HomeMy WebLinkAbout2102 02-23-2016 ORDINANCE NO. 2102
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 60, "ROBBERY CRIME PREVENTION,"
ARTICLE I, "CONVENIENCE STORES AND CHECK CASHING
BUSINESSES," SECTION 60-8, "SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SYSTEM,"
OF THE CITY OF EULESS CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING THAT
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 23, 2016 ALL NEWLY CONSTRUCTED OR
UPDATED SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SYSTEMS BE MP4
COMPATIBLE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless, Texas is a home rule city acting under its Charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and
Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted regulations requiring
convenience stores and check cashing businesses to have surveillance camera systems
to aid in prosecution of crimes; and
WHEREAS, in order to properly utilize surveillance camera systems in
connection with the detection and prosecution of crime, said systems are required to be
MP4 compatible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
Section 60-8, "Surveillance camera system" of the Euless Code of Ordinances, is
hereby amended by adding a new subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) Effective February 23, 2016, all newly constructed or updated
surveillance camera systems shall be MP4 compatible for downloading.
SECTION 2.
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
the City Code and other ordinances of the City of Euless, Texas, except where the
provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of other ordinances,
in which event the conflicting provisions of the other ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
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.
SECTION 4.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. All rights and remedies of the City of Euless are expressly
saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of the City Code or any other
ordinances regulating surveillance camera systems that have accrued at the time of the
effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending
litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances,
same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition
by the courts.
SECTION 5.
PENALTY CLAUSE. The owner or operator of a convenience store or check
cashing business that is not in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in
accordance with Chapter 1, Section 1-12, Euless Code of Ordinances. Each such
violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such
hereunder.
SECTION 6.
PUBLICATION CLAUSE. The City Secretary of the City of Euless is hereby
directed to publish the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance in the
official newspaper of the City of Euless, as required by Section 12 of Article 11 of the
Charter of the City of Euless.
SECTION 7.
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.
Ordinance No.2102, Page 2 of 3
PRESENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular
meeting of the Euless City Council on February 23, 2016, by a vote of 7 ayes, o
nays, and o abstentions.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
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Kim S er, TR C, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wayne K. Olson, City Attorney
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