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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 18-005l ORDINANCE NO. 18-005 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 22.05, SECTION 22.05.211(b)(1)(A) AND REPEALING CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 22.05, SECTION 22.05.211(b)(1)(C) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS TO MAKE CHANGES RELATING TO GARBAGE AND TRASH RATES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Rartinn 1 THAT Chapter 22, Article 22.05, Section 22.05.211(b)(1)(A) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: (A) Garbage and trash collection: $18.25. A 10% discount to the garbage and trash collection fee shall apply to customers residing in single-family residences who are sixty-five (65) years of age or older. To obtain the senior citizen garbage and trash collection rate, eligible persons must file a sworn application on a form provided therefore with the central collections division. The rate shall remain in effect so long as the customer residing in the single-family residence is sixty-five (65) years of age or older. RPrtinn 9 THAT Chapter 22, Article 22.05, Section 22.05.21(b)(1)(C) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby repealed. RPrtinn 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 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 5. 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 20th day of February, 2018. M yor Becky Ames -