Ord 011-91 2/5/1991 ORDINANCE NO. //47
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATION" , BY PROVIDING FOR A NEW
SECTION 2-55, TO BE ENTITLED "EMERGENCY
ACTION" ; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the Texas Supreme Court, in a case styled Ron Black
vs. Nueces Rural Fire Prevention District No. 2, et al, 695
S.W. 2d 562, before the Supreme Court of Texas, has ruled that in
the absence of laws or ordinance applicable to emergency actions,
there is no exception as provided by Article 6252-19, Section
14(a) suspending the Texas Tort Claims Act for officers, agents
and employees responding to emergency situations; and,
WHEREAS, the Texas Supreme Court seems to be of the opinion
that a City must enact an ordinance to take advantage of this
provision of the Texas Tort Claims Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, be amended by adding a new Section 2-55 so that
such section shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XI. EMERGENCY SERVICES
Sec. 2-55 . Emergency action.
Every officer, agent or employee of the City, while
responding to emergency situations, is hereby
authorized to act in such a manner as to most
effectively deal with the emergency. This provision
shall prevail over every other ordinance of the City
and, to the extent to which the City has the authority
to so authorize, over any other law establishing a
standard of care in conflict with this section.
Neither the City nor the employee shall be liable for
any failure to use ordinary care in such emergency.
.
SECTION 2 . It is the intention of the City Council of the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas, that the provisions of this
ordinance shall become a part of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and that sections of this ordinance
may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 3 . If any provision, section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same
to any person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to
be unconstitutional, void or invalid (or for any reason
unenforceable) , the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of
circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent
of the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls in adopting and
of the Mayor in approving this ordinance, that no portion hereof
or provision or regulation contained herein shall fail by reason
of any unconstitutionality or invalidity of any other portion,
provision or regulation, and to this end all provisions of this
ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 4. It is hereby officially found and determined
that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the
public as required by law and that public notice of the time,
place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5th day of February, 1991.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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