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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 55, UTILITIES, ARTICLE IV, GAS RATES AND
CHARGES, SECTION 55-61, CLASSIFICATION OF CUSTOMERS AND
SCHEDULES OF RATES, AS SET FORTH IN ORDINANCE NO. 17761, AS
AMENDED, SO AS TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE OF GAS RATES FOR ALL
CUSTOMERS TO THE CITY -OWNED GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY
PROVIDING A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ALL GAS CUSTOMERS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
- PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the cost of operating and maintaining the City's gas
distribution system has increased since the last service rate increase in
September, 1983; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an increase in gas rates is
necessary to keep such service self-supporting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Section 55-61 of the Code of Ordinances, 1976, as
amended, and particularly as amended by Ordinance No. 17761, passed, approved,
and effective with reading and billing of cycle 1 of the August 1983 billing, be
and the same is hereby amended so as to provide a new schedule of rates to all
customers.
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER RATE
Cycle 11 in Nov. thru 10 in April
COST OF SERVICE PER MCF
Inside Outside
City Limits City Limits
First 1 MCF Per month or less $ 4.31 $ 5.32
Next 2 MCF per month 2.42 2.72
Next 7 MCF Per month 1.40 1.55
Next 40 MCF per month 1.32 1.46
All over 50 MCF .94 1.02
Minimum monthly bill 4.31 5.32
Cycle 11 in April thru 10 in Nov.
First 1 MCF per month or less $ 4.31 $ 5.32
Next 2 MCF per month 2.42 2.72
Next 5 MCF per month 1.40 1.55
Next 30 MCF per month .71 .77
All over 38 MCF .63 .67
Minimum monthly bill 4.31 5.32
SEASONAL CUSTOMERS
All customers who have requested a cutoff and reconnection at the same
location or for services to the same premises, including increases or
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reductions of the same premises, and which cutoff was not necessitated by
reason of reconstruction of the building on the premises, shall be as
seasonal customers, and in lieu of the rates applicable to all customers,
there shall be charged and collected the following charges for gas furnished
and delivered to the meters by the Department of Public Utilities of the
City:
SEASONAL RATES COST OF SERVICE PER MCF
Inside utside
Part Year Customers City Limits City Limits
First 1 MCF per month or less $ 7.17 $ 8.61
Next 2 MCF per month 6.48 7.40
Next 7 MCF per month 3.08 3.49
Next 30 MCF per month 1.32 1.46
All over 40 MCF .94 1.02
Minimum monthly bill 7.17 8.61
GENERAL CUSTOMER RATES COST OF SERVICE PER MCF
Inside Outside
City Limits City Limits
First 1 MCF per month or less $ 4.31 $ 5.32
Next 2 MCF per month 2.42 2.72
Next 7 MCF per month 2.26 2.55
Next 40 MCF per month 2.18 2.45
Next 50 MCF per month .94 1.02
Next 100 MCF per month .78 .84
Next 100 MCF per month .69 .74
Next 700 MCF per month .66 .70
Next 1000 MCF per month .57 .57
Next 13000 MCF per month .51 .51
All over 15000 MCF .49 .49
Minimum monthly bill 4.31 5.32
INCENTIVE AIR COOLING & CONDITIONING RATE
(Limited to customers using less than 15 million cubic feet per month annual
average)
All general rate customers that have installed total energy or have gas
operated air cooling and air conditioning equipment or both and have an
average volume used in MCF per month in the seven summer months that exceed
the five winter months average use, when inspected and approved by the Gas
Division, who request in writing to be billed in the summer months on the
Summer Incentive Gas Rate Schedule starting with Cycle 11 in April and ending
with the billing of Cycle 10 in November shall be billed on the following
rate schedule:
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COST OF SERVICE PER MCF
Inside Outside
City Limits City Limits
First 1 MCF per month or less $ 4.31 $ 5.32
Next 2 MCF per month 2.42 2.72
Next 7 MCF per month 2.26 2.55
Next 40 MCF per month 1.66 1.86
Next 150 MCF per month .71 .77
Next 300 MCF per month .66 .70
Next 500 MCF per month .57 .60
Next 14000 MCF per month .51 .53
Minimum monthly bill 4.31 5.32
SECTION 2. PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT. These rates are subject to gas
cost adjustments as follows: Rates will be adjusted monthly by the City
following the receipt of notice of cost of gas from the supplier to pass on
to the consumer the full amount of such cost adjusted for pressure base and
gas lost and unaccounted for factors. All general customers who consume over
15,000 MCF in one month and who receive gas from the City's distribution
system at the same pressure which the City receives the gas from its supplier
(14.65 psi) shall be billed 2.05% less per MCF for purchased gas adjustment
than the general customer rate schedule.
SECTION 3. The rates established by this ordinance shall be applied
against all gas consumed beginning with Cycle 1 on or around August 1, 1985, and
which shall be billed to customers beginning with Cycle 1 on or around
September 1, 1985.
SECTION 4. Interruptions. Deliveries of gas to commercial or
industrial customers may be interrupted or curtailed in case of shortage or
threatened shortage of gas supply from any cause whatsoever, to conserve gas
for residential and other human need customers served hereunder, according to
all mandatory orders of governmental agencies having jurisdiction.
SECTION 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 6. 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 7. 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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That the foregoing ordinance
second reading on this the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
read for e first time and pa sed to its
day of ,, / , 19�J'� , by the
That d threeadoegooinngthoirsdince was read
day
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
That the foregoi g ordinance
on this the a3 Iday of
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
PASSED AND APPROVED,
ATTEST:
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
for
of
the second
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Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
time and wed to its
, 19 j , by the
as read for the j.hird time and passed finally
, 191D , by the following vote:
Joe McComb /
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Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet 1,
Mary Pat Slavik /
Linda Stron.if
this
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City Secretary
THE C ' OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
18939
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS, tic
County of Nueces.
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came..
MARGARET RAMAGE
who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUPERVISOR
of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 18939
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AMENDING CHAPTER 65„
UTILTIES, ARTICLE IV. GAS
RATES AND CHARGES, SEC-
TION - 56-61,
CLASSIFICATION OF CUS-
TOMERS AND SCHEDULES
OF RATES, AS SET FORTH IN
ORDINANCE NO, 17761, AS
AMENDED, SO AS TO
CHANGE THE SCHEDULE OF
GAS RATES FOR ALL CUS-
TOMERS TO THE CITY-
OWNED GAS DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM BY PROVIDING A
NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES
FOR ALL GAS CUSTOMERS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVER-
ANCE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVID-
ING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE BEGINNING WITH
CYCLE 1 ON OR AROUND
AUGUST 1, 1985, AND
WHICH SHALL BE BILLED TO
CUSTOMERS BEGINNING
i CYCLE 1 ON 0
1986. 1
Wes passed and approved
by the City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas on
the 23rd day. of July, 1985.
The full text of said ordinance
is available to the public in the
Office of the City Secretary
.s-Armando Chaps
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas