Ord 086-2001 9/11/2001ORDINANCE NO. 86 -2001
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, DECLARING DISASTER EMERGENCY IN THE CITY;
PROMULGATING MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES FOR CERTAIN GOODS
AND SERVICES IN THE CITY; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. It is hereby declared that a state of disaster emergency exists in the
City of Wichita Falls because of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington,
D.C., and other areas of the United States of America of September 11, 2001.
SECTION 2. Finding that there has been a substantial disruption of the local
free, competitive market in the purchase or sale of the hereinafter described goods and
services, there is hereby set as the maximum retail price for the hereinafter described
goods and services, the price charged by the seller of such goods or services in the city
limits of Wichita Falls on September 11, 2001, before 8:00 a.m. Central Standard Time,
to -wit:
1. Groceries, beverages, toilet articles and ice;
2. Construction and building materials and supplies, electrical and gas
generating and transmission equipment, parts and accessories;
3. Charcoal, briquettes, matches, candles, lamp illumination and heat
unit - carbides, dry batteries, light bulbs, flashlights and hand
lanterns;
4. Hand tools (manual and power), earth - moving equipment and
machinery, automotive parts, supplies and accessories;
5. Apartment, duplex, multi - family dwelling, rooming house, hotel and
motel rentals, insofar as such regulations are not inconsistent with
laws concerning federally insured housing units;
6. Gasolines, diesel oils, motor oils, kerosenes, grease and
automotive lubricants;
7. Restaurant, cafeteria and boarding -house meals;
8. Medicines, pharmaceuticals, medical instruments, equipment and
supplies;
9. Blankets, quilts, bedspreads, bed linens, mattresses, bedsprings,
9. Blankets, quilts, bedspreads, bed linens, mattresses, bedsprings,
bedsteads, towels and toilet paper.
SECTION 3. Anyone convicted of violating this ordinance shall be subject to a
fine not exceeding Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars. Each sale to a different consumer
of any goods or services included in Section 2 shall be considered a separate offense.
SECTION 4. This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure because
of the acts of terrorism in the United States of America, and the resulting declaration of
emergency by the City of Wichita Falls, County of Wichita, and it shall become effective
immediately upon its passage.
SECTION 5. It is hereby 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 the 11th day of September, 2001.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
AYOR