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ORDINANCE 0-91-838
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE COLLEYVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ESTABLISHING
SECTION 15 OF CHAPTER 1: OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS BY ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE I "FEE FOR UNPAID
RETURNED CHECKS"; PROVIDING FOR CITY RIGHT OF REFUSAL TO
ACCEPT CHECKS, DRAFTS OR INSTRUMENTS AS TENDER FOR
AMOUNTS DUE THE CITY; AMENDING THE WATER AND SEWER POLICY
AND PROCEDURE MANUAL FOR THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE BY
ENACTING A "FEE FOR UNPAID RETURNED CHECKS" FOR ALL
INSUFFICIENT CHECKS AND PROVIDING FOR CITY RIGHT OF
REFUSAL TO ACCEPT CHECKS, DRAFTS OR INSTRUMENTS AS TENDER
AND FOR AMOUNTS DUE THE CITY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, the city Council of the City of colleyville, Texas, upon
full consideration of the matter, has determined that for
the welfare of it citizens, it is desirable to establish
a fee for checks, drafts, or instruments tendered to the
City as payment for amounts owed which are returned
through the City'S depository as unpaid and uncollected
funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
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Sec. 1 .
That Chapter 1 Section 15 of the Colleyville Code of
Ordinances is hereby established by the addition of a new
Article I entitled "Fee for Unpaid Returned Checks" which
shall read as follows:
Section 15-1. Service charge on returned checks for
non-sufficient funds.
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THAT there shall be a service fee of Fifteen
Do llars ( $15 . 00) per occurrence for a II checks,
drafts, or instruments tendered to the City as
payment for amounts owed to the City which are
returned unpaid through the City depository as
uncollected funds, excluding any occurrence
resulting from any documentable depository error or
omission.
Section 15-2. Method of payment on returned checks.
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THAT the City may refuse to accept any method of
payment other than United States Currency or Coin,
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Ordinance 0-91-838
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certified Checks, or Cashier's Checks in the event
the payor has presented more than three (3)
separate checks, drafts, or instruments returned
unpaid to the city by the City's depository within
any twelve month period."
That section 3D (2) of the Water and Sewer Policy and
Procedure Manual of the City of colleyville, Texas be
amended by establishing the fee charged for insufficient
checks to be Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) regardless of when
they are redeemed by the customer and that section 3D be
amended by adding thereto a part (3) regarding method of
payment on returned checks.
Sec. 3D (2).
service charge on returned checks for
non-sufficient funds.
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THAT there shall be a service fee of Fifteen
Dollars ($15.00) per occurrence for all checks,
drafts, or instruments tendered to the city as
payment for amounts owed to the City which are
returned unpaid through the City depository as
uncollected funds, excluding any occurrence
resulting from any documentable depository error or
omission. '
Sec. 3D (3)
Method of payment on returned checks.
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THAT the city may refuse to accept any method of
payment other than united states Currency or Coin,
certified Checks, or Cashier's Checks in the event
the payor has presented more than three (3)
separate checks, drafts, or instruments returned
unpaid to the City by the City's depository within
any twelve month period."
If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or work in this ordinance, or application thereto
any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction,
which holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Ci ty
Council hereby declares it would have passed such
remaining portions of the ordinance despite such
invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full
force and effect.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
or in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
The first~ding and public hearing being conducted on the
day of ~, 1991.
The secon~.e~diE9 and public hearing being conducted on the
day of ~' 1991.
The thir~g and public hearing being conducted on the
day of , 1991.
ATTEST:
Ordinance 0-91-938
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AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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LaVada Johnson
City Secretary
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Ross T. Foster
City Attorney
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Chris H~~ -cr-
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