The city purchasing manual is hereby adopted by reference as though copied at length herein, and is designated as the official purchasing procedures of the city.
Editor’s note–The purchasing manual is not set out herein, but is on file and available for inspection in the office of the city secretary.
(1976 Code, sec. 2-2.1; 1998 Code, sec. 2-3; 2013 Code, sec. 2-3)
The city shall never be liable on account of damage or injury to persons or property arising from or occasioned by any defect in any public street, sidewalk, highway or ground or public works of the city, or from any obstruction therein, unless the specific defects or obstruction causing the damage or injury shall have been actually known to the city engineer by a personal inspection for a period of at least 24 hours prior to the occurrence of the injury or damage, or unless the attention of the city council or the city engineer shall have been called thereto by notice in writing at least 24 hours prior to the occurrence of the injury or damage, and proper diligence had not been used to rectify the defect or obstruction after actually known or called to the attention of the city council or the city engineer, as aforesaid.
(1976 Code, sec. 2-3; 1998 Code, sec. 2-4; 2013 Code, sec. 2-4)
The city attorney shall submit his recommendations concerning disposition of each claim to the city council in executive session. Unless at least two council members indicate a desire that a claim be taken up and voted on in a public meeting, the city manager is authorized to pay claims in the amount recommended by the city attorney, but not exceeding $10,000.00.
(1976 Code, sec. 2-4.1; 1998 Code, sec. 2-6; 2013 Code, sec. 2-6)
The Commercial Recorder, a publication of general circulation in the county, is hereby declared and designated as the official publication of all legal and other notices by, and for, the city, as required by law.
(1998 Code, sec. 2-14; Ordinance 200022, sec. 1, adopted 2/1/00; 2013 Code, sec. 2-13)
(a) 
Authorized.
The finance director or designee is hereby authorized to accept payment by credit card for a fee, fine, court cost or other charge imposed by city departments, including, but not limited to, the municipal court, the city secretary’s office, utility billing, permits, and maintenance and inspection department.
(b) 
Processing or handling fee.
A processing or handling fee of three percent (3%) is hereby established to be charged by the town at the point of sale for processing or handling each time a credit card is used to pay a utility bill. For the purposes of this section, a utility bill includes those charges commonly found on a town utility bill, including but not limited to charges associated with water, sewer, trash, storm drainage and optional donations. A processing or handling fee of five percent (5%) is hereby established to be charged by the town at the point of sale for processing or handling each time a credit card is used to pay all other municipal fees, fines, court costs or other charges. The town council finds that said amounts are reasonably related to the expense incurred by the town in processing or handling the credit card payment.
(c) 
Service charge for dishonored payment.
A service charge in an amount equivalent to that which is authorized by law to be charged for the collection of a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds is hereby established to be charged by the city if, for any reason, a payment by credit card is not honored by the credit card company on which the funds are drawn.
(d) 
Disposition of processing fees and service charges.
The finance director or designee shall deposit all processing fees and service charges in the general fund of the city, as authorized by Texas Local Government Code section 132.006 as it exists and as it may be amended.
(e) 
Encumbrance of credit cards.
The city manager shall be authorized on behalf of the city to contract with a company that issues credit cards to collect and seize credit cards issued by the company that are outdated or otherwise unauthorized. Such contract may provide that the city will charge the company a fee for the return of such credit cards, as authorized by Texas Local Government Code section 132.005.
(Ordinance 200815, sec. 2, adopted 2/5/08; 2013 Code, sec. 2-14; Ordinance 2016-10-001 adopted 10/18/16)
(a) 
Unless otherwise provided for, all rates, charges, or fees necessary for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code shall be as currently established or as hereafter adopted by motion, resolution or ordinance of the city council from time to time. Any rates, charges, or fees established by the city pursuant to the regulations or requirements established herein may be changed from time to time by the city council, and such changes shall be considered an amendment to this code.
(b) 
Whenever any provision of this code provides that a rate, charge, or fee shall be established by the city council from time to time, and the amount of such rate, charge, or fee is not expressed in this code in any dollar amount, then the amount of such rate, charge, or fee shall be the most recent and latest amount established, set or fixed by the city council by ordinance, resolution or motion.
(c) 
The list of authorized rates, charges and fees shall be maintained in the city secretary’s office.
(2013 Code, sec. 1-22; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)