(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)
