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Everman holds first reading of 20-year franchise with Encore Electrical Delivery Co.; second reading and publication required
Summary
Council held a first reading of Ordinance No. 824 to grant Encore Electrical Delivery Company a nonexclusive 20-year franchise to use city rights-of-way. City attorney outlined terms including a 0.003357 kilowatt-hour multiplier and requirements for insurance, relocation costs, and a 4% charge on certain discretionary service revenues; Encore must accept the franchise within 60 days and ordinance requires two readings and publication before effectiveness.
The Everman City Council heard the first reading on Oct. 8 of Ordinance No. 824, which would grant Encore Electrical Delivery Company, LLC a nonexclusive 20-year franchise to use the city's public rights-of-way for electrical distribution and transmission.
City attorney Victoria summarized key terms of the draft franchise: it incorporates the city's right-of-way management ordinances; it reserves to the city the superior right to use and change public rights-of-way (with limited exceptions); and generally requires Encore to pay relocation…
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