Ord. 0561 12-12-88ORDINANCE NO. 561
AN ORDINANCE SUSPENDING THE OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED
SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE FILED BY
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING FOR A
REPEALING CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, on November 23, 1988, Houston Lighting & Power Company,
(the "Company") filed with the City of Pearland, (the "City") a
proposed schedule of rates for electric utility service within the
City's limits to be effective as of December 28, 1988; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to have sufficient time to
evaluate the merits of such proposed schedule of rates prior to its
taking effect;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of TEX. REV. CIV. STAT.
ANN. art. 1446c, Sec. 43(d) (Vernon 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 28, 1989 (the 90th day
following the proposed effective date of such schedule), but such
suspension shall not take effect until a copy of this Ordinance is
delivered to the Company, as provided below.
Section 2. The City Secretary of the City of Pearland, Texas, is
hereby authorized and directed to deliver a true copy of this
Ordinance to the Company at once. 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 ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only.
Section 4. If any provision, section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this Ordinance, 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 Ordinance or their application to other persons or
sets of circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the
intent of the City Council in adopting this Ordinance that no portion
hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall become
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inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality, voidness or
invalidity of any other portion hereof, and all provisions of this
Ordinance are declared to be severable for that purpose.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately after
the passage of the Second Reading.
PASSED and APPROVED on First Reading this /2 day of
Astiamnii4VL, , A. D. , 1988.
ATTEST:
S c ce
City creterrytary
Mayor
PASSED and APPROVED on Second and Final Reading this / 7
day of A-ttent 4� 'L , A. D., 1988.
ATTEST:
City cretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney