11-M-24 Curbside SolicitationsORDINANCE NO. 11-M-24
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING CURBSIDE SOLICITATIONS BY
CITY REPRESENTATIVES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AMENDING CHAPTER b2 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz (the "City") has recommended that the
City Council authorize the City Manager to authorize City employees from time to time to solicit
donations from the public through curbside appeals under rules established by the City Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to
establish and implement rules for City employees or City employee groups designated from time
to time by the City Manager to solicit donations from the public tlu•ough curbside appeals for
identified City projects or public charities. The City Manager or his/her designee shall
coordinate any such curbside appeals with the Chief of Police and shall inform the City Council
in advance of each such authorized curbside appeal.
Section 2. Chapter 62, Section 62-4, of the City's Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by the addition of new subsection (6) regarding exclusions fiom the City's Peddlers
and Solicitors ordinance:
"(6) City employees authorized to solicit pursuant to Ordinance No. 11-M-24."
Section 3. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 4. All ordinances and codes, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or
inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance or the Amended and Restated Unified
Development Code authorized herein are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 6. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
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Section 7. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Gove~~uxlent Code.
Section S. This Ordinance shall be effective upon the date of final adoption hereof
and any publication required bylaw.
PASSED ON FIRST READING, the 9r" day of August, 2011.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED ON SECOND READING, the 16'" day of
August, 2011.
City of S~ehertz, Texas
ATTEST:
City Secretary, City of Schertz, Texas
{Seal of City)
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