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SECTION 1. The City of Centerville Municipal Code is hereby amended to include reference to the
following Special Ordinance.
Subd. 1. PuMose. The Centerville City Council has deterrmned that it is in the best interest of the
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City of Centerville.
(a) Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 75, Second Series, a Franchise Agreement between the City of
Centerville and Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, its successors and
assigns, the City has the right to impose a franchise fee on Northern States Power Company, a
Minnesota corporation, its successors and assigns, in an amount and fee design as set forth in
Section 9 of the Northern States Power Company Franchise and in the fee schedule attached
hereto as Schedule A.
Subd. 2. Franchise Fee Statement. A fi-anchise fee is hereby imposed on Northern
States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation, its successors and assigns, under its gas fi:anchise in
accordance with the schedule attached here to and made a part of this Ordinance, commencing with
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This fee is an account -based fee on each premise and not a meter -based fee. In the event that an
entity covered by this ordinance has more than one meter at a single premise, but only one account, only
one fee shall be assessed to that account. If a premise has two or more meters being billed at different rates,
the Company may have an account for each rate classcation, which will result in more than one franchise
fee assessment for gas service to that premise. If the Company combines the rate classifications into a
single account, the franchise fee assessed to the account will be the largest franchise fee applicable to a
single rate classcation for energy delivered to that premise. In the event any entities covered by this
ordinance have more than one premise, each premise (address) shall be subject to the appropriate fee. In
the event a question arises as to the proper fee amount for any premise, the Company's manner of billing
for energy used at all similar premises in the city will control.
Subd. 3. Payme . The said franchise fee shall be payable to the City in accordance
with the terms set forth in Section 9 of the Franchise and Schedule A, below.
Subd. 4. SurchLgge. 'Ae City recognizes that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission may
allow Company to add a surcharge to customer rates of city residents to reimburse Company for the cost of
the fee.
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Subd. 6. Effective Date of Franchise Fee. The effective date of this Ordinance shaU be after its
publication and ninety (90) days after the sending of written notice enclosing a copy of this adopted
Ordinance to NSPM by cerfified mail or personal service. Collection of the fee shall commence as provided
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Mayor of the City of Centerville, Minnesota
C"ity cicrl,w:, Centerville, Minnesota
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The ft-anchise. fee shall be in an amount determined by applying the following schedule per customer
premise/per month based on metered service to retail customers within the City:
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Residential
Commercial Non -Demand
Commercial Firm Demand
Small Interruptible
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Interruptible Transportation
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$4.00
$8.00
$8.00
$8.00
$8.00
$8.00
$8.00
January — March collections due by April 30.
April — June collections due by July 31.
July — September collections due by October 31.
October — December collections due by January 31.
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