HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2001-R0153 - Customer Payment Agreement - LP&L - 04/26/2001Resolution No. 2001—RO153
April 26, 2001
Item No. 31
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lubbock Power & Light is the municipally owned electric
utility of the City of Lubbock;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 40.055 of the Texas Utility Code, the
City Council of the City of Lubbock, as the governing body of Lubbock Power &
Light, has exclusive jurisdiction to set all terms of access, conditions, and rates
applicable to services provided by Lubbock Power & Light;
WHEREAS, it has heretofore been provided that any bill for electric
service provided by Lubbock Power & Light shall be due and payable fifteen (15)
days after issuance;
WHEREAS, it has heretofore been provided that any customer of
Lubbock Power & Light that has had their electric service disconnected for failure
to pay for electric service within the fifteen (15) days and who subsequently paid
all past due and delinquent charges for electric service to Lubbock Power & Light
and who desires to reconnect their electric service has been required to pay a
reconnection charge of six dollars ($6.00) during normal working hours and
fifteen dollars ($15.00) outside of normal working hours;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock deems it to be in the
best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to improve the efficiency and
competitiveness of the municipally owned electric utility, Lubbock Power &
Light;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock deems it to be in the
best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to increase the time period for
customers to pay for electric service provided by Lubbock Power & Light; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock deems it to be in the
best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to increase the amount charged
for reconnection of electric service disconnected for failure to pay for electric
service; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
1. THAT any bill for electric services provided by Lubbock Power &
Light shall become due and payable twenty-one (21) days after issuance. Such
bill shall be paid by the customer of such service at the office of Lubbock Power
& Light or by properly mailing payment to the office of Lubbock Power & Light
by placing such payment in the United States mail, properly addressed to
Lubbock Power & Light. Simple interest of five (5) percent shall be charged to
any customer that fails to pay his bill after twenty-one (21) days from issuance.
The five (5) percent interest on late payments shall apply to all classes of
customers served. Provided, however, that this section shall be subject to state
law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 182, Subchapter A of the Texas
Utilities Code, "Payment of Utility Bill for Elderly Individual."
As used in this article, date of issuance shall mean the date when a bill is
placed in the United States Mail properly addressed to the customer.
2. THAT every user or customer of the city's electric utility system shall
pay matured rates and charges within twenty-one (21) days from the date the
same become due and payable as set forth above. Notice and opportunity for
hearing will be given persons disputing the amount of such rates and charges. In
the event same are not so paid, it is hereby made the duty of the director of
electrical utilities to disconnect electric service unless said user or customer has
appeared and shown substantial reason why such action should not be taken.
Whenever the amount past due and delinquent is paid by such user or customer,
such service may be resumed, but there shall be charged and collected a
reconnection charge of forty-four dollars ($44.00) for reconnection during normal
working hours and fifty-seven dollars ($57.00) for reconnection outside normal
working hours. Normal working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays
excluding city holidays. Such service shall also be disconnected when a user or
customer fails to pay for water service rendered by the city.
3. THAT should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
Resolution be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder
of this Resolution shall not be affected thereby.
Passed by the City Council on this 26th day of Aril 001.
ALEX "TY" CObKE MAYOR PRO TEM
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Garza, City Secretary lz7'
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Pau Thompson, D rector of Electric Utilities
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ma hew L. W- de, Assistant City Attorney
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