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Ord 009-96 1/16/1996ORDINANCE NO. _ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 29, "TRAFFIC" OF THE WICHITA FALLS CODE OF ORDINANCES SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR NEW SECTION 29 -126, PREVIOUSLY RESERVED, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO ENFORCE DISABLED PARKING LAWS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND SAVING CLAUSE; AND FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls finds that there is a need to insure that parking requirements for disabled persons are met within the City of Wichita Falls; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds further that any and all - parking spaces that have been designated for disabled persons should only be used by persons who qualify as being disabled; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds further that appointment of persons to enforce disabled parking laws would be of benefit to the citizens of the City of Wichita Falls. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION of the City new Section follows: 1. Chapter 29, "Traffic" of of Wichita Falls, is hereby 29 -126, previously reserved, the Code of Ordinances amended to provide for such section to read as "Sec. 29 -126. Appointment of individuals to enforce disabled persons parking laws. In accordance with Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes 6675a -5e.1, which was adopted by the Texas Legislature of the State of Texas, there is hereby established a disabled parking enforcement program for the City of Wichita Falls which will allow persons to be appointed to enforce the mandates of Article 6675a -5e.1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes. There is hereby established a disabled parking enforcement training program to be developed and administered by the City of Wichita Falls Police Department. All training and certification shall be done at the sole discretion of the Chief of Police or their designee, and all decisions made J 6— F5 as to appointment, removal, training and implementation of the training program and /or enforcement of disabled parking laws shall be at the Chief of Police or their designee's discretion. All persons appointed under this ordinance must be United States citizens of good moral character who have not been convicted of a felony. Upon appointment, a person must take and subscribe to an oath of office to be administered by the City Clerk or their designee, and must complete the approved training program as developed by the Wichita Falls Police Department. All persons appointed under this ordinance shall be limited to enforcement of the mandates of Article 6675a -5e.1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, and may not enforce or have any authority to enforce any other laws or ordinances. All persons appointed under this ordinance shall act on a volunteer basis, and shall not be entitled to any compensation for performing these type of duties for the City of Wichita Falls." SECTION 2. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any purpose, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 3. It is officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of January, 1996. ATTEST: (/ City Clerk M A Y O R ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE CLOS- Affidavit Publication i ING HEARING A AND of FINDING CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND /OR ST R U CT U R E S TO BE THE STATE OF TEXAS DANGEROUS;COM- MANDING PROPERTY COUNTY OF WICHITA OWNERS TO DEMOLISH Ad #67011 SUCH BUILDINGS AND/ OR STRUCTURES WITH- re) IN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS OR- DINANCE AND DECLAR- 14th Februar On this day of y ING AN EMERGENCY. FINDING AN DETERMIN- ING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS O R D I - A.D............. personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority NANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUB- Mary E. Newell L I C AS REQUIRED BY bookkeeper LAW. ORDINANCE NO.9 -96 for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE Times /Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County, CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMEND- ING CHAPTER 29, °TRAF_ Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the attached FIC" OF THE WICHITA FALLS CODE OF ORDI- advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published NANCES SO AS TO PRO- VIDE FOR NEW SECTION in one (1) issues thereof on the following dates: 29 -126, PREVIOUSLY RE- SERVED, PROVIDING THE APPOINTMENT OFRINDIVIDUALS TO EN- February 1, 1996 FORCE DISABLED PARKING LAWS; RE- PEALING ALL ORDI- N A N C E S A N D PROVISIONS IN CON- 'Publishing FLICT HEREWITH; PRO- Bookkeeper for Tir$/es Company V I D I N G F O R I� p SEVERABILITY AND SAVING CLAUSE; AND c v Of Wichita Falls FINDING AND DETER - MINING THAT THE M E E T I N A T WHICH :Jim-)0 Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written: THIS ORDI NANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN AS 0 TO THE PUBLIC AS RE- QUIREDBYLAW � J