Ordinance 1993-13
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, FIXING AND
DETERMINING THE GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF
NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN THE CITY
OF WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN
WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND AMENDED;
APPROVING THE ELIMINATION OF THE RATE SCHEDULES FOR PUBLIC FREE
SCHOOLS-N AND THE COMMERCIAL CONTRACT PUBLIC SCHOOL RATE;
PROVIDING FOR A TAX ADJUSTMENT; PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF
SERVICE CHARGES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE RECOVERY OF ANY CURRENT
OR UNRECOVERED PRIOR RATE CASE EXPENSE; REPEALING ALL
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on February 2, 1993 Lone Star Gas Comapny (Lone Star), a franchised
provider of natural gas services within the City of Wylie, filed a Statement of Intent to change
the rates charged for natural gas service in the City of Wylie; and,
WHEREAS, the City was not agreeable to all of the changes specified in the Statement of
Intent; and,
WHEREAS, the City and Lone Star have reached a negotiated position relative to the
increases and charges for natural gas in the City of Wylie;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE, TEXAS, as follows:
SECTION I
Subject to the following provisos, effective with gas bills rendered on and after thirty (30)
days from final date of passage of this ordinance, the maximum general service rate for sales of
natural gas rendered to residential and commercial consumers within the City limits of Wylie,
Texas by Lone Star, a division of ENSERCH Corporation, a Texas Corporation, its successors
and assigns, is hereby fixed and determined as set forth in Item A, in the Attachment hereto
which is incorporated herein. This ordinance also approved the elimination of the Rate Schedule
for Public Free Schools-Nand the Commercial Contract Public School rate and placement of
those customers receiving said rate on the commercial rate set forth in Item A in the attachment
hereto.
PROVISO NO.1: If this ordinance is fmally passed and approved before the effective
date stated in the Statement of Intent the new rates shall be effective with as bills rendered on
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and after thirty (30) days from the fmal date of passage of this ordinance for the good cause of
reducing regulatory lag.
PROVISO NO.2: If this ordinance is fmally passed and approved after a period of
suspension, the new rates shall be billable immediately in order to reduce regulatory lag. This
provision is an exercise of the regulatory authority's discretion to establish the effective date of
rates at anytime after jurisdiction attached, and its authority pursuant to stat law to establish rates
for any period of suspension.
SECTION II
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 from changes in the intercompany city gate
rate charged as authorized by the Railroad Commission of Texas or other regulatory body having
jurisdiction for gas delivered to the Wylie distribution system, according to Item B, in the
Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein.
SECTION III
Company shall also receive tax adjustments according to Item C in the Attachment hereto
which is incorporated herein.
SECTION IV
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 set forth in Items D and E, in the Attachment hereto which
is incorporated herein, are approved. services for which no charge is set out may be performed
and charged for by Company at a level established by the normal forces of competition.
SECTION V
In addition to the aforesaid rates, Company is authorized to recover the current and any
unrecovered prior rate case expense through a surcharge designed for a six-month nominal
recovery period. The surcharge per Mcf will be calculated by dividing the rate case expenses
to be recovered by one-half of the adjusted annual sales volume to residential and commercial
customers. The company will provide monthly status reports to account for the collections.
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SECTION VI
The rates set forth in this ordinance may be changed and amended by either the City or
company, only in the manner provided by law. Service hereunder is subject to the orders of the
regulatory bodies having jurisdiction, and to the company's rules and regulations currently on
file in the Company's office.
SECTION VII
Should any paragraph, sentence, sub-division, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance be
adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid the same shall not affect the validity
of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part or parts as
declared to be invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional.
SECTION VIII
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the City
Council as the law and the City Charter provide in such cases.
SECTION IX
That all other ordinances and code provisions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of any such conflict or consistency and all other provisions of the Wylie City Code not
in conflict herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION X
The repeal of any ordinance, of parts thereof, by the enactment of this Ordinance, shall not
be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance; nor
shall it have the effect of discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accruing or
to accrue, nor as effecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any
ordinances at the time of passage of this ordinance.
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DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas,
this 9th day of February, 1993.
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ATTACHMENT TO ORDINANCE NO.
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS
TARIFFS & SCHEDULES
91-13
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
All consumption @
$6.5000
$ 5.2380
If the service period is less than 28 days in a month, the
customer charge is $.2321 times the number of days service.
Commercial:
Customer charge
First 20 Mcf @
Next 30 Mcf @
Over 50 Mcf @
$10.5000
$ 5.1768 per Mcf
$ 4.8768 per Mcf
$ 4.7268 per Mcf
If the service period is less than 28 days in a month, the
customer charges is $.3750 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.
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 1.0356 determined in establishing
the above rates for the distribution system as the ratio
of adjusted purchased volumes divided by the 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 Hcf
(shown below as "Re").
(c) The base city gate rate of $4.0200 per Hcf.
(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 1.04217 to
include street and alley rental and state occupation
tax due to increasing Company revenues under this gas
cost adjustment provision.
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 = [(1.0356) (Re - $4.(200) + C) X 1.04217
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ITEM c.
TAX ADJOSTMENT
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, 1992 upon or allocable to the Company's distribution
operations, by any new or amended law, ordinance or
contract.
ITEM [J)). SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES
(1) INAUGURATION OF SERVICE
In addition to the charges and rates set out above, the
Company shall charge and collect the sum of:
Schedule
Charqe
8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday
5 P.M. to 8 A.M. Monday through Friday
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
$ 27.50
$ 41.25
$ 41.25
For each inauguration 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 CHARGE
A return check handling charge of $13.75 is made for each
check returned to the Company for reasons of non- sufficient
funds, account closed, payment withheld, invalid signature,
or improper preparation.
(3) COLLECTION CHARGE
A charge of $9.50 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 action. This charge shall apply to only
one trip on the same amount owed.
ITEM E'.
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 bona fide 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. A bona fide residential
customer uses gas for heating and water heating, or the
equivalent load thereof, at a minimum. Residential
customers other than bona fide residential customers shall
pay actual cost for main line extensions beyond the free
limit. 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.
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