HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 99-196 RESOLUTION NO. 21--12a
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
WHEREAS, Entergy Gulf States ("EGS" or"Company') has informed the Cities and
other parties that it intends to file a fuel rate case seeking to surcharge additional fuel
charges to Texas ratepayers; and,
WHEREAS, the Company is seeking an exception to the rules of the Public Utility
Commission so it can avoid filing all information required by such rules to be filed in such
fuel rate case; and,
WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Public Utility Commission a request to
base refunds owed to customers from its 1996 rate case (Docket 16705) on hypothetical
rather than actual amounts contrary to its agreement with the Cities and commission
precedent; and,
WHEREAS, the Cities have a duty to seek fair and reasonable rates for both the
Company and ratepayers within the Cities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City of Beaumont shall participate with other Cities as follows:
1. to intervene in the fuel case which the Company is expected to file at the
Public Utility Commission, seeking appropriate regulatory scrutiny and the
exercise of the Cities' original jurisdiction,
2. to oppose any effort by the Company to obtain an exception allowing it to file
less information in such fuel rate case than required by the rules of the
Public Utility Commission; and
3. to oppose the efforts of the Company to base refunds due from its 1996 rate
case (Docket 16705) on hypothetical rather than actual revenues.
All such actions shall be taken pursuant to the direction of the Cities' Steering
Committee which shall have authority to engage attorneys, rate consultants and all
necessary personnel as authorized by the Public Utility Regulatory Act and to direct the
actions of such representatives in the above proceedings. Cities' reasonable rate case
expenses are required to be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to the Public Utility
Regulatory Act, therefore, the Steering Committee is directed to obtain reimbursement
from the Company of all reasonable expenses.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the Ze,/Z day of
1999.
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