Ordinance No. 4,12450411 -2
ORDINANCE NO. 4124
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
PRESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE; MAKING MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.
WHEREAS, on March 27, 1985, 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, 1985; 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,
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 limits 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 MONTHLY RATE
First 400 cubic feet or less $9.82 + .37662 per 100 cubic feet
Next
2,600 If
it
" IF
.49962 " It it "
Next
3,000 it
if
It IF
.48662 of 19 P1 "
Next
101000
If it
.46662 IF If "
Over
16,000
if if
.43162 IF it "
$.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 May 1, 1985, the minimum monthly bill shall
be $9.82.
PAYMENT
The above net monthly rates will apply to all bills paid by date indicated an 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.
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 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 $10.32 + .37662 per 100 cubic ft.
Next 8,600 it " " " .50962 " " it
Next 11,000 if " " it .48662 " it " If
Next 10,000 " " If .45162 If If
Over 30,000 It " If .43662 " If if
MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL
Effective May 1, 1985, the minimum monthly bill shall be $10.32.
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: 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
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 May 1, 1985.
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INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 11th day of April, 1985.
Of
EM TT O. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
C ';
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
A
�ANDALL . STRO G, C i t y A r ee y