HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-4416 - Ordinance - 01/26/2023ORDINANCE NO. 2023-4416
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40, “UTILITIES,” ARTICLE I, “IN
GENERAL,” 40-11 “PAYMENT OF BILLS” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
RELATING TO BILL PAYMENT; 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: Chapter 40, “Utilities,” Article I, “In General,” 40-11 “Payment of Bills” 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.
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-4416 Page 2 of 3
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 26th day of January, 2023.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ _____________________________
City Secretary Mayor
APPROVED:
_______________________________
City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-4416 Page 3 of 3
EXHIBIT A
That Chapter 40, “Utilities,” Article I, “In General,” 40-11 “Payment of Bills” of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 40-11. - Payment of bills.
All payments must be received by the Utility Customer Service Office on or before the due date
to avoid late charges or penalties. Payments received after the due date are assessed a late charge
or penalty equaling ten percent (10%) of the current monthly charges.