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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF
RATES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO 2001-337 FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE,
CANCELLING AND REPEALING THE ENERGYSAVE PROGRAM (SCHEDULE EP)
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on November 27, 2001 the City Council approved an ordinance which
amended §28-27 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, to provide for the
adoption of the 2000 International Building Code, the 2000 International Residential Code for
One and Two Family Dwellings, the 2000 International Fuel Gas Code, the 2000 International
Plumbing Code, the 2000 International Mechanical Code, and the 2000 International Energy
Conservation Code, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to cancel and repeal the
EnergySave Program (Schedule EP) and any and all credits or rebates that may be due
thereunder, effective January 1, 2002, because of the provisions of and the passage of the
amended City of Denton Building Code and other Codes, which also become effective on
January 1, 2002, and
WHEREAS, the City staff shall continue to process and to pay any and all applications
for energy credits or rebates under Schedule EP, which are timely received by the City before
January 1, 2002, even if the payment thereof shall occur after January 1, 2002, and
WHEREAS, the City staff intends to immediately study the City of Denton Building
Code and other Codes, as they are now amended, and expects to draft and present to the City
Council a more meaningful and significant alternative energy credit or rebate program, which it
will offer to the City Council in the near future, NOW THEREFOR
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 That the foregoing preamble to this ordinance is incorporated by reference
herein for all purposes
S CIF TION 2 That the Schedule of Rates for electrical services as provided for in
Chapter 26 of the City of Denton Code of Ordinances, as provided by Ordinance No 2001-337,
enacted on the 4th day of September, 2001, is hereby amended to cancel and repeal Schedule EP
(EnergySave Program) and any other reference contained in said Ordinance to the EnergySave
Program or Schedule EP, in its entirety
SSFCTION 3 That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of
this ordinance become effective which are inconsistent, or in conflict with the terms or
provisions contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
SECTION 4 That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, word
in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTIONS That this ordinance and the rate hereby canceled and repealed shall
become effective on January 1, 2002, and applied to all electric services rendered by Denton
Municipal Electric A copy of said ordinance shall be maintained on file in the Office of the City
Secretary
SECTION 6 That upon its passage and approval, reference shall be made at the top of
the first page of Ordinance No 2001-337, that said ordinance has been duly amended by this
ordinance, effective January 1, 2002
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /Ot� day of , 2001
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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