Ord. 0501 09-23-85ORDINANCE NO. 501
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS ESTABLISHING FEES TO RECOVER
COSTS EXPENDED BY THE WATER AND SEWER
ACCOUNTING AND COLLECTION DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY IN PROCESSING RETURNED
CHECKS; HAVING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; HAVING
A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODI-
FICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, a great amount of City equipment and
staff time is expended in the processing of checks which'
have been tendered to the City Water and Sewer Accounting
and Collection Department for water, sewer and garbage
service when such checks are returned unpaid by the payor
bank; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interests of
the City of Pearland, Texas to recoup the costs to the City
of this expenditure of staff and equipment time; now, there-
fore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF.
PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1.
Any check which is issued in payment of water and/or
sewer and/or garbage service provided by the City, which is
returned unpaid by the payor bank, shall incur a Fifteen
Dollar ($15.00) surcharge to recover costs of processing
such check.
Section 2.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional 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 3.
All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such
conflict.
Section 4.
It is the intent of the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas that this Ordinance shall be codified in the
City's official Code of Ordinances.
Section 5.
This being an Ordinance not requiring publication,
the same shall be in force and effect from and after its
second and final reading and passage thereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE FIRST READING this the
% day of , A.D.; 1985. / 1
ATTEST:
Cit/ y Secretary
OWL
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING
this the .23 day of .D., 1985.
ern
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
ATTEST::
City S4cretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM: