(a) 
Pursuant to, and in connection with, the town’s budget process, the town manager is hereby authorized to establish three special bank accounts with the town’s official depository, to wit:
(1) 
An account from the town’s surplus funds with an initial balance of $150,000 for capital expenditures;
(2) 
An account from the town’s surplus funds with an initial balance of $100,000 for professional fee expenditures; and
(3) 
An account from the town’s surplus funds with an initial balance of $50,000 for park expenses.
(b) 
The town manager is hereby authorized to pay from said accounts expenses which shall require approval of the town manager in addition to the council.
(1998 Code, sec. 38.01; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Upon presentation to and approval by the town manager, any account over two years old may be written off as uncollectible.
(b) 
The town manager may write off any account under $100.00.
(c) 
Any account over 90 days old may be turned over to a collection agency, if the amount due is sufficient to warrant the expense of such collection.
(1998 Code, sec. 38.02)
(a) 
Payment of fee or charge by credit card and or electronic mean.
Any municipal officer collecting payment for amounts required to be paid to the town for any fee, charge, permit, deposit, inspection, service, work, installation, license, registration, or any other required remuneration is hereby authorized to accept payment by credit card for same and to collect a fee for processing the payment by credit card.
(b) 
Processing or handling fee.
Any municipal officer is hereby authorized and directed to assess a processing fee of three percent (3%) of the amount of any fee, charge, permit, deposit, inspection, service, work, installation, license, registration, or any other required remuneration being paid by the use of a credit card, as an amount reasonably necessary and related to the expense incurred by the town, as authorized by section 132.003(b), Texas Local Government Code.
(c) 
Service charge.
If for any reason a payment by credit card is not honored by the credit card company on which the funds are drawn, the municipal officer shall collect a service charge from the person who owes the required amount to the town. The service charge is in addition to the original amount owed and is for the collection of that original amount. The amount of the service charge shall be the same amount as the fee charged for the collection of a check drawn on an account with nonsufficient funds, as authorized by section 132.004, Texas Local Government Code, and as said fee is set forth in appendix A to this code [sic].
(d) 
Encumbrance of credit cards.
The town is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with companies which issue credit cards to collect and seize credit cards issued by the company that are outdated or otherwise unauthorized and the town is further authorized to charge the company a fee for the return of said credit cards, as authorized by section 132.005, Texas Local Government Code.
(e) 
Disposition of fees and charges.
Processing fees and service charges collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the town, as provided by section 132.006(b), Texas Local Government Code.
(Ordinance 2013-10-1F, sec. 1, adopted 10/1/13)