HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6615: APPROVING THE COST OF SERVICE ADJUTMENT CLAUSE TARIFF PROPOSED BY TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY P.O.No. 6615
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR, TEXAS, APPROVING THE COST OF SERVICE
ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE TARIFF PROPOSED BY TEXAS GAS
SERVICE COMPANY, A DIVISION OF ONE GAS, INC. ON MARCH 10,
2017; FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN
MEETINGS ACT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, on or about March 10, 2017, Texas Gas Service Company, a division of
ONE Gas, Inc. ("TGS" or"Company") proposed a Cost of Service Adjustment ("COSA") clause
tariff whereby gas utility charges within the City of Port Arthur, Texas ("City) may be
adjusted without the need to file a Statement of Intent pursuant to Subchapter C of the Texas
Utilities Code; and
WHEREAS, City is a regulatory authority with exclusive original jurisdiction over the
rates, operations and services of a gas utility in areas in the municipality pursuant to Gas Utility
Regulatory Act § 103.001; and
WHEREAS, TGS requested that its proposed COSA go into effect on April 14, 2017;
and
WHEREAS, the City's consultant has reviewed the COSA filing and has concluded the
proposed COSA allows for an expedited and less expensive rate review process than the current
Statement of Intent Proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the Company's annual COSA filings will be subject to review by the City,
and the annual rate adjustments may be approved, approved in part, or denied consistent with the
terms of the COSA.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PORT ARTHUR:
SECTION 1. That the statements set out in the preamble to this Ordinance are adopted
herein as if set forth herein.
SECTION 2. That the proposed COSA implements a mechanism to adjust gas utility
charges in a manner that is just, reasonable, and in the public interest.
SECTION 3. That the Company's proposed COSA clause tariff is approved, effective
April 14, 2017.
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SECTION 4. That the meeting at which this Ordinance was approved was in all things
conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code,
Chapter 551.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of , 2017,
at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES:
Mayor:
Councilmembers:
NOES:
Derrick Freeman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Val Tizen , it orney
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
Brian McDougal, City Manager
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