HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 17-053ORDINANCE NO. 17-053
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE
14.06, SECTIONS 14.06.002(1), 14.06.002(2), 14.06.004(a),
14.06.004(b), AND 14.06.005 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS RELATING TO THE LIBRARY; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING
A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 14, Article 14.06, Section 14.06.002(1) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) A nonresident individual card at a cost of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per
year will entitle the holder to check out a maximum of ten (10) items at any
one (1) time if otherwise allowed by existing rules for each item.
Section 2.
THAT Chapter 14, Article 14.06, Section 14.06.002(2) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) A nonresident family card at a cost of forty dollars ($40.00) per year will
entitle the holder to check out a maximum of fifteen (15) items at any one
time if otherwise allowed by existing rules for each item.
Section 3.
THAT Chapter 14, Article 14.06, Section 14.06.004(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) The library administrator shall charge a daily late charge to those persons whose
cards are used to check out materials which are returned after the applicable loan
period. The loan period, daily late charge and maximum late charge for each item shall
be as follows:
Item
Loan Period
Daily
Maximum
Late Charge
Late Charge
Books (all materials
Two weeks with one
$0.15
Replacement
except for DVDs)
renewal for two weeks
cost
DVDs
One week/nonrenewable
$1.00
Replacement
cost
Section 4.
THAT Chapter 14, Article 14.06, Section 14.06.004(b) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) The loan periods may be renewed by staff as long as no holds are
present on the item.
Section 5.
THAT Chapter 14, Article 14.06, Section 14.06.005 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14.06.005 Rental for use of meeting room
The rental rate for the use of a meeting room shall be ten dollars ($10.00) an hour with
a minimum use of one (1) hour. If food is to be served, a refundable deposit of seventy-
five ($75.00) shall be paid in advance of the use.
Section 6.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause of phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any
reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 7.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent
of the conflict only.
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That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
punished, as provided in Section 1.01.009 of the Code or Ordinance of Beaumont,
Texas.
The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 25th day of
July, 2017.
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