HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 761-95 09-12-1995
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ORDINANCE NO. 7 61- 9 5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 640 IN TTS ENTIRETY
AND THE TWO PERCENT (2%) PERIODIC PAYMENT FROM
THE RICHLAND HILLS ENTERPRISE FUND TO THE
RICHLAND HILLS GENERAL FUND IlVIPOSED THEREBY;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILTTY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, has heretofore
on August 27, 1991 enacted Ordinance 640, which ordinance imposed a fee of two
percent (2%) of the annual revenues derived from the sale of water and sewer service
within the City to be paid from the Richland Hills Enterprise Fund to the Richland
Hills General Fund, for the purpose of reimbursing said General Fund for the cost
associated with supplying water and sewer service within the City; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the City of Richland Hills,
Texas, that said Ordinance 640 be repealed, and that the two percent (2%) fee
payment imposed thereby shall cease to be paid.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
• OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
I.
That Ordinance No. 640, enacted on August 27, 1991, by the City Council of the
City of Richland Hills, Texas, be hereby repealed, and that the two percent (2%)
transfer payment imposed thereby between the Richland Hills Enterprise Fund and
the Richland Hills General Fund no longer be made.
II.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this
ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of
this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or
decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
III.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication as provided by the Richland Hills City Charter and the
laws of the State of Texas.
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PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of
the Richland Hills City Council on the 12th day of Se~temher 1995, by a vote
of 4 ayes, 1 nay$, and ~ abstentions.
APPROVED:
F. Kelley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Te i Wil is, City Secretary
A D AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Paul F. Wienes ie, Ci y Attorney
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