HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 88-32 Resolution Number R88-32
A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE OPERATION OF
THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ELECTRIC
UTILITY SERVICE FILED BY HOUSTON LIGHTING
& POWER COMPANY; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.
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WHEREAS, on November 23 , 1988 , Houston Lighting & Power
Company, ( the "Company") filed with the City a proposed schedule
of rates for eleetrie utility service within the City' s limits to
be effective as of December 29 , 1988; and ,
WHEREAS, the City Couneil desires to have sufficient time
to evaluate the merits of sueh proposed schedule of rates prior
to its taking effect ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
FRIENDSWOOD , STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1 . Pursuant to the provisions of TEXAS REVISED
CIVIL STATUTES ANNOTATED art . 1�46e b3(d) (Vernon' s Supp . 1988) ,
the City Council does hereby suspend the operation of the
Company' s proposed schedule of rates for a period of time
ending on March 29 , 1989 , ( the 90th day following the proposed
effective date of such schedule) , but such suspension shall not
take effect until a copy of the resolution is delivered to the
Company, as provided below.
Section 2. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and
directed to deliver a true copy of this Resolution to the
Company at onee . Such copy shall constitute a statement of the
reasons for suspending the Company's proposed rates and shall
also constitute notice of such suspension.
Section 3 • All resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict only.
Seetion 4 . If any provision, section, subsection, sentence ,
clause , or phrase of this resolution, or the application of same
to any person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to
be unconstitutional , void or invalid , the validity of the
remaining portions of this resolution or their application to
other persans or sets oF circumstances shall not be affected
thereby, it bein� the intent of the City Council in adopting this
resolution that no portion hereof or provision or regulation
contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of
unconstitutionality, voidness or invalidity of any other portion
hereof, and all provisions of this ordinanee are declared to be
severable for that purpose .
PASSED , APPROVED AND RESOLVED this the 5th day of December , 1988 .
Mayor Paul W. Schrader
ATTEST:
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Deloris MeKenzi , C
City Secretary