HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 1207-11 09-13-20111207-11
CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
DELETING SECTION 2-131 OF THE CITY CODE AND THEREBY
REVOHING THE CITY'S PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED POLICY ON
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE; PROVH)ING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AS REQUIRED BY LAW; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted
by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the
Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted an ordinance creating Section 2-131 ofthe
City Code adopting a policy on official correspondence; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has now determined that the above-referenced policy is not
necessary and not in the best interests of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
DELETION OF SECTION 2-131 OF THE CITY CODE
Section 2-131 of Article IV of Chapter 2 of the Richland Hills City Code is hereby deleted
in its entirety.
SECTION 2.
PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, except where the provisions of this
ordinance are indirect conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event
the conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
PROVISIONS SEVERABLE
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since
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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SAVED
All rights and remedies of the City are expressly saved as to any and alI violations of the
provisions of the City Code amended or revised herein, or any other ordinances affecting the matters
regulated herein which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to
such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court
or not, under such ordinances, same sha11 not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted
until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 5.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law, and it is so ordained. (~
PASSED AND APFROVED ON THIS DAY OF X2011.
HONORABLE DA L. RAGAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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INDA ANTU, TRMC, CITY SECRETARY
EFFECTIVE DATE:
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