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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
1976 REVISION, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 55, ARTICLE IV, BY
ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 55 -63, PROVIDING
A CHARGE FOR SERVICE REQUESTED BY CUSTOMERS FOR LIGHTING
AND ADJUSTING OR TURNING OFF ONE OR MORE NATURAL GAS
APPLIANCES,AND CONVERSION OF BURNER ORIFICES FOR NATURAL
GAS AT RESIDENTIAL, APARTMENT. OR MOBILE HOME ADDRESSES,
EXEMPTING FROM THIS CHARGE THOSE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO
ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT BY
ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS OF CHARGES FOR SERVICES REQUESTED,
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING
FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, appliance services to certain gas customers on request
have been provided without charge and this can no longer be done as gas
rates are Inadequate to cover operational costs, and
WHEREAS, such charges for service are necessary to keep gas
funds operational
TOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christ',
1976 Revision, be and the same Is hereby amended by adding to Chapter 55,
Article IV, a new section numbered Section 55 -63, providing a charge for
services requested, to read as follows.
Sec 55 -63. Charges for lighting, etc. of natural gas appliances
There shall be a 87.50 charge per appliance service order request for
lighting, adjusting, or turning off one or more natural gas appliances, or
the conversion of burner orifices to burn natural gas, at a residential,
apartment, or mobile home address. Such $7.50 charge includes all gas
appliances for which service Is requested. All other customers shall be
charged $7 50 for each appliance lighted, adjusted, or turned off. Main-
tenance of appliances is not Included In the lighting and adjusting of any
gas appliance except for gas light mantles and glasses, which will be
billed to the customer requesting service at retail price over and above
the charge set forth above. Provided, however, that in the event the head
of a household 65 years of age or over at a residential, apartment, or
mobile hone address requests the service herein above described, then no
charge shall be made by the City for such service." MICROFILMED
JUN 171980
13328
SECTION 2 That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict.
SECTION 3. That if for any reason any section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word. or provision of this ordinance shall
be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of
competent Jurisdiction it shall not affect any other section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it
is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph.
subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force
and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective upon final
passage and publication thereof
SECTION 5 Publication shall be made one time in the official
publication of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption of
this ordinance, stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance.
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