HomeMy WebLinkAbout028097 ORD - 03/24/2009AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, CHAPTER 17 REGARDING LOWERING UTILITY PAYMENT
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE OF APRIL 1, 2009; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances, Chapter 17, Finance,
Section 17.31 is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 17-3.1 Convenience fee for residential utility payments made with credit
card via Internet or automated telephone system.
"The convenience fee for residential utility payments made using credit card via
the Internet or using credit card through automated telephone system is fine -dollars -and
fifty tc ($2.50` one dollar and sixty-eight cents ($1.68) per transaction. The purpose
of this fee is to recover city costs to provide this service. The City Manager shall
annually review the fee and is authorized to reduce this fee to reflect reduction in the
city's costs to provide this service. The reduced fee amount shall be recorded in the
City Secretary's office."
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 of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. 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.
SECTION 4. This ordinance takes effect on April 1, 2009.
028097
Section 17 3.1
SECTION 5. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached,
the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for immediate action
necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs and (2) suspends the
Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings
so that this ofj�ance is p sed a d takes effect upon first reading as an emergency measure
this the ,c2/1-1day of 2009.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa, City Secretary
Approved: March 17, 2009
By: g. -t/1 -t A
Lisa Aguilar, A
Section 17 3.1
THE C
OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Henry Gar -tt, Mayor
EFFECTIVE DATE
2
Corpus Christi, Texas/�
p2"/I"Day of Maid( �//�/] ai dk , 2009
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an
emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/we, therefore, request that you
suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or
at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
Respectfully,
enry Ga/rett
Mayor
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Henry Garrett 1((
Melody Cooper /-bw1-
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummel)
Bill Kelly
Priscilla G. Leal L
John E. Marez /����/ 9Z�.1
Nelda Martinez
Michael McCutchon
028097
EFFECTIVE DATE
Apr'\ 2,x009
State of Texas
County of Nueces
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
JENNIFER HOBBS, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she
is LEGAL SALES REPRESENTITIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER
namely, 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 ORDI NANCE NO. 0280tQhich the
annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the
3/30/2009,3/30/2009.
$ 90.93
1Time(s)
On this 1,1171 day of
is a true and an exact copy made b publisher.
WI;
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I certify that the attached document
GWENN J. MEDINA
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Not
Public, State of Texas
• Monday • March 30, 2009
NOTICE OF
PASSAGE OF ORDI-
NANCE NO. 028097
Ordinance amending
the Code of Ordi-
nances, City of Corpus
Christi, Chapter 17, re-
garding lowering utility
payment electronic
payment processing
fec.s; providing for an
effective date of April
1, 2009; and providing
for publication. This
ordinance was passed
and approved by the
City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi on
March 24, 2009.
/sr Armando Chape
City Secretary
City of Corpus Christi