HomeMy WebLinkAbout814 10-09-1984ORDINANCE NO. 814
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EULESS CITY
COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH AND, THEREAFTER,
CHANGE FEES, EXPENSE CHARGES AND FINES
WITH RESPECT TO USEAGE OF FACILITIES AND
MATERIALS OF THE EULESS CITY LIBRARY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILI ^1Y CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas,
desires to establish a specific procedure for the establishment
of use fees, expense charges and fines in connection with
utilization of the facilities and material of the Euless City
Library.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED THAT:
I.
Article II of Chapter 12 of the Euless City Code, entitled
"Library ", shall be and the same is hereby amended by the
addition of a new Section 12 -34 to be and read as follows:
Section 12 -34 Fees, Expense Charges and
Fines for the Use of Library
Facilities and Materials.
The Euless City Council by resolution
appropriately adopted shall have the
authority to establish, levy and change,
from time to time, fees, expense charges
and fines with respect to the use of
library facilities and the use or deten-
tion of library materials. Such fees,
expense charges and fines shall become
effective when the resolution estab-
lishing or changing same is adopted by
appropriate resolution of the Euless
City Council.
II.
Effective Date. This oreinance 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.
III.
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 unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
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
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or sec-
tion.
IV.
Emergency Clause. By the affirmative vote of four or more
of its members, the City Council declares that this is an
ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
property, health, and safety, and is an emergency measure
within the meaning of Article II, Section 11 of the City
Charter; and the requirement that it be read at two meetings,
as specified in Section 11, is hereby dispensed with.
PRESENTED AND PASSED on first and final reading on the
q±h day of October , 1984, at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of 5
ayes, p nayes and 0— abstentions.
ATTEST:
1
Kay Rai y, Ci y Secret ry
APPROVE AS TO FORM -
l
ob McFariand, City Attorney
APPROVED:
Harold Samuels, Mayor
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