2555 ORD PROVIDING GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN COP
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ORDIiiANCE Nf), 2555
AN URDINANCE UF THE CSTY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PRO-
VIDING FOR THE GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES
OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN
THE CITY 0F PARIS, LAMAR CC)UNTY, TEXAS; PRQVIDING FOR THE
MANNER TN WHICH SUCH RATE T'IAY BL CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND
AMENDED; ANn PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR. PARTS OF ORDINANCES TN CON-
FLICT HEREWIiH; AND PROVIDIIiG "r"OR AN EFl°ECTIVE DATE OF
NIARCH 1, 1981.
BE TT OKDAINED BY THF. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section 1. Effective with gas bi11s rendered an and
after March 1, 1981, the maximum general service rate for
sales of natural gas rendered to residential and commercial
corisumers withi.n the city limits of Paris, Texas, by Lone
Star Gas Company, a division of ENSERCH C012YORATION, a
Texas Carporation, its SllCC.PS50rS and assigns, is hereby
fixed and determined as set farth in Ttem A in Exhibit A
attached hereto which is incorporated lierein.
Section 2. The residential and commercial rates set
forth above shall be adjusted tipward or downward from a
base of $2.0279 per Ncf by a i,as Cost Adjustment Factor ex-
pressed as an amount ner thousand cubic feet (`gcf) of natu-
ral gas for changes in the intracompany citv gate rate
charge as authorized by the Railroad Commission of Texas
or other r_egulatory body havinr jurisdiction fo.r gas de-
livered to the Paris distrzbut:ioi1 system, accordin.g to
Irem B, in Exhibi.t A attached hereto which is incorporated
herein.
Sectior.. 3. Company slia:ll also receive tax adjustments
according to Item C, i_n Exhibit A attached hereto which is
incorporated hcrein.
Section 4. In addition t:o the aforesaid rates, Gompany
sha11 have Lhe right to coll.:c.r_ such reasonahle charges as
are necessary to conduct iLs business and to carry out its
rea.sonable rule.s and re;ulations in eff_ect, as set forth in
Item D, in Exhibit .A attached tzereta which is incorporated
herein,
Section S. The rates set forth in this ordinance may
be changed and amended by either the City or Conpany in the
manizer nrovi.ded by law. Servi.ce hereunder is subj ect to the
orders of regulatory bodies hatiring jurisdicCion, and to the
Cornpany's Rules and Regulatians currently on fi]_e in the
Company's office.
Section 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are herehy expressly reoealed.
Section 7. This ordiziance shal1 become effective on
TTarch 1, 1981.
Passed and adopted this 9th day of February, 1981. ~re urnett, i,a~yor~ r~o
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ATTEST:
H_. C. G eene, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, City Attorney
EXHIBIT A TO ORDINAPdCE NO, 2555
CITY QF PARIS, PARIS , TEXAS
LONE STAR GAS COTZPANY
i-.ARIFFS & SCHEDULF..S
Item A, zhe {ollowirig rates ar.e the maximum applicable to resi-
dential and corlmer_cial cansumers per meter per month or
for any part af a znont?~ for which gas servi.ce is avail-
able at the sar:le location,
Fi..rs t 1 Mcf or less $4,0000
Over 1 Mcf 19 2 , 4648 Per :•qcf
If the service period is less than 28 days the
customer c::arge i_s $ ,1429 times the nurnber o~ days
service.,
Bills are due and naya.ble when renderEd and r:zust be pazd
withir: ten ciays fron mo..thly billing date,
Item B. Gas Cost A_djustMent
Ea.l-:h manthly oill at the above rates shall. be adjusted
for aas cost as folloursf
(1) 'The rit:y gate rate i.ncrease or decrease appli.cable
to csrrent hi? 7_ing znonth Yesider.tial and comznercial
sales shali be e,-;ti_:nated to the nearest $0.0001 ;?er
Mcf baseci upon,
(a) A valume factor of 1,0343 dete.rmined for the
distr:ibutiori syst.eri as tile ratio of Mcf pur--
chased divided by the Mcf sold for the 12
znonCh periocl ended June 30, 1979.
(b) The city gate rate estimated tn be apnlicable
to volurles purchased duri.rig the current cal-
dendar rnanLh., exnressed to the nearest $0,0001
per. Tfcf (shoc,rn beloca as "Re").
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(c) The base city gate rate of $2. 0279 per 2-1cf,
(2) Correcti_on of the esti_mated adj -ustnent determined
lay Iter.i B(1) above shall be incl,zcied as part of
the adjustment for the second fo1_.lowing rnonth, The
correcting factor (shocan below as "C") shall, be
eknressed to the nearest $0,0001 per Mct based upon:
(a) The corrected ad jus tment amount bas ed upon the
actual city gate rat:e, less
(b) The estimated adjustraent amount billed under
Item B(1) abovey divided by
(c) Distri_hution system residential and coirnnercial
sales Mcf recorced on the Company `s books
during the prior year for the month that the
correction i_s i_ncl.uded as part of the adjust-
ment:.
(3) The adjustment determi.ned by Item B(1) and
Item B(2) above shall be multipla.ed by a tax
factor oF 1.04163 to include stieet and alley
rental and state occ:upation tax due to increas-
ing Cor.zpany revenues under t",is gas cost adjust-
ment 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 + Item B (2) ] X Item B (3)
GCA =[(1. 0343) (Re -$2 , 0279) + C] Y 1,04163
I teni C. Tax Adj us trnetzt
The tax adjustment shail ue an arnount equivalent to the
proportionate part oi any new tax, ox increased tax, or
any other governmental. irnposition, ren.tal, fee or charge
(except statP, county, city and special district ad
-aalorem taxes and taxes on net income) Ievied, assessed
or imposed subseque-tit to January l, 19$1, upon ar allo-
cable to the Company's distribution operations, by any
new or ar.2ended law, ordina<zce or c.ontract.
Item D. Sr_hedule of Service Char.ges
(1) Reconnect Gharhe
In addition to the charges and rates set out above,
the Compatly shal_1 charge and callect the surl of;
Schedule Charge
8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday $20.00
5 P.M. to 8 A.M. Monday through Friday 30.00
Saturdays, Sundays and Ho7_idays 30 . 00
as a. reconnect charge far each reconnection or re-
inauguration o'L gas service, where service has been
discontinued at the same oremises £or any reason,
with the following exceptians.
(a) For a builder who uses ras tempararily during
construction or for display nt~rposes,
(b) Far the first occuPdnt of the premi.ses,
(c) Whenever oas service has been temporarily
interrupted because af system outa;e, service
work or applian.ce installation done by Company;
or
(d) For any reason deemed necessary for Company
operations.
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(2) Appliance, Gas Light, and Air Canditianing Service
C1_iarges
Apnliance Service Gharges
Schedule Hourly Charge
8 A.M. to 5 P.M, Manday through Friday $18,00
5 P.M. to 8 A.M. Monday thraugh Friday 27.00
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 27.00
An additional charge of $1.2 added to the above charges
wheiz a second employee (helper) is required.
Time in excess of one ha;zr prorated i.n 15 minute incre-
ments, as follocas :
Standard Non-Standard
Increments Worl..ing Hours Working Hours
15 minutes $ 4.50 $ 6.75
30 rninutes 9.00 13 , 50
45 minutes 13.50 20.25
60 ininutes 13.00 27.00
Standard working hours defined as 8 A,M. to S P.M. ;'Ianday
through Priday except holidays.
All new company sold grills serviced fr.ee of charge for
90 days, during standard working hours.
Gas Light Service
Service Char e
Clean an.d replace mantles $5.00
Painti.ng (black and wtiite) and/or replacing
glass panes 4.00
All new company sold gas lights serviced free
of charge for 90 days, during standard working
hours.
Air Conditioning Service
Schedule Iiourly Charge
Any hour Sunday through Sa-Lurday and Holidays $20.00
Time in excess of one ho1jr prorated in 15 minu*e increments,
as rollows:
Increments AIl Hours
15 minutes $ 5.00
30 r,linutes 10.00
45 minutes 15.00
60 Minutes 20.00
All new comrany-sold aix conditioning units serviced free
ot charge for 1 year `rort date of installation.
No additional charbe for secorid employee (helper),
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Labor charges in excess of factory allowances for war-
zanty replacement and repair wi11 be passed on to the
customer.
(3) CharCes for replacing Yard Lines
Item or Service Chaxge
Basic service charge for a11
replace.ment work - $40 , 00
Prebent Riser wit.h Sunport Post - 20.00
:Voncorrodi.ble PrebEnt Riser - 15.00
Stapcock - 4.95
Ditch, replace 1 1/4 inch
(or small.er) pipe, and obtain
city inspection - 2.00 per foat
Remove grass, ditch, r-eplace 1 1/4
i_nch (or smaller) pipe, obtain
city i_nspectioi-e and replace
grass - 2.30 per foot
Insert 1 1/4 inch (ar sr.laller)
PolyethylenE pipe in existing
service line - 1.90 per foot
Special trip to perform yard line
work at custorner's request and
work cannot be seheduled for
Company conveni.erice - 40 , 00 addiCional
Work performed on avertime basi_, at
customer's request - 60.00 per hour lJ
Discannecting or reconnecting
customer yard line at main when
yard line is replaceci by other
contractars - 40.00
A fir.m pxice quotation will be made on the basis of
labar, material, and other costs for replacing yard
lines larger than 1 1/4 inch in size.
1/ Computed at one-fourtid the haurly rate for each 15
~ mi.nuLe ~period or fr.actian thexeof. . The same worlc
perforrled on a call-out basis will be charged at
the overtime ra.te with a two hour minimum charge.
(4) Main Line Extens:icr: Ra.Ce (Residen4ial)
The charge for extEnding mains beyond the free limit
established by Lane Star Gas, or any free limit estab-
Iished by city francriise is $4.50 per foot except for
large commercial and indus L.rial consumers which are
handled on an act:ual cast per font basis.
(S) R.eturned Check Charaes
A r.eturned check ha.ndlin~ charge of $5,00 is made fc~r
each check returzzed to the Company for reasons of non-
sufficient iunds, account clcsed, payment withheld,
invaiid si_gnature, or improper pxeparafiion.
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