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RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION #1904
December 20, 1984
Agenda Item #26
WHEREAS, Energas Company has filed a complaint with the Railroad
Commission of the State of Texas wherein Energas Company complains of the
calculations of the cost of gas charged to Energas Company by Westar
Transmission Company; and
WHEREAS, Energas Company has requested an accounting of the calcula-
tions of such gas cost from Westar Transmission Company; and
WHEREAS, Westar Transmission Company has to date refused to provide
such accounting; and
WHEREAS, the cost of gas charged by Westar Transmission Company to
Energas Company has a direct affect on the gas utility bills of customers
of Energas Company within the City of Lubbock and other cities served by
Energas Company's West Texas System; 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 join with the other
cities served by Energas Company's West Texas System and intervene in the
proceeding pending before the Railroad Commission of the State of Texas;
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the City of Lubbock join with the other sixty-three
cities served by Energas Company's West Texas System and retain legal
counsel and' all experts necessary to properly represent the interest of the
cities in the matter of the complaint filed by Energas Company against
Westar Transmission Company pending before the Railroad Commission of the
State of Texas.
SECTION 2. THAT legal counsel so retained be entrusted to intervene
on behalf of all cities on the West Texas System in the matter of the
complaint above mentioned.
SECTION 3. THAT legal counsel be further instructed to review the
current gas rate being charged by Westar to Energas and if appropriate take
action to establish a fair and just rate.
Passed by the City Council this 20th .+.,.. ,.c December
ATTEST:
ttagette tsoyo, ulty Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Obert Massengale, As stant
City Manager for Financial Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
o n C. Ross, Jr., City Attor ey
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