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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 81-1 ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE SETTING RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL COMMERCIAL RATES FOR ENTEX, INC .; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. WHEREAS, on August 7, 1980, Entex, Inc. filed an application with the City of Beaumont for an increase in rates for residential and small commercial customers; and, WHEREAS, the rate increase proposed by Entex, Inc. would provide additional annual revenue of approximately $2,000,000 from the Beaumont Distribution System; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has engaged the firm of Touche, Ross and Company to study the proposed rate increase; and, WHEREAS, a public hearing has been conducted; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont finds that the revenue deficiency for Entex, Inc. in the Beaumont Distribution System for the year ending March 31, 1980 was $213,726; and, WHEREAS, the rates established herein will produce additional annual revenues for Entex, Inc. from its Beaumont Distribution System in the approximate amount of $214,000; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1 . That Entex, Inc. , is hereby authorized to place into effect within the Beaumont Distribution System the rate schedules attached hereto labeled Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "BIT . Section 2 . That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 3 . All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the /. day of , 1981. - Mayo r 2 - SECTION Eh TEX, INC. PAGE NUMBER RATE SHEET REVISION Ntw+BER RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE NO. APPLICATION OF SCHEDULE This schedule is applicable to consumers receiving gas for uses usual in a home through a single meter serving a single family dwelling and its related structures. M ural gas supplied 'hereunder is for the individual use of the customer at one point of delivery and shall not be resold or shared with others. NET MONTHLY RATE First 600 cubic feet or less text _,500 1.500 per 1000 cubic fee[ Next 3,000 1.3100 Next L,000 ? 1.1500 Over 10,000 9500 MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL S4_50 PAYMENT Monthly bills are due and payable within ten (10) days from the date of bill. PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT PROVISION The above net monthly rate per unit sold is predicated upon a price of gas purchased For resale hereunder of 36.7 cents per Mcf. To the extent that Entex's price of gas to be purchased (adjusted to correct any prior variations from actual costs) for resale hereunder increases or decreases, said net monthly rate shall be adjusted up or down to reflect (i) changes in such :ost of gas per unit sold and (ii) changes in gross receipts taxes resulting from such increases or decreases in the net monthly rate. For purposes of calculating said adjustment, it shall be proper for Entex to determine its cost of gas from its several suppliers and the gross receipts taxes to be paid on the gases of a logical geographical area. Entex will not include in the purchased gas adjustment computation an unaccounted-for gas expense of more than 7x of the purchase cost. Such determination shall be made for each twelve month period ending in June. Any amount collected in excess of this limitation attributable to unaccounted-for gas expense shall be utilized to reduce the cost of purchased gas during th ensuing twelve months. If Entex receives any refunds of any increased cost of purchased gas that have been passed on under this provision, a refund shall be made to consumers served by this race schedule. Service under this sr_4e ule shall be furnished ih accordance with the Company's General Rules and Regulations. ISSUED TRANyAITZAt NO, EXHIBIT "A" " SECT IbN ENTEX, INC. PAGE NUMBER RATE SHEET REVISION NUMBER COMMERCIAL SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE NO. APPLICATION OF SCHEDULE This schedule is applicable to consumers using gas for purposes other than -esidzntial whose consumption in any month is less than 150,000 cubic feet. When a customer uses in excess of I50,000 cubic feet in any month, the cpnsumer shall be billed on the applicable large volume rate schedule_ "etural gas supplied hereunder is for the individual use of the customer at one point of deliverti and shall not be resold or shared with others. NET MONTHLY RATE First 600 cubic feet or less 56.22 I42xt 9,4100 2.0600 per 1000 cubic feet NE!xt 10,000 ? 1.5300 " AexC 15,000 " 1.2300 •' �. +v Over 35,000 •' @ .9500 •' �, " MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL S6.22 PAYMENT Monthly bills are due and payable within ten (10) days from the date of bill. PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT PROVISION The above net monthly rate per unit sold is predicated upon a price of gas pur- chased for resale hereunder of 36.7 cents per ycf. To the extent that Entex's price of gas to be purchased (adjusted to correct any prior variations from actual costs) for resale hereunder increases or decreases, said net monthly rate shall be adjusted up or down to reflect (i) changes in such cost of gas per unit sold and (ii) changes in gross receipts taxes resulting from such increases or decreases in the net monthly .-ate_ For purposes of calculating said adjustment, it shall be proper for En[ex to deceruine its cost of gas :tom its several suppliers and the gross receipts taxes to be paid on the basis of a logical geographical area. Entex will not include in the purchased gas adjustment computation an unaccounted-for bas expense of more than 7Z of the purchase cost_ Such deco=-d nation shall. be made for each twelve month period ending in June_ Any amount collected in excess of this limitation attributable to unaccounted for gas expense shall be utilized to reduce the cost of purchased gas during the ensuing twelve months. I`_ Entex receives any refunds of any increased cost of purchased gas that have been passed on under this provision., a refund shall be ade to consumers served by this rate schedule. Servile under--his st3hedule Shull be furniShhed in acgcrdanca with the Company's Gm-)eral Rulez snd Regulations_ ttTOED T R A Ny1I TT AL NO. EXHIBIT "B"