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Ord 084-95 8/29/1995ORDINANCE NO. 84 -95 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 12, COURT (MUNICIPAL) OF RECORD, OF THE WICHITA FALLS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A NEW SECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF A SECURITY FEE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 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 provide security in the Wichita Falls Municipal Court of Record; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds further that this ordinance will help provide better security for citizens who use Municipal Court and /or employees of the Municipal Court in allowing the purchase and means to secure and /or improve security measures; and, WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that these funds collected will be used solely for the purpose to provide security for the Wichita Falls Municipal Court of Record. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Chapter 12, "Court (Municipal) of Record," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, is amended by the addition of Section 12 -5. SECTION 2. Chapter 12 is hereby amended by the addition of Section 12 -5, which new section shall be and read as follows: "Section 12 -5. Municipal Court Building Security Fund; Collection of Security Fee. In addition to collection of all fees and court costs authorized by state law, and as ordained in Section 12 -2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls, the Municipal Court shall assess and collect a Three ($3.00) Dollar security fee from each person convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in the Municipal Court of Record of Wichita Falls. All fees collected under this section shall be paid to the Director of Finance to be held on deposit by said person in a fund to be known as the Municipal Court Building Security Fund. All funds held may be dispensed, as needed, by the Director of Finance to provide security services for buildings housing the Municipal Court of Record for the City of Wichita Falls. SECTION 3. 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 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, and it is accordingly so ordained. SECTION 5. It is officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law. I PASSED AND APPROVED this the 29th day of August, 1995. ATTEST: LOU, City Clerk Y O R Affidavit of Publication ORDINANCE NO. 81.9s THE STATE OF TEXAS ORDINANCE REPEALING 4 889 SEVERAL ORDINANCES RE- COUNTY OF WICHITA LATED TO LAKE WICHITA ORDINANCE NO. 82-95 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY nA Here) COUNCIL g OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, CLOSING, VACATING AND ABANDON- y ��� �+ i day Of September On this iF ING A PORTION OF A UTIL- ITY EASEMENT ADJACENT TO BLOCK 3, HARRISON AD- DITION: AUTHORIZING THE 1993 A.D... .. ..... personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority CONVEYANCE OF THE ABAN. DONED EASEMENT TO THE Mary S. Newell bookkeeper FEE OWNER; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls ORDIANCE WAS DISCUSSEa WAS OPENy,TO,THE PUBL Times /Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County, E Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the attached PROPRf1fTCON FTHEE advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published ERAL :FUND FOR Ao DITIONAL GRANT REVENUE `I in One \ 1 ) issues thereof On the following dates: FROM THE TEXAS DEPART -. MENT OF HEALTH AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE iSAME +T9 �G 1995 September 12 CONTRACT ACCEPTING • ORDINANCE N JJ ORDINANCE OF THE T CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, rExas, AMENDING CHAPTER 12, Bookkeeper for imes Publishing Company p g p COURT (MUNICIPAL) OF RE- CORD, OF THE WICHITA `, of Wichita Falls FALLS CODE OF ORDI- ITARY i NANCES BY ADDING A NEW '� TCOLLECTION FO 104 THE OF Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written: A CURITY FEE* (�- ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT HERWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FINDING AND DE- TERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW