Ord 050-91 5/14/1991 ORDINANCE NO. SO-9V
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING A GENERAL SERVICE
RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE
MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND
AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR THE RECOVERY OF CURRENT RATE
CASE EXPENSE; PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE
CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR A MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FINDING AND DETERMINING
THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1 . Effective with gas bills rendered on and after
thirty ( 30) days from the final date of passage of this
ordinance, the rate for sales of natural gas rendered to
consumers within the city limits of Wichita Falls, Texas, by Lone
Star Gas Company, a division of ENSERCH CORPORATION, a Texas
Corporation, its successors and assigns, is hereby fixed and
determined as set forth in the Attachment hereto which is
incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. The residential and commercial rates set forth
above shall be adjusted upward or downward from a base of $4. 0200
per Mcf by a Gas Cost Adjustment Factor expressed as an amount
per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas for changes in the
intercompany city gate rate charge as authorized by the Railroad
Commission of Texas or other regulatory body having jurisdiction
for gas delivered to the Wichita Falls distribution system
according to the Attachment hereto.
SECTION 3 . Company shall also receive tax adjustments
according to the Attachment hereto.
SECTION 4. In addition to the aforesaid rates, Company
shall have the right to collect such reasonable charges as are
necessary to conduct its business and to carry out its reasonable
rules and regulations in effect. The charges as set forth in the
Attachment hereto are approved.
SECTION 5. In addition to the aforesaid rate, Company is
authorized to recover the current rate case expense through a
surcharge designed for a twelve ( 12) month nominal recovery
period. The surcharge per Mcf will be calculated by dividing the
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rate case expense to be recovered by the adjusted annual sales
volume plus transported volume to all customers in the Wichita
Falls Distribution System. The Company will provide monthly
status reports to account for the collection.
SECTION 6. The rates set forth in this ordinance may be
changed and amended by either the City or Company in the manner
provided by law. Service hereunder is subject to the orders of
regulatory bodies having jurisdiction, and to the Company' s Rules
and Regulations currently on file in the Company' s office.
SECTION 7. The operation of Section 5. 08 of Article 1446e
demands immediate reaction by the City Council of the City of
Wichita Falls, Texas, and the same does create a public emergency
and imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the
Charter requirement that no ordinance shall become effective
until the lapse of thirty ( 30) days thereafter; the City Council
having therefore found an emergency and necessity to exist and
having called for the suspension of such Charter requirement,
does hereby declare that it shall become effective from and after
its passage on this 14th day of May, 1991.
SECTION 8. It is hereby found and determined that said
meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the
public, as required by Texas law, and that advance public notice
of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 14th day of May, 1991.
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LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
WICHITA FALLS TX DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES
(1) RECONNECT CHARGE
In addition to the charges and rates set out above, the
Company shall charge and collect as a reconnect charge:
SCHEDULE CHARGE
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday $25 .00
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday $40 . 00
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays $40. 00
For each reconnection or reinauguration of gas service,
where service has been discontinued at the same premises for
any reason, with the following exceptions:
(A) For a builder who uses gas temporarily during
construction or for display purposes.
(B) For the first occupant of the premises.
(C) Whenever gas service has been temporarily interrupted
because of system outage, service work or appliance
installation done by Company; or
(D) For any reason deemed necessary for Company operations.
( 2) RETURNED CHECK CHARGES
A returned check handling charge of $7. 50 is made for each
check returned to the Company for reasons of no-sufficient
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funds, account closed, payment withheld, invalid signature
or improper preparation.
( 3 ) COLLECTION CHARGE
A charge of $7.00 shall be made for each instance when it is
necessary for a Company employee to go to a customer' s
residence or place of business in order to collect amounts
owed the Company for gas service previously rendered. This
charge shall not apply if service is terminated at the time
of the collection. This charge shall apply only to one trip
on the same amount owed.
(4) NEW, ADDITIONAL OR AMENDED SERVICE CHARGES
Prior to the imposition of new, additional or amended
service charges, the Company shall file notice of such
charges with the City Clerk. The City shall, within thirty
( 30) days, approve, deny or modify such new, additional or
amended service charges. Should the City take no action
within the thirty ( 30) day period, the new, additional or
amended rates shall become effective on the thirty-first
( 31st) day after filing with the City Clerk.
LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
WICHITA FALLS TX DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
SCHEDULE OF MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE
(1) MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE
The charge for extending mains beyond the free limit
established by Lone Star Gas Company, or any free limit
established by franchise for residential customers shall be
the lesser of: (a) the system-wide average cost of
construction, including all overheads, for the prior fiscal
year, or (b) the adjusted actual cost as determined by
applying the latest Handy-Whitman Index to the 1975 actual
base cost of $2. 94. The Company shall file the calculation
of such charge with the City as soon as sufficient data is
available each fiscal year. Extension to commercial and
industrial customers shall be based on actual cost per foot.
ATTACHMENT TO ORDINANCE NO.
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
TARIFFS & SCHEDULES
ITEM A. Rates
The following rates are the maximum applicable to
residential and commercial consumers per meter per
month or for any part of a month for which gas service
is available at the same location.
Residential:
Customer Charge $5.00
All Consumption @ 4.7983 Per Mcf
If the service period is less than 28 days in a month
the customer charge is $0.1786 times the number of days
service.
Commercial:
Customer Charge $8. 00
First 20 Mcf @ 5.0946 Per Mcf
Next 30 Mcf @ 4.7946 Per Mcf
Over 50 Mcf @ 4.6446 Per Mcf
If the service period is less than 28 days in a month
the customer charge is $0.2857 times the number of days
service.
Bills are due and payable when rendered and must be
paid within ten days from monthly billing date.
Residential Off-Peak Sales Discount:
An off-peak sales discount of $.25 per Mcf will apply
to residential customers volume purchased in excess of
8 Mcf for each of the billing months May through
October.
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ITEM B. Gas Cost Adjustment
Each monthly bill at the above rates shall be adjusted
for gas cost as follows:
( 1) The city gate rate increase or decrease applicable
to current billing month residential and
commercial sales shall be estimated to the nearest
$0. 0001 per Mcf based upon:
(a) A volume factor of 1. 0046 determined in
establishing the above rates for the
distribution system as the ratio of adjusted
purchased volumes divided by adjusted sales
volumes.
(b) The city gate rate estimated to be applicable
to volumes purchased during the current
calendar month, expressed to the nearest
$0. 0001 per Mcf (shown below as "Re" ) .
(c) The base city gate rate of $4.0200 per Mcf.
( 2) Correction of the estimated adjustment determined
by Item B( 1) above shall be included as part of
the adjustment for the second following billing
month. The correcting factor (shown below as "C" )
shall be expressed to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf
based upon:
(a) The corrected adjustment amount based upon
the actual city gate rate, less
(b) The estimated adjustment amount billed under
Item B( 1) above, divided by
(c) Distribution system residential and
commercial sales Mcf recorded on the
Company' s books during the prior year for the
month that the correction is included as part
of the adjustment.
(3 ) The adjustment determined by Item B(1) and Item
B( 2 ) above shall be multiplied by a tax factor of
1.05228 includes street and alley rental and state
occupation tax due to increasing Company revenues
under this gas cost adjustment provision.
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In summary, the gas cost adjustment (GCA) shall be
determined to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf by Item B( 1) , Item
B( 2) and Item B( 3 ) as follows:
GCA = [Item B( 1) + Item B( 2) ] X Item B( 3 )
GCA = [ ( 1 .0046) (Re - $4. 0200) + C] X 1. 05228
ITEM C. Tax Adjustment
The tax adjustment shall be an amount equivalent to the
proportionate part of any new tax, or any tax increase
or decrease, or any increase or decrease of any other
governmental imposition, rental fee or charge (except
state, county, city and special district ad valorem
taxes and taxes on net income) levied, assessed or
imposed subsequent to July 1, 1990, upon or allocable
to the Company' s distribution operations, by any new or
amended law, ordinance or contract.
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ORDINANCE NO.38-91
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