Ordinance 2019-6

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12-23 “SERVICE RATES” OF ARTICLE III, “GAS SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION” OF CHAPTER 12, “MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA.

The gas rates of the municipality, effective immediately, shall be as follows:

Residential Customer, In Town Limits

• $13.00 base monthly service charge plus weighted average cost of gas per MCF + $7.65 for each unit of MCF.

Residential Customer, Out of Town Limits

• $14.00 base monthly service charge plus weighted average cost of gas per MCF + $7.65 for each unit of MCF.

Small Business Customer, In Town Limits shall be defined as a commercial establishment whose 12-month average usage is less than 150 units of MCF.

• $17.00 base monthly service charge plus weighted average cost of gas per MCF + $7.65 for each unit of MCF.

Small Business Customer, Out of Town Limits shall be defined as a commercial establishment whose 12-month average usage is less than 150 units of MCF.

• $18.00 base monthly service charge plus weighted average cost of gas per MCF + $7.65 for each unit of MCF.

Large Business Customer, In Town Limits shall be defined as a commercial establishment whose 12-month average usage is 150 MCF or more.

• $35.00 base monthly service charge plus weighted average cost of gas per MCF + $7.40 for each unit of MCF.

Large Business Customer, Out of Town Limits defined as a commercial establishment whose 12-month average usage is 150 MCF or more.

• $36.00 base monthly service charge plus weighted average cost of gas per MCF + $7.40 for each unit of MCF.

HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT HIGH USAGE RATE

Hospital Service District High Usage Rate (Total Monthly Usage 500 MCF or More)

• $35.00 base monthly service charge plus weighted average cost of gas per MCF + $6.25 for each unit when total monthly usage per meter exceeds 500 MCF.

Hospital Service District High Usage Rate (Total Monthly Usage below 500 MCF)
When the Hospital Service District’s High Usage Meter drops below 500 MCF of monthly usage, that meter will be billed at the Large Business Customer, In Town Limits rate as set above and remain as such, until a monthly usage of 500 MCF is reached or exceeded.
Calculation of usage shall be based on a per meter basis, with each meter considered separately and not as a collective usage from multiple meters.

MCF = 1,000 standard cubic feet.

Rates for all customers may be adjusted annually based on “CPI Index" or as needed to maintain safety & reliability of the gas system.

Passed by a unanimous vote of the Town of St. Francisville Board of Alderman on August 13, 2019.

Roll call vote as follows:
YEA:              James R. Leake, Abby T. Cochran, Gigi Robertson & Susie Tully
NAY:              none
ABSTAIN:      none
ABSENT:       Brian Kelley

/s/ Shannon Sturgeon                                   /s/ William D’Aquilla_____
Shannon Sturgeon, Town Clerk                   William D’Aquilla, Mayor