HomeMy WebLinkAbout1229 05-27-1997ORDINANCE NO. 1229
AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING IN EFFECT ORDINANCE NO.
1144, ADOPTED ON JULY 12, 1994, AND CODIFIED AS
SECTION 50-27, ENTITLED "CURFEW HOURS FOR MINORS ",
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS; REFLECTING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAW; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, after study,
heretofore enacted Euless Ordinance No. 1144 on July 12, 1994, adding to the Euless
Code of Ordinances Section 50 -27, imposing curfew hours for minors as defined
therein, and providing certain exceptions, rules and regulations for the enforcement
thereof: and
WHEREAS, Section 370.002 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that
such an ordinance be reexamined periodically to determine whether such provisions
should be continued in effect, modified or abolished; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, has heretofore
conducted a review of its curfew ordinance's effect on the community and on the
problems the ordinance was intended to remedy; and
WHEREAS, the Euless City Council has conducted a public hearing on the need
to continue in effect the Euless juvenile curfew ordinance; and
WHEREAS, based on its review of the ordinance's effects on the community and
on the problems the ordinance was intended to remedy, and based on input obtained
at the public hearing, the Euless City Council now finds and determines that the
current juvenile curfew ordinance provisions in effect within the City should be
continued in effect without modification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Ordinance No. 1144, adopted on July 12, 1994, and codified as Sec. 50 -27
of the Euless Code of Ordinances, as amended, and entitled "Curfew hours for
minors" be and the same is hereby continued in effect within the corporate limits of
the City of Euless, Tarrant County, Texas.
SECTION 2.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this
ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of
this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or
decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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SECTION 3.
Effective Date This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of
the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST READING and approved at a regular meeting
of the Euless City Council on the 27 day of MaY 1997; by a vote
of 7 ayes, 0 nays and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
Mary Li Saleh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Crim, CMC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Bob M cF rland, City Attorney
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