HomeMy WebLinkAbout025262 ORD - 04/15/2003ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 17,
FINANCE AND TAXATION, BY ADDING SECTION 17-1.3,
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT USE FEES; SETTING RATE OF 3%
FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OF MUNICIPAL COURT FINES
BElT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 17, Finance and Taxation, is
amended by adding Sec. 17-1.3, Electronic Payment Use Fees, to read as
follows:
Sec. 17-1.3. Electronic Payment Use Fees.
The City may accept payment for municipal court fines electronically via the
internet for the electronic payment use fee of 3% of the amount paid. The
electronic payment use fees must be reviewed on an annual basis by the City
Manager, who is authorized to increase the electronic payment use fee. The City
Manager may not increase the electronic payment use fee by more than five per
cent in any year without the City Council's approval. The City Manager shall file
notice of any increases in the electronic payment use fee with the City Secretary,
and provide a copy of the notice to the members of the City Council before the
electronic payment use fee increase goes into effect.
SECTION 2. The City Council intends that every section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision hereof shall be given full force and effect for its
purpose. Therefore, if any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction, that judgment shall not affect any other
section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this
ordinance.
That the foregoing %.dL..nance wa~read for,the first time and passed to its second
_ , following vote:
reading on this the "~ "Day of (_,~ 2003, by the
Samuel L Neal, Jr. ~./ Bill Kelly ~
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
t~?t l,~eL°~eagy°ior;C"~_~ :003, by the following vote:
Samuel L Neal, Jr. ~ Bill Kelly
Brent Chesney ~ Rex^. Kinnison
Javier D. Colmenero ~ Jesse Noyola
Melody Cooper ~ Mark Scott
ATTEST:
,rdinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
Arman~~
City Secretary
APPROVED: April 8, 2003
Lisa Aguilar ~:
Assistant City Attorney
for City Attorney