HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8248-1981 - Prov Annual Adjust. Of Fees Charged For Licenses, Permits, And Other Services. - 09/24/1981DGV:js Ordinance No. 8248
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF FEES CHARGED FOR
LICENSES, PERMITS AND OTHER CITY SERVICES ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE; ESTABLISHIN
A FORMULA FOR SUCH ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS; PROVIDING THAT A LIST OF ALL FEES SO
ADJUSTED SHALL BE FILED ANNUALLY WITH THE CITY SECRETARY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to keep the cost of fees for City of
Lubbock permits, licenses and services current with the cost of providing such
services in a time of high annual inflation rates; and
WHEREAS, the costs of providing such services will vary in accordance with
fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, annual adjustment by administrative action will ease the amount o
time and effort required in updating City permits, licenses and fees by ordi-
nance; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT a new Section 1-14 be added to the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Lubbock, which shall read as follows:
Sec. 1-14. Permits and fees to be adjusted annually.
(a) The fees for permits, licenses and fees provided for in this Cod
shall be adjusted annually commencing October 1, 1982, and each year
thereafter, to correspond to changes in the actual costs based on costs of
the departments involved. The base level for such fees shall be the
amount of such fees upon October 1, 1981. Adjustments shall be made based
upon the percentage of increase or decrease in the actual cost for the
department administering the respective permit, license, or fee and such
determination shall be made on the basis of the percentage of such increase
in actual cost for August of each sucessive year. In no event shall any
fees be hereafter reduced below the base amount for such fees as published
in this Code.
(b) On October 1, 1982, and on each October 1st thereafter, the
Finance Director of the City of Lubbock shall adjust the fees provided for
by this Code of Ordinance and such other fees as may be charged by the Cit
of Lubbock in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this
Section and shall file with the City Secretary a list setting forth the
adjusted fees, which shall be rounded to the nearest half dollar after
computation.
(c} The list filed with the City Secretary as above provided shall be
the basis upon which all fees shall be charged except those set by state
law or other authority, and such list shall be a public record and open to
inspection by the public during all normal business hours of the City.
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SECTION 2. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase, or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for
any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternativ
method as provided by law.
AND IT SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this day of ,
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Passed by the City Council on second reading this 8th day of -~Q~c~t~o=h~e~r __ ,
1981.
ATTEST: ..
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Vandiver, Assistant City Attorney
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The State of Texas
County of Lubbock
Before me, Gilbert Ortiz, a Notary Public in and for Lubbock
County, Texas on this day personally appeared Bidal Aguero of
Amigo Publications, publishers of !l Editor, weekly newspaper,
who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said news-
paper has been published continuously for more than fifty-two
wee ;_pr to the first insertion of this City-Ordinance No.
---~oZ----..·_,.,_ ___ at Lubbock County, Texas and the attached
pr1nte copy o t. e Ci.ty Ordinance is a true copy of th~~~nr, ~✓•
a"foc1: wf<!irint,~l Editor on the following dates: ~(!__r_ '::J .-
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