HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 93-129 RESOLUTION NO. g3 �
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS
DIRECTING GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY TO
FILE CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT; SETTING A PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
FOR THE GATHERING AND REVIEW OF NECESSARY
INFORMATION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH;
SETTING DATES FOR THE FILING OF THE CITY'S
ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANY'S FILING AND THE
COMPANY'S REBUTTAL TO SUCH ANALYSIS; AND
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSES OF
DETERMINING IF THE EXISTING RATES OF GULF
STATES UTILITIES COMPANY ARE UNREASONABLE
OR IN ANY WAY IN VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION
OF LAW AND THE DETERMINATION BY THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT OF JUST AND REASONABLE RATES TO BE
CHARGED BY GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY.
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont is a regulatory authority under the Public Utility
Regulatory Act and has original jurisdiction over the rates of Gulf States Utilities Company
to determine if such rates are fair, just, and reasonable; and
WHEREAS, preliminary information indicates that a further investigation and review
of the rates of Gulf States Utilities Company should be conducted to determine if such rates
are fair, just, and reasonable; and
WHEREAS, a procedural schedule should be established for the filing of certain
information by the Company, procedures to be followed to obtain and review information
from the Company, the filing of an analysis of such information by the City, the filing of
rebuttal information from the Company, and a public hearing at which time the City shall
make a determination if the existing rates of Gulf States Utilities Company are unreasonable
or are in any way in violation of any provision of law and if such rates should be revised and
just and reasonable rates determined for Gulf States Utilities Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
1. On or before July 30, 1993, Gulf States Utilities Company shall file, with the
City of Beaumont, Schedules A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, O, and S of the Rate Filing
Package of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, along with all associated workpapers.
Such filing is the same information required under the Stipulation and Agreement in Docket
No. 11,292, Application of Entergy Corporation and Gulf States Utilities Company for Sale,
Transfer, or Merger. Testimony need not be prepared, but a narrative description shall be
provided sufficient to describe such information and costs shall be allocated to customer
classes.
2. City's representatives shall have the right to obtain additional information from
the Company through the filing of requests for information, which shall be responded to
within ten (10) days from receipt of such request for information.
3. The city, or its designation representatives, shall file their analysis of the
company's filing and information gathered on or before September 27, 1993.
4. The company shall file any rebuttal to the analysis of the city or its designated
representatives on or before October 8, 1993.
5. A public hearing shall be conducted by the City Council of the City of
Beaumont on October 14, 1993, at a location to be selected by the City Manager of city.
Notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given by city to company. At such
public hearing, determination of the reasonableness of the existing rates of Gulf States
Utilities Company shall be made by the City Council of the City of Beaumont, and if
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necessary,just reasonable rates shall be determined to be thereafter observed and enforced
for all services of Gulf States Utilities Company within the City of Beaumont, Texas. Such
public hearing may be conducted in conjunction with public hearings conducted by other
municipalities served by Gulf States Utilities Company.
6. The City Council may, from time to time, amend this procedural schedule and
enter additional orders as may be necessary in the public interest and to enforce the
provisions hereof.
PASSED this Za;t day of June, 1993.
- MAYOR -