HomeMy WebLinkAbout025868 ORD - 07/27/2004AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE SECTION 55-7, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, REGARDING 9-1-1 SERVICE FEES; PROVIDING
FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1, Section 55-7, Code of Ordinances, is amended by revising the definition
of "local exchange access line or equivalent local exchange access line" and adding a
definition of "wireless service provider" in subsection (a) and revising subsection (b) to
read as follows:
"Sec. 55-7. Local exchange access line 9-1-1 service fee.
"(a) Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this section,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context
clearly indicates a different meaning:
"Local exchange access line or equivalent local exchange access line means any
telephone line or service for which a federal subscriber line charge is assessed
by a local exchange service provider on the customer's bill or any cellular
telephone, communication channel, personal communication system, oommercial
mobile radio service, cable/broadband services, or any other wire means that
connects the customer to the public switched telecommunications network and
provides the customer with ability to reach a public safety answering point by
dialing the digits 9-1-1. The term does not include public telephone equipment
operated by card reader, commercial mobile radio service that provides access
to a paging or other one-way signaling service, a communication channel
suitable only for data transmission, a line from a telecommunications service
provider to an Internet service provider for the Internet service provider's data
modem lines used only to provide its Internet access service and that are not
capable of transmitting voice messages, a wireless roaming service, wireless
service provider, or other non-vocal commercial mobile radio service.
"Wireless service provider" means a wireless service provider as defined in
Section 711.001(12/, Texas Health & Safety Code.
"(b) 9-1-1 emergency service fee. Each service supplier in the city shall collect a 9-1-1
emergency service fee of fifty cents ($0.50) seventy cents ($0.70) per month for each
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residential local exchange access line and ninetv cents ($0.90) for each business local
exchange access line. The 9-1-1 emergency service fee shall be used only for costs
attributable to equipment and personnel necessary to operate the city's public safety
answering point."
SECTION 2. A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented under this
ordinance constitutes an offense punishable under Section 1-6 of the City Code of
Ordinances.
SECTION 3. 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 of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance is effective August 1, 2004.
SECTION 5. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the /~ day of ~
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. L'II..M,~.,
Brent Chesney ~l ~
Javier D. Colmenero ~
Melody Cooper ~J.J,~,(~.
Henry Garrett ~,~ ,
,2004, by the following vote:
Bill Kelly ~ J,,,~,
Rex A. Kinnison ~ ~.~
Jesse Noyola ~
Mark Scott ~
That t~he foregoing ordi~nance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the ~,-T~--day of ~:~,/ ,2004 by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. ~' ~ Bil~ Kelly ~
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett ~.~.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ;~-)~'day of
City Secretary
APPROVED: Oc~r~ day of July, 2004:
City Attorney
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
,2004.
Samuel L. I~eal, Jr.
Mayor
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas }
County of Nueces }
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Ad # 4964307
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Diana
Hinoiosa, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Credit
Manager of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at
Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee,
Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak,
Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the
publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the annexed
is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and on the World
Wide Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 2ND day(s) of AUGUST, 2004.
$61.75
TWO (2) Time(s)
Credit Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
AUGUST 03, 2004.
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 04/23/05.
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