AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING APPENDIX A, ARTICLE 7.000 OF THE BASTROP CODE OF ORDINANCES,
REGARDING UTILITY RELATED FEES TO REFLECT COST ADJUSTMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC RATES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bastrop,
Texas has determined that in order to offset higher system maintenance
and upgrade costs; and
WHEREAS,
the City Council of Bastrop determined that Sec. 7.700 "Residential
Electric Rates" and Sec. 7.800 "Commercial Electric Rates"
of Article 7.000 "Utility Related Fees" in APPENDIX A, should
be revised to reflect the increases and/or other changes in the wholesale
power cost that LCRA has passed onto the City; and
WHEREAS,
in order to enact these revisions it is necessary to amend the 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 the
Bastrop City Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, Article 7.000, "Utility
Related Fees," shall be amended to reflect an adjustment in the
City's residential and commercial electric rates and related electric
services charges as shown on the attached Exhibit ' A, " which
exhibit is incorporated herein as 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 residential
and commercial 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all things repealed to the extent that the same conflict with this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: 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 27th day of September
2005.
READ AND APPROVED on SECOND READING on the 11th day October 2005.
THE
CITY OF BASTROP:
By: Tom Scott
Mayor
ATTEST:
Teresa Valdez
City Secretary
APPROVED
AS TO FORM:
Jo-Christy Brown
City Attorney
EXHIBIT
"A" TO ORD. NO. 2005
APPENDIX A
FEE SCHEDULE
ARTICLE 7.000 UTILITY RELATED FEES
Sec. 7.700 Residential Electric Rates
a. Residential Monthly Rates.
| Monthly
Customer Charge |
$10.00 |
| Wires Charge |
$0.0328 per KWH |
| Generation Charge
|
$0.0578 per KWH |
(Section 7.700
(b) - (h) remain unchanged.)
Sec. 7.800 Commercial Electric Rates
a. Commercial Monthly Rates.
| Monthly Customer Charge |
$16.00 |
| Wire Charge |
$0.0326 per KWH |
| Generation Charge |
50.0578 per KWH |
