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*13. • GeneralCity of Carrollton (Denton County)

Consider A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Carrollton, Texas, Approving A Negotiated Settlement Between The Atmos Cities Steering Committee (“ACSC”) And Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division Regarding The Company’s 2026 Rate Review Mechanism Filing; Declaring Existing Rates To Be Unreasonable; Adopting Tariffs That Reflect Rate Adjustments Consistent With The Negotiated Settlement; Fi

Presented in: City of Carrollton City Council Meeting on 2026-08-18
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“approved”
CA
Christopher Axberg
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JC
Jason Carpenter
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
RF
Richard Fleming
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LS
Lisa Sutter
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
NC
Nancy Cline
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
DP
Daisy Palomo
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
RW
Rowena Watters
Councilmember, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Carrollton, Texas, Approving A Negotiated Settlement Between The Atmos Cities Steering Committee (“ACSC”) And Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division Regarding The Company’s 2026 Rate Review Mechanism Filing; Declaring Existing Rates To Be Unreasonable; Adopting Tariffs That Reflect Rate Adjustments Consistent With The Negotiated Settlement; Finding The Rates To Be Set By The Attached Settlement Tariffs To Be Just And Reasonable And In The Public Interest; Approving An Attachment Establishing A Benchmark For Pensions And Retiree Medical Benefits; Requiring The Company To Reimburse ACSC’s Reasonable Ratemaking Expenses; Determining That This Resolution Was Passed In Accordance With The Requirements Of The Texas Open Meetings Act; Adopting A Savings Clause; Declaring An Effective Date; And Requiring Delivery Of This Resolution To The Company And The ACSC’s Legal Counsel; And Providing An Effective Date.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).