22-1530ORDiNANCE NO. 22-1530
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, A TEXAS HOME-RULE MUNICRALCORPORATION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTEVENDOR AGREEMENTS WITH NON-PROFIT OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
THAT PROVIDE UTILITY BILL RELIEF; PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDSISSUED TO DENTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ON BEHALF OF CUSTOMERS FROM SAIDNON-PROFIT OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; AND PROVEDING ANEFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Denton operates municipally-owned utilities;
WHEREAS, certain non-profit organizations that provide utility bill relief to certain eligible
individuals requires a vendor agreement with the City of Denton in order to provide utility bill
assistance to City of Denton customers;
WHEREAS, based on a program’s funding source, including but not limited to federal
funded assistance programs, requires such agreements to be executed by the City of Denton to
establish fund availability for City of Denton utility customers.
WHEREAS, such agreements and programs do not require any financial expenditures from
the City of Denton to be a participant.
WHEREAS, such programs permit the non-profit organization to pay the City of Denton
directly for its eligible customers that are entitled to financial relief or assistance under their
program(s) .
WHEREAS, certain programs offered by these non-profit vendors are often offered only for
limited period of times and delays for approval of each agreement by the Public Utility Board and
City Council could prevent or delay eligible City of Denton utility customers important financial
relief they are eligible for under said programs.
WHEREAS, the Public Utility Board has considered this matter and recommended that the
City Council approve and authorize the execution of the vendor agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this ordinance is in the best interest of both thecitizens and ratepayers; NOW THEREFORE;
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The recitals in the preamble are true and correct and are incorporated herewith
by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Manager, or their designee, is authorized to execute and deliver
on behalf of the City of Denton the necessary documents approving vendor agreements with the
City of Denton and third party non-profit organizations that provide financial utility assistance to
City of Denton utility customers .
SECTION 3. That the City of Denton through its Customer Service Department is
authorized to accept payments for utility services provided to City of Denton customers directly
from said non-profit organizations.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be and become effective immediately upon and after its
adoption and approval;
The motion to approve this Ordinance was made by Be DM LS and
seconded by 'Bf twh BeE , the Ordinance was passed and approved by the following
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Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:Vicki Byrd, District 1 :Brian Beck. District 2:Jesse Davis. District 3 :
Alison Maguire, District 4:
Brandon Chase McGee, At Large Place 5 :
Chris Watts, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the latay of August 2022.
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ATTEST :
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY I\\\1l111111aBy:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
By: