87-011 ORD FIXING AND DETERMINING GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN COP
ORDINANCE N0, 87-011
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINIr;G THE GENERAL SERVICE
ItATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY,
TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE
CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND AMENDED, AND PROVIDING FOF. THE
RECOVERY OF ANY CURRENT AND UNRECOVERED PRIOF. RATE CASE
EXPENSE, AND PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES.
BE IT ORDAINED SY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section 1. Effective with gas bills rendered on and
after thirty (30) days from the final date of passage of
this ordir.ance, the maximum general service rate for sales
of natural gas rendered to residential and commercial
consumers within the City limits of Paris, 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 Item A, 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 $4.02 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 delivered to the
Paris distribution system, according to Item B, in the
Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein.
Section 3. Company shall also receive tax adjust-
ments according to Item C, in the Attachment 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.
The service charges set forth in Item D, in the Attachment
hereto which is incorporated herein are approved. Services
for which no charge is set out in Item D may be per.formed
and charged for by Comgany at a level established by the
normal forces of competition.
Section S. 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 meeti.ng at which this ordinance was passed was open to
the public, as required by Texas Iaw, and that advance
publi_c notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting
was given.
Passed and adopted this 23rd day of February, 1987.
1'44e~ -000,
Bi ly e Burnett, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City erk
APPROVED AS Q FORM:
G
. K.- ynes, ity Attorney
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LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
PARIS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
PROPOSED RATES APPLICABLE TO RESIDENTIAL
AND CO-MMERCIAL GAS SERVICE
A. RATES APPLICABLE TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GAS
SERVICE
The following ratFS 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 $ 4.50
All Consumption @ 5.014
If the service period is less than 28 days in a month
the customer charge is .1607 times the number of days
service.
Commercial: Customer Charge $ 10.00
First 20 Mcf @ 5.2513
Next 30 Mcf @ 4.9513
Over 50 Mcf @ 4.8013
If the service period is less than 28 days in a month
the customer charge is .3571 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' volumP purchased in excess of. 8 Mcf
for each of the billing months May through October.
B. GAS COST ADJUSTMENT
Each monthly bill at the above rates shall be adjusted
for gas cost as follows:
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(1) The city gate rate increase or decrease applicable
to current billing month residential ar.d
commercial sales shall be estimated to the nearest
0.8001 per Mcf based upon:
(a) A volume factor of 1.0258 (Residential) or
1.0197 (Commercial) determined in establish-
ing the above rates for the distribution
system as the ration 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 Mef.
(2) Correction of the estimated adjustment determined
by item (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 r_earest 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 (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 thP adjustment.
(3) The adjustment determined by Item (1) and Item (2)
above shall be multipZied by a tax factor of
1.05182 to include street and alley rental and
state occupation tax due to increasing or
decreasing Company revenues under this gas cost
adjustment provision.
In Summarv, the gas cost adjustment (GCA) shall be
determined to the riearest 0.0001 per Mcf by Item (1) , Item
(2) and Item (3) as follows:
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GCA = [(Item (1) + Item (2)] X Item (3)
GCA =[(1.0258 or 1.0197) (Re-4.0200) + C) X 1.05182
C. TAX ADJUSTMENT
The tax adjustment shall be an amount equivalent
to the proportionate part of any new tax or increased
tax, or any other governmental imposition, rental, fee
or charge (except state, county, city and special
district ad valorem taxes on net income) levied,
assessed or imposed subsequent to January 1, 1986, upon
or allocable to the Company's distribution operations,
by any new or amended law, ordinance or contract.
SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES
D. (1) RECONNECT CHARGE
In addition to the charges and rates set out
above, the company shall charge and coll.ect 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 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
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(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 non-sufficient funds, account closed, payment
withheld, invalid signature, or improper prepara-
tion.
(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 action. This charge shall apply to
only one trip on the same amount owed.
SCHEDULE OF MATN LINE EXTENSION RATE
(1) MAIN LINE EXTENSION R.ATE
The charge for extending mains beyond the free
limit established by Lone Star Gas Company, or any
f_ree limit established by franchise for residen-
tial customers shall be the lesser of: (A) the
svstemwide average cost of construction, including
a11 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
shalJ_ be based on actual cost ger foot.