HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1996-019 ORDINANCE NO. 96-�9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 5 AMBULANCE SERVICE,
SECTION 5-3 RELATIVE TO AMBULANCE FEES;
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE
SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH
OFFENSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1 . That the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 5 Ambulance
Service, Section 5-3 Procedures: charges, is hereby amended by the deletion of
Subsections 5-3(b), 5-3(c) and 5-3(d), the insertion of new 5-3(b) to read as below,
and the renumbering of remaining subsection 5-3(e) and 5-31f) to 5-3(c) and 5-31d):
�� -� "(b) The following fees shall be charged for ambulance service:
(1) Grapevine residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5200.00
(2) Non-residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00
(3) Oxygen, if used on patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00"
Section 2. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in Municipal Court,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars (5500.00) for each
offense.
Section 3. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms
of this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect;
provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently
filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas, shall be
deemed repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or
,��� ordinances have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding not guilty or nolo
contendere, or dismissal.
�� Section 4. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City 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.
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Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals,
peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates
an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health,
safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall
become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the �sth day of Aaril , 1996.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Linda uff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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