02-94-Ordinance-Adopting Equal Payment Plan for Electricity Bills-04/18/1994OPTION A
CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 02-94
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SANGER BY ADOPTING
AN EQUAL PAYMENT PLAN FOR THE PAYMENT OF ELECTRICITY
BILLS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FOR ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE.
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER:
SECTION I: CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDED
(a) That from and after the effective date of this ordinance, the City of
Sanger Code of Ordinances shall be amended to include Article 11.1600.5 to
read as follows:
"ARTICLE 11.1600.5 EQUAL PAYMENT PLAN
(a) Plan Adopted
(1) qualified customers of electrical service may enroll in a
plan designed to provide equal utility bills throughout the
year, such plan to be known as the "Equal Payment Plan."
(2) Electricity usage will be estimated by the City of Sanger
Utilities in order to determine the amount of the equal
monthly payment. Estimates will be made based primarily
on past usage by the customer at the present address.
Said payment shall be made monthly, subject only to
changes in the twelfth month or due to rate adjustments,
as provided for herein.
(b) Twelfth Month Adjustments. Equal payments shall be made for
eleven (11) months. In the twelfth month, any difference
between the estimated amount and the actual month shall be
settled. If monthly payments are less than the charges for actual
use, the twelfth month bill will show the balance due, including
this difference. If monthly payment have totalled more than the
charges for actual usage, any difference will be refunded to the
customer. Payments in first eleven (11) months must be
consistently made, regardless of any credit accruing during said
eleven (11) months.
(c) Plan for Electrical Service Only_. The equal payment plan is
available for the payment of charges for electrical service only.
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(d) Prerequisites for Participation in Plan. In order to qualify for
participation in said plan, potential customers must have an
established credit record with the City of Sanger Utilities. The
following shall be considered proof of an established credit
record as required herein:
(i) A minimum of twelve (12) months of timely payment of
utility charges;
(ii) Absence of any utility service termination in the past
twelve (12) months; and
(iii) Absence of an outstanding balance with the City of Sanger
Utilities.
(e) Application. Customers interested in participation in the
equal payment plan must apply by completing an application
form as maintained on file in the office of the city secretary.
Said application shall be subject to review and denial or approval
by the City of Sanger Utilities.
(f) Effect of Rate Adjustments. Any rate adjustments imposed
during the normal course of business by the City of Sanger
Utilities shall be included in the average bill as they become
effective."
SECTION II: SEVERABILITY
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances, is
held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, and the City
Council hereby declared that it would have passed such remaining portions
of the Ordinance despite such invalidity.
SECTION III. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
That any and all Ordinances shall take effect immediately, from and after its
passage and publication of the caption, as the law in such cases provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANGER, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 18 DAY OF _ April , 1994.
A ST:
Rosalie Chavez, City Sec terry
Mayor Nel Armstrong
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from and after the effective date of ordinance,
Sanger Code of Ordinances shall be amended to include Article 11. 1600,5 to
read as follows:
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(1) Qualified customers of electrical service may enroll in a
plan designed to provide equal utility bills throughout the
year, such plan to be known as the "Equal Payment Plan."
(2) Electricity usage will be estimated by the City of Sanger
Utilities in order to determine the amount of the equal
monthly payment. Estimates will be made based primarily
on past usage by the customer at the present address.
Said payment shall be made monthly, subject only to
changes in the twelfth month or due to rate adjustments,
as provided for herein,
(b) Twelfth Montb Adjustments, Equal payments shall be made for
eleven (11) mont s. In the twelfth month,
between the estimated amount and the actual
monthsettled. If monthly payments are less than the charges for actu
use, the twelfth bill will show the balance
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charges for actual usage, any difference will be refunded to the Ll
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(d) cquisites for Participation in Plan. In order to qualify for
participation in said plan, potential customers roust have an
established credit record with the City of Sanger Utilities. The
following shall be considered proof of an established credit
record as required herein-
(i) A minimum of twelve (12) months of timely payment of
utility charges;
(ii) Absence of any utility service termination in the past
twelve (12) months; and
(iii) Absence of an outstanding balance with. the City of Sanger
Utilities.
(e) Application, Customers interested in participation in the
equal payment plan must apply by completing an application
form as maintained on file in the office of the city secretary.
Said application shall be subject to review and denial or approval
by the City of Sanger Utilities.
(f) Effect of Rate Adjustments, Any rate adjustments imposed
during the norm�l course of business by the City of Sanger
Utilities shall be included in the average
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remainingThat if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances, is
held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of the portions of the Ordinance, and the City
remainingCouncil hereby declared that it would have passed such
portions
of the Ordinance despite such invalidity.
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