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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 80-101 ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE SETTING RATES TO BE CHARGED BY GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCH RATES; PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RATES MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COMPROMISE AND SETTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 3298. WHEREAS, on June 17, 1980, Gulf States Utilities Company filed with the City of Beaumont a request for an increase in rates to be charged within the City in the amount of approximately 84.4 million per annum on a Texas retail system wide basis; and, WHEREAS, the City having suspended the effective date of such proposed rate increase, and having considered the same , is of the opinion and finds that an increase in rates should be approved; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1 . That an increase in rates, tariffs and charges of Gulf States Utilities Company for electric power and energy sold within the City be approved in an amount such that the adjusted total Texas retail systemwide operating revenues for the Company be increased $44,000,000 per annum, based on the adjusted 1979 test year. The schedule of rates which is approved in accordance herewith is that under which said Company shall be authorized to render electric service and to collect charges from its customers for the sale of electric power and energy within the corporate limits of the City until such time as said schedule of rates may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn, with the approval of the City Council of the City of Beaumont. Section 2. That Gulf States Utilities Company shall, within ten (10 ) days from the final passage of this ordinance, file with the City Attorney of the City of Beaumont a revised schedule of rates C- 30 and tariffs setting forth those rates, tariffs and charges based upon an increase in total operating revenues as described herein. Such schedule of rates and tariffs may be modified or amended by the City Council of the City of Beaumont within twenty ( 20) days from the final passage of this ordinance, otherwise, same shall be considered approved as filed . Such schedule of rates and tariffs, as same may be modified or amended, shall be effective from and after October 20, 1980, and shall apply to all power and energy used by each customer after the final passage of this ordinance. Section 3 . That the action of the City Council of the City of Beaumont enacting this ordinance constitutes, on the date of its final passage, a final determination of rates for Gulf States Utilities Company within the City of Beaumont in accordance with Section 43 (c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act. Section 4 . Nothing in this ordinance contained shall be construed now or hereafter as limiting or modifying , in any manner, the right and power of the City of Beaumont under the law to regulate the rates and charges of Gulf States Utilities Company. Section 5 . The City Attorney is hereby authorize to compromise and settle the intervention of the City of Beaumont in Public Utilities Commission Docket No. 3298, the same being the request of Gulf States Utilities Company for a rate increase and actions taken by the City Attorney prior to the date of this ordinance to compromise and settle such case are hereby ratified. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the c24.t day of , 1980. - Mayo - 2 -