O488ORDINANCE NO. 488
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, AMENDING
SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 353; AMENDING THE FEE
SCHEDULE TO REFLECT THE SAME; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale, Texas 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, Section 132.002 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that
the governing body of a municipality may authorize a municipal official who collects
fees, fines, court costs or other charges to accept payment for these by credit card; and
WHEREAS, Section 132.003 of the Texas Local Government Code also provides
that the official may collect a fee for processing the payment by credit card; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the code of ordinance and the fee
schedule to update the credit card processing fee at an amount that is reasonably
related to expenses that are incurred by the City when municipal officials process the
payment by credit card.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Ordinance No. 353 is hereby amended by repealing Section 2 thereof.
SECTION 2.
The Credit Card Payment Processing Fee heretofore adopted and set forth in
Section 2.3(a) of the Kennedale City Code is hereby amended by updating the following
to Administrative Fees:
Credit Card Fees:
When payment of any fee, fine, court cost or other charge related to
Kennedale Municipal Court is made by credit card (over the phone, in
person and online), a fee equaling three percent (3 %) per fee, fine, court
cost or other charge paid by credit card will be added to the fee, fine, court
cost or other charge paid.
When payment of any fee or other charge related to Kennedale Utility
Billing is made by credit card (over the phone only), a fee equaling five
dollars ($5.00) per fee or other charge paid by credit card will be added to
the fee or other charge paid.
When payment of any fee or other charge related to Kennedale Permitting
is made by credit card (over the phone, in person and online), a fee
equaling three percent (3 %) per fee or other charge paid by credit card will
be added to the fee or other charge paid.
When payment of any fee or other charge related to any other
miscellaneous activity is made by credit card (over the phone, in person
and online), a fee equaling one dollar ($1.00) per fee or other charge paid
by credit card will be added to the fee or other charge paid.
If, for any reason, a payment by credit card is not honored by the credit
card company on which the funds are drawn, the City shall collect the
same amount as the fee charged for the collection of a check drawn on an
account with insufficient funds from the person who owes the fee, fine,
court cost or other charge in addition to the original fee, fine, court cost or
other charge.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of
Kennedale, and shall not repeal any of the provision of such ordinances except in those
instances when provisions of such ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance, in which the event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
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 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 5.
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, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Kennedale, Texas, this the 11th day of August 2011.
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Mayor, Bryan Lankhorst
ATTEST:
Amethyst Cirmo, City Secretary
INVOICE
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400 W. 7TH STREET
FORT WORTH, TX 76102
(817) 390 -7761
Federal Tax ID 26- 2674582
Bill To:
CITY OF KENNEDALE
405 MUNICIPAL DR
KENNEDALE, TX 76060 -2249
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Invoice Number:
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Invoice Date:
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Terms:
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Due Date:
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Sales Rep:
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Description:
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Publication Date:
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