No free electric service shall be allowed and, to the extent
that the city or any of its agencies or instrumentalities avail themselves
of the service and facilities provided by its electric light and power
system, they shall pay the rates and charges prescribed by this article
and total consumption computed and charged as if served through one
meter.
(Ordinance 861, sec. 4, adopted 2/26/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 11-6; Ordinance 2808, sec. 1, adopted 5/29/1959; 1983 Code, sec. 9-16)
(a)
Rates to be charged for electric service furnished by electric utilities,
as defined in section 31.002 of the Texas Utilities Code, within the
city shall be in accordance with orders or resolutions of the city
council establishing such rates for such persons or parties engaged
in furnishing such electric power service to the public. Said orders
or resolutions establishing rates shall be filed with the city secretary,
where such orders or resolutions establishing rates shall be kept
available for public inspection.
(b)
Rates to be charged for electric service, including any discount
related thereto, furnished by the municipally owned electric utility
of the city shall be determined by the city council of the city.
(Ordinance 861, sec. 1, adopted 2/26/1948; Ordinance 1070, sec. 1, adopted 4/26/1951; 1959 Code, sec. 11-1; Ordinance 2808, sec. 1, adopted 5/29/1959; Ordinance 3354, sec. 1, adopted 1/12/1961; Ordinance 4063, sec. 1, adopted 4/11/1963; Ordinance 5226, sec. 1, adopted 4/13/1967; Ordinance 6679, sec. 1, adopted 7/12/1973; Ordinance 6746, sec. 1, adopted 11/21/1973; Ordinance 6916, sec. 1, adopted 6/27/1974; Ordinance 7110, sec. 1, adopted 7/26/1975; Ordinance 7129, sec. 1, adopted 8/15/1975; Ordinance 7749, sec. 1, adopted 10/12/1978; Ordinance 7840, sec. 1, adopted 4/12/1979; Ordinance 8071, sec. 1, adopted 7/10/1980; 1983 Code, sec. 9-17; Ordinance 10197, sec. 1, adopted 10/14/1999; Ordinance 2012-O0027, sec. 1 (ex. A), adopted 4/10/2012)
All users or customers of all electric power utilities within the city to whom the rates provided for in section 22.02.072 are not made specifically applicable shall be charged commercial rates, except electrical service furnished between public electrical energy suppliers, which rates shall be negotiated.
(1959 Code, sec. 11-2; Ordinance
2808, sec. 1, adopted 5/29/1959; 1983 Code, sec. 9-18)
