Ord. 0645-01 03-29-99ORDINANCE NO. 645-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 6, RETURNED CHECK FEE, OF
CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND CODE OF
ORDINANCES (ORDINANCE NO. 645), AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN, FROM
TIME TO TIME, AMENDED, TO REFLECT THE INCREASE IN ACTUAL
COSTS INCURRED IN PROCESSING RETURNED CHECKS; HAVING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND A REPEALER
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PUBLICATION AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 6, Returned Check Fee, of Chapter 2, Administration,
of the City of Pearland Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The city council finds and determines that a charge of Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) should be added to the face amount of any returned check
tendered to the city in payment of any fine, fee, permit, license, or other city
goods or services, and that such Twenty -Five Dollar ($25.00) fee
represents the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the city in
handling and processing of such returned instruments."
Section 2. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the
City under this Ordinance and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the
benefit of the City.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions thereof.
Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
ORDINANCE NO. 645-1
Section 5. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Pearland,
Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's official Code
of Ordinances as provided hereinabove.
Section 6. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this
Ordinance, or its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of the City
of Pearland, upon passage of such Ordinance. The Ordinance shall then become
effective ten (10) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption and
penalty, in the official City newspaper.
77,
PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the day of
PI9Rcg
ATTEST:
, A. D., 1999.
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ORDINANCE NO. 645-1
PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the 29th day
of March , A. D., 1999.
ATTEST:
419
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (SECOND AND FINAL READING
MARCH 29, 1999)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Berger, Beckman,
Seeger, Tetens, and Wilkins.
Voting "No" - None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 31, 1999
EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL 10, 1999
DARRIN M. COKER PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
CITY ATTORNEY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Pearland Reporter News
2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
I, Randy Emmons, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published
in Brazoria and Harris Counties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general
circulation in Brazoria and Harris Counties, for / issues, as follows:
No. / Date 3-5/ 19 `7
No Date 19
No. ,Date 19
No. Date 19
No. Date 19
Subscribe and sworn to before me this
19
day of
. EMMON
etary Public , State of Texan,
Notary Public, State of Texas
1. AN ORDINANCE OF THE
6,ITY COUNCIL OF THE
; CITY OF PEARLAND,_
XAS, AMENDING SEC-
• N 6, RETURNED CHECK
:FEE, OF- CHAPTER 2,
ADMINISTRATION, OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND CODE;
00‘ ORDINANCES (ORDI-
NANCE NO. 645), AS IT
1Y HAVE BEEN, FROM
jrfitiE TO TIME, AMENDED,
10 REFLECT THE
NCREASE IN ACTUAL
STS INCURRED IN PRO-
SSING RETURNED
1$, ECKS; HAVING.A SAV-
•'ili
•
INGS CLAUSE, A SEVER:
, ABILITY CLAUSE, AND A
rPEPEALER CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING FOR CODIFICA-
TION, PUBLICATION AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
E•IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND,
-TEXAS: •
•
Section 1. That Section 6,
Returned Check Fee, of
Chapter 2, Administration, of
Wie City of Pearland Code of
Ordinances, is hereby amend-
ed to read as follows:
.1'The city council finds and
peterr9ines that a charge of
Twenty fiie Dollars ($25.00) •
hould be added to the face
:mount of any retumed check
endered to the city in pay-
rpent of any fine, fee, permit,
ense, or other city goods or
ervices, _and _that such
.,Twenty -Five Dollar ($25.00)
ee represents the reasonable
• and necessary costs incurred
y the city in handling and
processing of such retumed
nstruments.",
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•ASSED and APPROVED
ON FIRST READING this the
8th day of March, A.D., 1999.
/,S/
QM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
•
OUNG LORFING
CITY SECRETARY
SSED and APPROVED
N SECOND AND FINAL
EADING this the 29th day of
arch, 1999. ,
OM REID
AYOR
:,ATTEST:
•,„/S/
" kOUNG LORFING
CITY -SECRETARY
PPROVED AS TO FORM:
RRIN M. COKER -
ATTORNEY
ING-
MARCH 29. 1999)
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Voting "Aye"-Cpuncilmembers
Berger, Beckman, Seeger,
'e:tens, and Wilkins...
oting "No" -None.
i
g,tion passes 5 to 0:
UBLICATION DATE:
IlvIARCH 31, 1999 '
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EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL
10,11999 i
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UBLISHED AS REQUIRED
SECTION 110 OF THE
ARTER OF THE CITY OF
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