AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A ARTICLE 7.000 OF THE CITY
OF BASTROP CODE OF ORDINANCES, REGARDING UTILITY RELATED FEES TO REFLECT
COST ADJUSTMENTS IN KEY ACCOUNTS AND MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC RATES; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Bastrop received an option from
the Lower Colorado River Authority to receive `level' charge for the
wholesale power cost to the City; and
WHEREAS,
the City Council of Bastrop determined that Sec. 7.900 "Key Account
Rates" and Sec. 7.1000 "Municipal Rates" of Article
7.000 "Utility Related Fees" in APPENDIX A should be revised
to reflect the revision in the wholesale power cost to the City from
LCRA; and
WHEREAS,
in order to enact these revisions it is necessary to amend the City
of Bastrop Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, Article 7.000, et. seq.,
"Utility Related Fees:" as shown herein below.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BASTROP, TEXAS:
PART 1:
That Appendix A, Article 7.000, "Utility Related Fees,"
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bastrop, shall be, and is
hereby, amended to reflect an adjustment in the City's key account
and municipal electric rates and charges as shown on the attached
Exhibit "A, " which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference
as if set forth in full.
PART 2:
That all ordinances, resolutions and orders heretofore passed,
adopted and made, or any part of the same, affecting rates and charges
for key account and municipal electric rates of the City of Bastrop,
which are in conflict with this Ordinance, shall be, and the same
are hereby, in all things repealed to the extent that the same conflict
with this Ordinance, or with the laws of the State of Texas.
PART 3:
If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person
or circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect the other provisions, or application thereof, of this ordinance
which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared
to be severable.
PART 4:
This Ordinance shall take effect upon the date of final passage noted
below in accordance with the City's Charter, Code of Ordinances, and
the laws of the State of Texas.
READ AND ACKNOWLEDGED
on FIRST READING on the 12th day of April 2005.
READ AND APPROVED on SECOND READING on the 26th day of April 2005.
APPROVED:
Tom Scott, Mayor
ATTEST:
Teresa Valdez, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO
FORM:
Jo-Christy Brown,
City Attorney
APPENDIX
A
FEE SCHEDULE
ARTICLE 7.000 UTILITY RELATED FEES
Sec. 7.900 Key Account Rates.
a. Key Account Monthly Rates.
| Monthly
Customer Charge
|
$16.00
|
| Wires
Charge |
$0.0283 per KWH
|
| Generation
Charge |
this rate is
set by the City's wholesale power provider for Texas public
schools.
|
