HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-76-119)-04/20/1976
STATE OF 'l'EXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
CITY OF COLLEYVILLE
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYORS' COUNCIL OF TARRAN'l' COUNTY ESTABLISHING
A UTILITY RATE STUDY COMMI'rTEE
the Mayors of the underslgned cltles ln Tarrst County,
actlng wlth the concurrence of the Tarrant County
Commlssloners Court and the full consent of our
respectlve clty counolls and ln behalf of the lnterests
of our respectlve cltlzens, doherebyjolntly and severally
agree to establlsh a county-wlde Utl1lty Rate Study
Commlttee; and,
the commlttee, functlonlng under the direct ausplces
of the Mayors' Councll of Tarrant County shall hereln-
after be referred to as the Tarrant County Utlllty
Rate Study Committee; and,
that the Tarrant County Utlllty Rate Study Committee
shall be empowered, on behalf of the underslgned cities,
to conslder requests for utlllty rate lncreases of
any and all descrlptions ln accordance with V.A.T.S.
Art. 1446c, Sec. l7a and Sec. 19a from the varlous
utl1lty companles that provlde our respectlve cltles
wlth natural gas, synthetlc natural gas, electrlc
power, and telephone servlce; and,
that the Tarrant County Utlllty Rate Study Commlttee
shall be empowered ln accordance wlth V.A.T.S. Art.
1446c, Sec. 24, to select and engage rate consultants,
accountants, auditors, attorneys, englneers, or any
comblnation therof, to conduct lnvestlgatlons on
behald of any or all of the undersigned citles; and,
the costs lncurred jolntly or severally by the partlcl-
patlng clties ln the engagement of any of the afore-
mentioned speclallsts shall be borne by the lndlvldual
utl1lty company seeking an lncrease ln rates; otherwlse
the costs are to be assumed by the lndlvldual cltles on
the basls of an equltable formula to be determlned by
the Tarrant County Utllity Rate Study Commlttee and
jolntly and severally approved by the clty councl1s of
the member clties; and,
wlth the concurrence of Tarrant County Commlssloners
Court, lt 1s the deslre of the Mayors' Councll of
Tarrant County that the cltles of Fort Worth, Arllngton
and Grand Pralrie, a portlon of whlch 11es withln
the boundarles of Tarrant County, be lnvlted to partlcl-
pate as assoclate members of the Tarrant County Utll1ty
Rate Study Commlttee lf they deslre to do so.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. that upon approval of thls
resolution by our respective clty councils, apy
clty partlclpatlng 1n the Tarrant County Ut111ty
RateStudy Commlttee agrees herelnafter to refer
all requests for utl11ty (gas, electrlc and
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FURTHER.
FURTHER,
FURTHER,
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RESOLUTION NO. R-76-119
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telephone) rate lnoreases to the Tarrant County
Utility Rate Study Committee for consideration and
validation and/or just lfloat ion; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that authority for the final decision
of whether or not a speolflc rate request is approved
or rejected shall continue to reside with the
respeotlve olty oouncils of the cities participating
in the Tarrant County Utility Rate Study Committee.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Colleyvl1le,
Texas this r/,~ day of April A. D., 1976.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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