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1993-087E:\WPDOCS\ORD\TU.ORD ORDINANCE NO. 9~13 - 087 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING RATE SCHEDULES AND SERVICE REGULATIONS FOR TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR; PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES AND SERVICE REGULATIONS MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, on January 22, 1993, Texas Utilities Electric company filed with the governing body of this municipality its Petition and Statement of Intent proposing changed rate schedules and service regulations for application within Denton on February 26, 1993; and WHEREAS, the governing body of this municipality suspended the proposed effective date of said proposed changed rate schedules and service regulations as permitted by Section 43(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body of this municipality, after having considered the proposed changed rate schedules and service regula- tions and the date supporting same at a public hearing, is of the opinion and finds that the rate schedules and service regulations of the Texas Utilities Electric company within Denton should be the same as those rate schedules and service regulations approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas pursuant to the virtually identical Petition and Statement of Intent filed by Texas Utilities Electric Company with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on January 22, 1993; NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION I. That the rate schedules and service regulations of Texas Utilities Electric Company approved and set by the Public utility commission of Texas pursuant to the Petition and Statement of Intent filed by said Company with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on January 22, 1993, are hereby approved as the rate schedules and service regulations under which said Company is au- thorized to render service and to collect charges from its custom- ers for the sale of electric power and energy within the corporate limits of this municipality until such time as said rate schedules and service regulations may be changed, modified, amended or with- drawn with the approval of the Denton City Council. SECTION II. That the aforesaid rate schedules and service regulations herein approved shall be effective from and after the date the Public Utility Commission of Texas orders said new rate schedules and service regulations effective for Texas Utilities Electric Company, provided that, in order to effect uniform system wide rates, changed rates may be earlier placed in effect within this municipality to the same extent that changed rates are earlier placed in effect in all of the other areas served by Texas Util- ities Electric company but only pursuant to an order of the Public utility commission of Texas fixing interim rates or pursuant to a bond filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and subject to refund to the same extent as authorized by Section 43 (e) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act. SECTION III. That the filing of the rate schedules and service regulations shall constitute notice to the consumers of electri- city, within this municipality, of the availability and application of such rate schedules and service regulations. SECTION IV. That nothing in this ordinance contained shall be construed now or hereafter as limiting or modifying in any manner, the right and power of the Denton City Council under the law to regulate the rates, operations, and services of Texas Utilities Electric Company. SECTION V. That it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public and as required by law and that the public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required. SECTION VI. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. ATTE JENN BY: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: DEBRA I- DRAYOVTTCH, CITY ATTORNEY BY: PAGE 2 PASSED AND APPROVED this the 19U) day of 1993.