HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-3305 - Ordinance - 01/13/2011ORDINANCE NO. 2ni i-33n5
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, "SERVICE FEES" BY ADDING
SECTION 7 "SERVICE FEES FOR CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW; 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 14, "SERVICE FEES" be amended BY ADDING SECTION
7 "SERVICE FEES FOR CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, as set out in Exhibit "A",
attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter 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) nor
more than Two Thousand Dollars ($500.00). Each day such violation shall
continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said
Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its date
of passage by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the
City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 13th day of Januarv . 2011.
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
AP OVED:
city Attorney 1
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EXHIBIT "A"
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That CHAPTER 14, "SERVICE FEES" SECTION 7 "SERVICE FEES FOR CREDIT
CARD PAYMENTS", be added to the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station,
Texas and is to read as follows:
A. AUTHORIZATION FOR SERVICE FEE
1. In the collection of fees, fines, court costs, and other charges the City may:
a. Accept payment by credit card for a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge;
and
b. Collect a fee for processing the payment by credit card.
B. SERVICE FEE ESTABLISHED
1. The fee for a payment by a card for a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge shall be
set at $3.00 per transaction.