The “cost of gas” for the purpose of this article is defined to mean the city’s actual cost per MCF of gas delivered at the city gate in any given month multiplied by a fraction, the numerator being the volume of gas delivered to the city gate during the prior twelve (12) month period, and the denominator being the volume of gas sold by the city during the prior twelve (12) month period. The actual cost of gas delivered to the gate station for a given month shall be determined by totaling all costs associated with delivery of said gas to the gate station each month, including the cost of gas purchased, the cost of producing gas from city-owned wells, and the cost of gathering, storing and transmission of said gas, plus or minus revenues derived from gas sales to others and dividing said total costs for the month by the volume of gas delivered through the city gate in that month.
(Ordinance 693 adopted 12/15/92; 2004 Code, sec. 13.1201)
For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein:
Industrial customer.
Every customer of the city gas utility that averages 4 MCF or more metered gas consumption per month, from the city gas utility, for the immediate preceding twelve (12) calendar months; or a new customer whose normal operating consumption is believed to be at least equal to an average of 4 MCF per month and who agrees to promptly pay the city the difference between the industrial rate and the residential-commercial rate for the first year of service if such average usage is less than 4 MCF monthly.
MCF.
1,000 cubic feet of gas at 60 psi.
Residential-commercial customer.
Each and every customer of the city gas utility whose monthly gas usage averaged less than 4 MCF monthly for the past twelve (12) months.
(Ordinance 947 adopted 10/15/03; 2004 Code, sec. 13.1206)
(a) 
Residential rate.
The residential gas rate shall be charged to each residential customer of the city gas utility. The residential gas rate is as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(b) 
Commercial rate.
As set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(c) 
Industrial rate.
As set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(d) 
Cost of fuel adjustment.
As set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(Ordinance 1118 adopted 3/19/13; 2004 Code, secs. 13.1207–13.1210; Ordinance adopting 2019 Code)