
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 150,00 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 $9.48 + .37662 per 100 cubic feet
Next 8,600 °' 91 .50962 «
Next 11,000 " .48662 ^ « n
Next 10,000 " " " ^ .45162
Over 30,000 " " .43662
MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL
Effective November 9, 1984, the minimum monthly bill shall be $9.48.
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 (1091), 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:
The above net monthly rate per unit sold is predicted upon a price of gas purchased
• for resale hereunder of $3.8311 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 W 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 Entex to
determine its cost of gas from its several suppliers and the gross receipts taxes to
be paid on the basis of a logical geographical area.
If Entex receives any refunds of any increased cost of purchase gas that have been
passed on under this provision, a refund shell be made to consumers served by this
rate schedule.
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Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms
of this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided however,, that such repeal sha.1 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, 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
this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown and the rates provided herein
shall be effective for all bills rendered after November 9, 1984.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 11th day of October, 1984.
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