Section 33.023 - Ratemaking Proceedings(a) The governing body of a municipality participating in or conducting a ratemaking proceeding may engage rate consultants, accountants, auditors, attorneys, and engineers to:(1) conduct investigations, present evidence, and advise and represent the governing body; and(2) assist the governing body with litigation in an electric utility ratemaking proceeding before the governing body, a regulatory authority, or a court.(b) The electric utility in the ratemaking proceeding shall reimburse the governing body of the municipality for the reasonable cost of the services of a person engaged under Subsection (a) to the extent the applicable regulatory authority determines is reasonable. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.