HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-2748 - Ordinance - 09/23/2004ORDINANCE NO. 2748
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE". OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS, BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW: PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS
PART I:
That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a
part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2:
That if any prows~ons of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be vmd or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity oftbe remaining
provmions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
PART 3' That this ordinance shall be effective on and after October 1,2004.
PASSED. ADOPTED and APPROVED th~s 23a day of September, 2004
ATTEST
APPROVED:
APPROVED:
City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 2748 Page 2
EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station.
Texas. is hereby amended, by adding Section 7, "City Marshal", as set out hereafter to read as
follows
SECTION 7: CITY MARSHAL
A. ESTABLISHMENT
There is hereby created the position of City Marshal of the City of College Station, which
position may be occupied by one or more persons as provided for by the annual city budget and
approved by Council The City Marshal{s) shall meet all qualifications necessary to be certified
as peace officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and
Education {TCLEOSE).
B DUTIES
The City Marshal(s) shall report directly to the Mumcipal Court Administrator, who is
authorized to hire, terminate, and otherwise supervise the City Marshal(s): provided, however,
that. at the direction of either the Mumcipal Court Administrator or the Municipal Judge, the
City Marshal{s) shall perform the following duties:
(1)
Execute warrants of arrest, subpoenas, and other legal process issuing out of the
City's Municipal Court: and
(2)
Perform other duties as assigned by the Municipal Court Administrator or the
Municipal Judge
C. AUTHO~TY
The C~ty Marshal(s) shall serve as peace officers and have full police authority in the exercise of
their assigned duties. However, they shall not be assigned the duties that are presently assigned
to the Pohce Department ofthe City of College Station. The City Marshal(s) are not members of
the City's Police Department but are paid law enforcement officers for the purpose of quahfying
for survivor's assistance benefits tinder the provisions of Chapter 615 of the TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE. as amended.
D OATH
Each City Marshal shall be required to take an oath of office before entering upon the discharge
of his or her duues The oath shall be subscribed by the person taking it and shall be filed and
preserved m the office of the City Secretary.