2000-050-ORD PROVIDING ORDINANCE NO 97-041 WHICH GRANTED FRANCHISE FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE TO TX UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY BE EXTENDED 6 MOS

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ORDINANCE NO. 2000-050 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT ORDINANCE NO. 97-041 WHICH GRANTED A FRANCHISE FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE TO TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY BE EXTENDED FOR A PERIOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS; PROVIDING FOR CONTINUED COMPENSATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ORDINANCES; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE C!TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out ir: the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved, Section 2. That Ordinance No, 97-041, granting a franchise to Texas Utilities Electric Company for the sale of electric power within the city limits of the City of Paris, Texas, is hereby extended by the mutual consent ofthe parties for an additional term of six (6) months, to end on May 6,2001. Section 3. That if for any reason the payment of a franchise fee pursuant to Section 17 of Ordinance No, 97-041 shall in any way or at any time be found improper or inappropliate for any reason, then the payment of such compensation in the same amount as provided in said Section 17 shall bc considered a street use fee pursuant to Section 273,007 of the Texas Local Government Code or other state law as applicable and shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms of Section 17 through May 6,2001. Section 4. That all other terms and provisions o:Ordinancf; No. 97-041, save and except as in conflict with the terms and provisions of this ordiuance, shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance are severable and the invalidity of any provisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining provision thereto, Section 6. That this ordinance shall become effective on November 1, 2000; provided, however, that should a different effective date be required by law, then such effective date shall apply; provided further, however, that the terms and provisions of Section 3 herein shall in any event be effective November 1, 2000, Section 7. That this ordinance was introduced, read, and passed on first reading on October 9, 2000, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris and on second reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on November 9,2000,