HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-4282 - Ordinance - 08/12/2021ORDINANCE NO. 2021-4282
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE V,
“FINANCE,” DIVISION 2 “FEES, RATES AND CHARGES,” SECTION 2-118, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS RELATING TO FEES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That Chapter 2, “Administration,” Article V, “Finance,” Division 2 “Fees,
Rates and Charges,” Section 2-118 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: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not
affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances
of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid
or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable.
PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision
or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal
entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or
public health and sanitation ordinances, other than the dumping of refuse. Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate
offense.
PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its
date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter
Section 35.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 12th day of August, 2021.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ _____________________________
City Secretary Mayor
APPROVED:
_______________________________
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
That Chapter 2, “Administration,” Article V, “Finance,” Division 2 “Fees, Rates and
Charges,” Section 2-118 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-118. - Service fees.
(a) Authorization for service fees. In the collection of fees, fines, court costs, and other
charges or fees for services the City may:
(1) Accept payment by credit card for a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge and for
services
(2) Collect a fee for processing a payment by credit card
(3) Collect a fee for retuned checks.
(4) Collect a charge back fee for credit cards
(5) Collect a notary public fee
(b) Service fees established. The fee for a payment by a card for a fee, fine, court cost, or
other charge or fees for services are established in Section 2-117.