City of Tulsa - Proposition, Approval of Natural Gas Franchise, Oklahoma Natural Gas Company (ONG)
PROPOSITIONAPPROVAL OF NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE, OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS COMPANY (ONG)Do you approve the City of Tulsa's Ordinance No. 25782, which grants to Oklahoma Natural Gas Company (ONG), a division of ONE Gas, Inc., a corporation, and its successors and assigns, for a period of twenty (20) years, a non-exclusive franchise and a right to use the public rights-of-way for the purpose of transporting, distributing and selling natural gas to customers and the general public within the City? The ordinance regulates the assignment, sale or lease of the franchise; governs the use and repair of City rights-of-way; provides for regulation of ONG's service; establishes engineering standards; requires indemnification of the City; allows ONG to enforce reasonable rules and regulations for the conduct of its business; requires ONG to maintain records and permits the City to inspect them; and requires ONG to pay a franchise fee and sets out the method of calculating that fee?Optional Reading:Ordinance 25782ONG Franchise Agreement InformationPublic Works Committee Presentation
