Ord 016-84 2/21/1984 ORDINANCE NO. / _f4t
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-61 AND ADDING SECTIONS
8-64 AND 8-65 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS TO PROVIDE FOR DISPOSITION OF PRO-
HIBITED WEAPONS AND PERISHABLE GOODS COMING INTO THE
CUSTODY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 8-61 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8-61. Unclaimed property - Reports, content.
All personal property, except as specially provided in
Section 8-64 and Section 8-65 of this Code and live animals, not
owned or claimed by the City, in possession, custody, or under
control of any City department, City official, or City employee,
and which shall have remained unclaimed by the owner thereof for
at least sixty (60) days or on which any fees, charges, or penalties
claimed by the City have not been paid by the owner for at least
sixty (60) days shall be reported by the department, official, or
employee having such possession, custody, or control to the City
Manager immediately after the expiration of such period of sixty
(60) days.
Such report shall be under oath and shall show:
(1) When (giving the date) and how said property came into
the posesssion of such department, official or employee; the name
or description and the estimated value thereof.
(2) The name and address, if known, of the owner or claimant
thereof.
(3) The amount of the cost of storage or care of said property
and all other expenses in connection with the keeping and preservation
or impounding thereof, including any other fees, charges, or
penalties claimed by the City.
SECTION 2 . Section 8-64 is hereby added to the Code of
Ordinances. Said Section shall read as follows :
Section 8-64 . Prohibited weapon; procedure for disposition.
(a) Any pistol, dirk, dagger, illegal knife, slingshot or
any weapon prohibited by the Texas Penal Code which comes into the
possession of the Police Department during the course and scope
of said Department' s duties which is not being held as evidence
for use in trials or pending cases or which has not been ordered
returned to the person entitled to possession of such item by a
court of competent jurisdiction, which for a period of not less
than sixty (60) days has remained unidentified or unclaimed by the
lawful owner after notice to such owner, or if the lawful owner
cannot be determined, shall be destroyed in the presence of three
(3) police officers, and said officers shall file a written report
under oath listing the type, make, model and serial number, if
any, of the item destroyed, together with the time, date, place
and manner of destruction.
(b) It is provided, however, that abandoned pistols which
the Chief of Police or his designated representative has deter-
, mined to be serviceable may be transferred to the permanent City
equipment inventory of the Wichita Falls Police Department for
usage by said Department in the daily course of its business as
if such pistols had been originally purchased by the City of
Wichita Falls for that purpose.
(c) It is also provided that in the case of abandoned pistols
which have been classified as antiques or collectors ' items by
a qualified expert in the firearms field, such pistol shall be
disposed of pursuant to Section 8-61, et. seq. regarding unclaimed
and abandoned property. The Chief of Police or his designated
representative shall determine and select such qualified expert
in the firearms field to classify such pistols.
(d) Any unclaimed firearm or pistol may be sold to a
firearms dealer, licensed by the U. S . Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Firearms , under the Federal Firearms Act. Such
dealer must possess such license as required to receive and deal
in firearms of the type to be sold, and sale will be by sealed bid.
(e) For the purposes of this section, notice shall mean a
letter mailed to the last known address of the owner of such
property by certified mail, describing the property being held,
giving the name and address of the officer holding such property,
and stating that if the owner does not claim such property within
thirty (30) days from the date of the notice, such property will be
sold or destroyed.
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SECTION 3 . Section 8-65 is hereby added to the Code of
Ordinances. Said Section shall read as follows :
Section 8-65. Perishable Property and Goods; procedures
for disposition.
(a) Any and all perishable property or goods which deteriorate
rapidly in value and utility which come into the possession of the
Police Department during the course and scope of said Department' s
duties shall be disposed of by said Department as follows: The
Police Department shall make a good faith effort to identify, locate
and give personal notice to the lawful owner of such property.
In the event the Police Department is unable to determine in a
timely manner the lawful owner of such property, said Department
shall dispose of such property in a commercially reasonable manner,
or, if necessary, shall dispose of same in a sanitary fashion
consistent with applicable health statutes or ordinances.
(b) For the purpose of this ordinance, commercially reasonable
manner means the sale of property to a business, restaurant, or
commercial concern.
SECTION 4 . Emergency.
This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure on the
ground of urgent public need for the preservation of the peace,
health, and safety of property of the City, and it shall become
effective on its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ,- %C. day of February , 1984 .
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Affidavit of Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
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ORDINAN'C`E NO. 13-84 On this 9 day of March
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING,
VACATING,AND ABANDON-
ING A TEN (10) FOOT WIDE
UTILITY EASEMENT LYING A.D. 1984 . personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE
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DITION TO THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS.
ORDINANCE NO. 14-84 for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING,
VACATING,AND ABANDON-
ING THE REMAINING POR- Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in
TION OF A TWENTY-FIVE
FOOT WIDE ALLEY ;
BL OCK 32,1,JALONIC ADDI- Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states
BLOCK 32,1,
TO THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS that the attached,advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising
ORDINANCE NO. 15-84
AN ORDINANCE WAIVING
SECTION 9(B)(1)(9),APPEN- .
DIX A, OF THE CODE OF published in ONI{(L) _ issues thereof or. the following
ORDINANCE(COMPREHEN- i
SIVE SUBDIVISION ORDI- i dates:
NANCE NO. 2118), CITY OF March 9
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
PROHIBITING THE CREA-
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WICHITA FALLS.
ORDINANCE NO. 16-84
ORDINANCE AMENDING Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
SECTION 8-61 AND ADDING'
SECTION 8-64 AND 8-65 TO'
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES:AL) written.
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA'i
FALLS TO PROVIDE FOR 1
DISPOSITION OF PRO-, r
HIBITED WEAPONS AND, 4A e
PERISHABLE GOODS COM-'
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THE POLICE DEPART- _ ,,
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ORDIANCE NO. 17-84 1.9-35.
AN ORDIANCE CLOSING
' HEARING AND LEVYING
ASSESSMENTS FOR PART !,
1 OF THE COST OF IMPROV- ORDINANCE NO. 18-84 ORDINANCE NO.21-84
; ING VARIOUS STREETS DE- ORDINANCE WIAVING SEC- I AN ORDINANCE WAIVING
SIGNATED AS THE 1983 TION 22-1, SUBSECTION SECTION 9L (C) APPENDIX
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS (a)(9)OF THE CODE OF OR- ; A, CODE OF ORDINANCES
PROGRAM STREET CON- I DINANCES, WHICH PRO-.1 (COMPREHENSIVE SUB-
STRUCTION PROJECT 831 HIBIT SIGNS AND OTHER• ; DIVISION ORDINANCE 2118)
IN THE CITY OF WICHTA ADVERTISING DEVICES IN TO ESTABLISH SERO (0)
FALLS, TEXAS FIXING PUBLIC PARKS, FOR THE AND SEVEN AND EIGHT-
CHARGES AND LIENS i FIRST INTERNATIONAL i TENTHS (7.8) FEET BUILD-
AGAINST ABUTTING PRO- ' VOLKSMARCH ON MARCH 17 1 ING LIMIT LINES FOR PRO-
PERTY THEREON, AND AND 18, 1984. POSED LOT 7-A, BLOCK 258,
AGAINST THE OWNERS ORDINANCE NO. 19-84 NOBLE 8 HENDERSON SUB-
THEREON: PROVIDING i ORDINANCE GRANTING A i DIVISION, WICHITA FALLS,
FOR THE COLLECTION OF 1 WAIVER OF SECTION 25-16 1 TEXAS.
SUCH ASSESSMENTS AND OF THE CODE OF ORDI- i ORDINANCE NO.22-84
THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGN- - NANCES FOR THE PUR- ! AN ORDINANCE DETER-
ABLE CERTIFICATIONS IN POSE OF WAIVING THE AN- I MINTING THE NECESSITY
EVIDENCE THEREOF; RE- 1 N U A L DAN C E HALL 1 FOR THE ORDERING AND
SERVING INTO THE CITY. LICENSE FEE FOR A CITY- 1 PROVIDING FOR THE IM-
COUNCIL THE RIGHT TOAL- WIDE HIGH SCHOOL DANCE PROVEMENT OF PORTIONS I
LOW CREDITS REDUCING SPONSORED BY THE , OF AVENUES, STREETS,I
THE AMOUNT OF.THE RE- YOUTH ACTITIVITES ADVI- AND PUBLIC PLACES IN1
SPECTIVE ASSESSMENTS • SORY COUNCIL ON APRIL THE CITY OF WICHITA.
TO THE EXTENT OF ANY 13, 1984• FALLS, TEXAS, DESIG-:■
CREDIT GRANTED; DI- j ORDINANCE NO.2044 NATED AS THE THOMPSON:
RECTING THE CITY CLERK i AN ORDINANCE WAIVING ROAD RECONSTRUCTION'
TO ENGROSS AND ENROLL I SECTION 8, APPENDIX A, PAVING PROJECT OF THE
THE ORDINANCE BY COPY- ' OF THE CODE OF ORDI- CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
ING THE CAPTION OF SAME j NANCES(COMPREHENSIVE , PROGRAM.•IN THE MINUTES OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
CITY COUNCIL OF WICHITA NO.2118),CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS,TEXAS AND BY FIL- FALLS, TEXAS ALLOWING 1
ING THE ORDINANCE IN- LOT 1,BLOCK 7,EAST EDEN
THE ORDINANCE RECORDS HILLS SUBDIVISION,WICHI-'
OF SAID CITY. PROVIDING TA FALLS, TEXAS TO BE
AN EFFECTIVE DATE,PRO PLATTED WITHOUT CON-
VIDING SUNDRY MATTERS ' STRUCTING AN ADJACENT
INCIDENT THERETO, AND I PROPOSED STREET.
D E C L A R I N G A N
EMERGENCY.
ORDINANCE NO. 18-84
ORDINANCE WIAVING SEC-;
TION 22-1, SUBSECTION
(a)(9)OF THE CODE OF OR
DINANCES, WHICH PRO.
HIBIT SIGNS AND OTHER'