Should the billing and collection, labor, equipment, material, or tax cost to the City's Gas Department increase relative to the annual amount of such cost per Ccf as existed during the year 1997, the volumetric and customer charges contained in Schedule “RS” as set forth in Section 917.03, Schedule “CS” as set forth in Section 917.04, Schedule "IS" as set forth in Section 917.05, and Schedule “OCS” as set forth in Section 917.06 shall be increased by a percentage surcharge sufficient to permit recovery of such increased costs provided that the Service-Safety Director and the Mayor certify to the Utilities Collection Office that such action is reasonably necessary and specify the percentage surcharge that shall apply to such charges.
(Ord. 62-98. Passed 12-14-98.)