HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1258 - ORD Suspending Operation of Proposed Schedule Rates for Electric Utility
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1258'
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AN ORDINANCE SUSPENDING THE OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF RATES
FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE FDtEDBY HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY;
CONTAINING 'FINDINGS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, 'on March 18,,' 1986,' Houston Ughting & Power Company,
(The "Company") 'fi led wi,th ,the City 'a proposed schedu'l e of rates for
electric utility service within the City's limits to be effective as of
April 23, 1986; and
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\ WHEREAS, the City Council desires to have sufficient time to
evaluate the merits of such proposed schedule of rates prior to its
taking effect;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provision of the TEX. REV. CIV. STAT.
ANN. art. 1446c ~ 43(d) (Vernon Supp. 1985), the City Council does
hereby suspend the operation of the Company's proposed schedule of
rates for a period of time ending on July 22, 1986 (the 90th day
following the proposed effective date of such schedule), but such
suspens ion' 'sha 11 'not: take' effect unti 1 a copy of thi s ordi nance is
delivered to the Company,'as provided below.
Section 2. 'The Mayor is hereby authorized to del iver a true and
certified copy of this ordinance to the Company at once. Such copy
shall constitute a statement of the reasons for suspending the
Company's r~tes and shall also constitute notice of such suspension.
Section 3. ,An ord-inance or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extend of such conflict only.
Section 4. If any provision, section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to any
person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or
sets of ci rcumstances shall not be affected thereby, it bei ng the
intent of the City Council in adopting this ordinance that no portion
hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall become
inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality, voidness or
invalidity of any other portion hereof, and all provision of this
ordinance are declared to be severable for this purpose.
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Section 5. 'The City Council officially finds, determines and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this resolution was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings Law, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended, and
that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by law
at all times during such di~scussion, consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the
contents and posting thereof.
Section 6. The need to consider the important proposed ordinance
at the earliest possible date, with adequate prior notice being first
duly given, creates an emergency requiring the suspension of the rule
requiring the reading of ordinance at two regular meetings before final
passage, and such state of emergency is hereby declared, and such rule
is hereby suspended, so as to allow this ordinance to be read 'once, at
this meeting, before final passage.
Councilmembers Voting Aye:
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of April , 1986.
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Councilme~bers Voting No:
Councilmembers Absent:
Mayor Parks, Councilmembers
Higley, Bryan, Cummings,
Schwartzel
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None
Mi.chae 1 L. Parks, Mayor.'
ATTEST:
Audrey N;-ch"ols,
Ci ty Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO,'.FORM:
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James L. Dougherty, Jr.
City Attorney
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