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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR83-619©0 ©?8 7 RESOLUTION NO. R83-619 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITYCOUNCILOF THE CITYOF PIAINVIEW, TEXAS, AU~HORIZINGTHECITYTOPAR~ICIPATE ALONG WITHTHE TEXAS~3NICIPALT~AGUEANDOTHERCITIES TO OPPOSE SOUTHWESTERN BRT~.T~.~HONE RATE INCREASE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO CONTRIBUTE $887.00 AS THE CITY'S APPROPRIATEDCOST. WHEREAS, Southwestern Bell Telephone has requested before the Texas Utilities C~u~ssion a rate increase in the amount of $1.7 billion; and WHEREAS, if approved, this would virtually triple the cost of residential telephone service, which could prohibit sc~e of our citizens frc~ enjoying telephone for econc~aic reasons; and WHEREAS, the TexasM~nicipal League is requesting thatthe Cities of Texas join together to help fight this rate increase request before the Public Utilities Cc~mission and as further requested the Cities participate in the cost based on .4¢ per capita of the population which would be $887.00: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas that the City of Plainview join with the Texas Municipal League and other cities of Texas in an effort to enable the Texas Public Utilities Commission to deny the excessive rate request rode by Southwestern Bell Telephone, and authorize the payment in the amount of $887.00 to the Texas Mnnicipal League as Plainview's sb2mre for the financial efforts to fight this request. PASSED ~D APPROVED this the 26th day of July, 1983 E.V. RIDLEHUBER, Mayor ATTEST: WALTER S. DODSON, City Clerk