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

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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.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). 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).