HomeMy WebLinkAbout020503 ORD - 10/25/1988AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 23, HEALTH AND SANITATION,
SECTION 23-18, HEALTH CLINIC VISIT FEE, BY INCREASING THE
FEE FOR HEALTH CLINIC VISITS TO $15.00 FOR EACH PATIENT
WHOSE HOUSEHOLD MONTHLY INCOME EXCEEDS 200 PERCENT OF
FEDERAL GUIDELINES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Code, Chapter 23, Health and Sanitation,
Section 23-18, Health clinic visit fee, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 23-18. Health clinic visit fee.
A fee of five dollars ($5.00) is hereby established to be charged to
each patient for each visit to city -county health clinic facilities
funded in whole or in part by the City of Corpus Christi, provided
that the patient's, household monthly income exceeds federal Social
Security Act, Title XX guidelines for financial support, and a fee of
fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each patient whose income exceeds
200 percent of said guidelines. If a patient's family household
monthly income exceeds such federal guidelines, but the patient's
household is still unable to pay this fee, the patient will be
exempted from paying the fee if the patient or patient's guardian
signs a written statement at the time of each clinic visit that the
patient's household is financially unable to make such payment.
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City
Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. Publication shall be made one time in the official
publication of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption stating in
substance the purpose of the ordinance, this ordinance to become effective upon
such publication.
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MICROFIIMED
20503
That the foregoing ordinance
second reading on this the
following vote:
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Clif Moss
That the foregoing ordinance
third reading on this the
following vote:
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Clif Moss
That
this
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e fi st time and passed to its
day of , 19 ?3' by the
Bill Pruet
Mary Rhodes
Frank Schwing, Jr.
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
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s read forpie se andime and p sed to its
day of t�/y�,(,Q/�� 19 �� , by the
Bill Pruet
Mary Rhodes
Frank Schwing, Jr.
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
(10,6vd-,
the foregoing ordi as n read for th third time and passed finally on
the day of �� 1 , by the following vote:
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Clif Moss
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED:
.1% DAY OF SegfCi.wies., 1at:
HAL GEORGE, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Ass `s ant City Atto
99.044.01
Bill Pruet
Mary Rhodes
Frank Schwing, Jr.
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
day of
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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Sta�e of Texas, ]
County of Nueces ] ss:
PUBLISHER`S
City ofCC
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AFFIDAVIT
~=.fo-e me, the unders1qned, a Notary Public, this day
Deanne D. Palmer, who being duly sworn. according to
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personally came
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Duval, Hidalgo,
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of which the annexed
Christi Caller -Times
day thereafter for zero
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Jim Hogg,
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B Brooks Cameron
circulated in Aransas, ee, " . ,
Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedv, Kleberg, � zve
Patricia and Victoria Counties, and that
NOTICE- OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE #20503 AMENDING"
is a true copy, was published 1n the Corpus
on the 31st day of October 1988, and each
consecutive day(s).
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one Times
37.80
Su�sc- and.
Anna
Notary Public, Nueces
My commission expires
be±oremethis
County, Texas
on 8.25.92
day of November,