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CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1333
AN ORDINANCE SUSPENDING THE OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF RATES
FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE FILED BY HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY;
CONTAINING FINDINGS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS. on November 23. 1988. Houston Lighting & Power Company.
(The "Company") filed with the City a proposed schedule of rates for
electric utility service within the City's limits to be effective as of
December 28. 1988; and
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 provisions of TEX. REV. CIV.
STAT. ANN. art. 1446c g 43(d) (Vernon Supp. 1988). the City Council
does hereby suspend the operation of the Company's proposed schedule of
rates for a period of time ending on March 28. 1989 (the 90th day
following the proposed effective date of such schedule). but such
suspension shall not take effect until a copy of this ordinance is
delivered to the Company. as provided below.
Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to deliver 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 rates and shall also constitute notice of such suspension.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only.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 circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being 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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City of West University Place Ordinance Number 1333
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
M~etings Law. TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17. as a~ended.
and that each such meeting has been open to the publlC as required by
law at all times during such discussion. consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies. approves and confirms suc~ 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.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of -1t~~e~ber . 1ge8.
Councilmembers Voting Aye:
Councilmembers Voting No:
Counci1members Absent:
Signed:
Michael L. ParKs~-~iYor--
ATTEST:
XUCl'rey' Ni cho 1 s ,
City Secretary
Approved as to Form
(SEAL)
James L. Dou"gnerty. Jr-.--
City Attorney
James- r. Dougherty.- "Jr:-
City Attorney