2605 ORD DETERMINING GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN COP

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ORDINANCE N0. 2605 AN ORDINANCE OF TIiE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, DETERMINING THE GENERAL SERVICE R.ATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDFNTIAL AND COr11"IERCIAL CON- SUMERS IN THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS; PRO- VIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND AMENDED; AND PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDIPJANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF FEBRUARY 11, 1982, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COL'NCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section l. Effective with gas bills rendered on and after thirty (30) days from the final date of passage of this ordinance, the maximum general service rate for sales of natural gas rendered to residential and com- mercial consumers within the City limits of Paris, Texas, by Lone Star Gas Company, a division of ENSERCH CORPOR.ATION, a Texas Corporation, its successors and assigns, is hereby fixed and determined as set forth in Item A in Exhibit A attached 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 $2.4624 per Mcf by a Gas Cost Adjustment Factor expressed as an amount per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas for changes in the intracompany city gate rate charge as authorized by the Railroad Commission of Texas or other regulatory body having jurisdiction for gas de- livered to the Paris distribution system, according to Item B in Exhibit A attached hereto which is incor~orated herein, ` Section 3. Company shall also receive tax adjustments according to Item C in Exhibit A attached hereto which is incorporated herein, 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, as set forth in Item D in Exhibit A attached hereto which is incorporated herein. Section 5. 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 6. It is hereby found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public, as required by TeYas law, and that advance public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given.