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Understanding your City Bill
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Refer to the back side of your bill to see service code abbreviations, Mayor and Council contact
information, and a Department Directory.

If you have questions on your utility bill, you can call 628-4173 or stop in at City Hall, 825 Broadway Street.
City Hall's office hours are 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.

There is a customer charge for all services that is included in the amount due for each service.

All bills are mailed the last business day of the month for the previous month's usage and are due the
20th of the following month.

Please keep paths to meters clear. We need access to meter in order to provide accurate billing
information as well as to keep our meter readers safe. Please keep dogs away from meters.

If you are concerned that your bill is running high for electricity, take a moment to review the portion
of your bill right under the stub portion that lists critical information about your bill. First, check to
see how many days were in the cycle to see if it was an unusually long period for that billing cycle.
Then check to see what the average temperature was for that month and also compare it to what the
average temperature was last year (located to the right of the average temperature for the month).
All of these can help you determine if there is a reasonable explanation for a higher electricty bill.

Service Code Service Description

EL RES ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL
EL WA HTR ELECTRIC WATER HEATER
EL SP HTR ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER
ALL EL ALL ELECTRIC SERVICE
EL RURAL ELECTRIC RURAL
EL COM ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL
LG POWER LARGE POWER
DEMAND DEMAND METER
TRAN SV CHG TRANSFORMER SERVICE CHARGE
SEC LT-MTR SECURITY LIGHT - METERED
SEC LT-UNMTR SECURITY LIGHT - UNMETERED
ECA ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT
PENALTY PENALTY
WATER WATER SERVICE
WA-ADDL MTR ADDITIONAL WATER METER
SEWER SEWER SERVICE
SW-MTR SEWER ONLY SERVICE
GB & ES GARBAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE
ES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE
MISC MISCELLANEOUS
ST TX-EL STATE TAX - ELECTRIC
ST TX-NON RES STATE TAX - NON RESIDENTIAL
ST TX-WA STATE TAX - WATER
LOCAL OPT TX LOCAL OPTION TAX
LOCAL OPT TX-NON LOCAL OPTION TAX - NON RESIDENTIAL
SILO TX - RES SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE TAX
SILO TX - NONRES SCHOOL INFRSTRUCTURE TAX NON-RES
 
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