Res 1275 3/7/1972RESOLUTION NO. /dU.,
LAND ACQUISITION POLICY
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
When the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls
finds that it is necessary to acquire real property for a public
purpose, the following procedures shall be used:
SECTION 1. The City shall have the property appraised
by a competent, qualified appraiser.
SECTION 2 . The Board of Aldermen shall set a price
which it is willing to pay for the land, and the City staff shall
make every reasonable effort to negotiate a purchase of such pro-
perty for that price.
SECTION 3. If the City is unable to purchase such property
by negotiation with the owners, the City Attorney' s office shall
institute eminent domain proceedings to acquire the property.
SECTION 4. The City shall not require the owner or any
person claiming under him to surrender possession of the property
until the City pays the owner the negotiated purchase price, or,
in case of eminent domain, until the City has deposited the amount
of the Special Commissioners' Award with the Court Clerk.
SECTION 5. When the owner of such land is actually and
physically displaced and permanently moves from his dwelling or
place of business, the City shall pay to the owner the reasonable
moving expenses for personal property other than machinery, equip-
ment or fixtures, not to exceed $500.00, when personal property is
moved from a place of residence, and not to exceed $5,000.00 when
personal property is moved from a place of business, but the maxi-
mum distance of movement to be considered shall be 50 miles. In
no event shall such expenses exceed the market value of such personal
property; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall
not apply in any condemnation proceeding whether before Special
Commissioners or the Court where the owner is entitled to reimburse-
ment for moving expenses under other existing law than Section 7 of
Article 3265 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS the 7th day of March, 1972.
M A Y O
ATTEST:
City Clerk