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ORDINANCE #03-XX <br /> <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANI~E IMPLEMENTING A GAS FRANCHISE FEE ON CENTERPOINT <br />ENERGY M INI_IEGASCO, A DIVISION OF C ENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES <br />CORP., A DELJ ,WARE CORPORATION, FOR PROVIDIING GAS ENERGY SERVICE <br />WITHIN THE ~ITY OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The City Counciliof the City of Ramsey ordains: <br />SECTION 1. DI~FINITIONS. The following terms shall have the meaning given them: <br /> <br /> 1. "Compares" or "each company" means Centerpoint Energy, a Delaware Corporation, its <br /> successor~ and assigns, and any oth'~r entity selling energy to customers in the City for <br /> any use Slated to heating, cooling, lighting and running machinery and appliances, <br /> provided ~at the City has the authority to require a franchise fee or impose a tax on each <br /> of the foregoing. <br /> <br /> 2. "Commercial and industrial customer" means a customer so classified by each company <br /> except as ~lefined below. <br /> <br /> 3. "InstitutiO~nal customer" means a user of energy for purposeS other than residential uses <br /> as defined; below or other than retail or wholesale trade or manufacturkng or warehousing, <br /> including ~ut not limited to churches, schools and government facilities. <br /> <br /> 4. "Residential customer" means a user of energy in connection with the occupancy of a <br /> residentia! dwelling without regard to how such user may be classified by the companies. <br />SECTION 2. ,F~NCHISE FEE. <br /> <br /> 1. Amount. i'The City hereby imposes a franchise fee equal to the applicable rate of one <br /> natural g~ meter per location, hereinafter set forth. Such fee shall not exceed any <br /> amount (~ai~ 'ch each company may legally charge to its customers, prior to payment to the <br /> City, by i~aposing a surcharge equivalent to such fee in its rates for energy service. Each <br /> company bay pay the City the fee based upon the surcharge billed subject to subsequent <br /> reduction~ to account for uncollectibles or customers refunds. Each company may add to <br /> its effective rate schedules a surcharge equal to the applicable franchise fee to reimburse <br /> each company for the cost of the franchise fee, but such surcharge shall be separately <br /> stated on ~nergy bills to customers within the City. The initial franchise fee imposed by <br /> this ordin~)nce shall be in the amount of the per natural gas meter rate set forth below <br /> der/ved fjom sales to each company's customers based on the billing months for the <br /> applicabl0_ calendar quarter. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE #03- <br /> <br /> - 1 - <br /> <br />-139- <br /> <br /> <br />