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Proposed Stipulated Agreement/In the Matter of the Application of NMGC for Revisions to its Rates, Rules, and Charges Pursuant to Advice Notice Nos. 70 and 71; Case No. 18-00038-U before PRC.
Recommended Action
There are three possible motions related to this request:
1. I move that Council approve the proposed Stipulated Settlement as presented by New Mexico Gas Company in PRC Case No. 18-00038-UT, and further authorize Tim Glasco, Utility Manager, to submit, in a form acceptable by the County Attorney, a statement of the County’s position on the Stipulated Settlement as required by the PRC Hearing Officer.
2. I move that Council oppose the proposed Stipulated Settlement as presented by New Mexico Gas Company in PRC Case No. 18-00038-UT, and further authorize Tim Glasco, Utility Manager, to submit, in a form acceptable by the County Attorney, a statement of the County’s position on the Stipulated Settlement as required by the PRC Hearing Officer.
3. I move that Council take no position on the proposed Stipulated Settlement as presented by New Mexico Gas Company in PRC Case No. 18-00038-UT, and further request that staff communicate this position to NMGC and intervening parties and provide a report at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting on the status of the proceedings following the filing of the required statement of positions by the other parties.
Utility Manager's Recommendation
The Utility Manager recommends that Council approve the Stipulated Settlement of PRC Case No. 18-00038-UT.
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On February 26, 2018, the New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC), filed with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC), a petition to increase various rates and charges (Application). On March 14, 2018, the PRC suspended the Application and appointed a hearing officer, Frances I. Sundheim, on March 29, 2018. On April 18, 2018, the hearing officer set a procedural schedule for hearing of the Application. In addition to the normal procedural matters,...
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