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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10034 r~ . r~ , ORDINANCE No. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARAGRAPH (2) OF SECTION 16-13 OF CHAPTER 16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986 ) RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FEES; SETTING CERTAIN FEES FOR THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE CLINIC; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE,: ti BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Paragraph 2, Section 16-13 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is amended to read as follows: (2) Sexually-transmitted disease clinic: a. Clinic fee, includes initial and two (2) follow-up visits. $ 6.00 b. Herpes tests. 30.00 c. Laboratory fee: 1. County hospital district facilities 3.00 2. All other outside agencies 5.00 d. Prophylactics, five (5) for 1.00 e. HIV-Ab Administrative Fee @ (All HIV-Ab Pts) . 10.00 f . PAP Smear 5.00 g. Vaginitis Treatment 5.00 h. Trichomoniasis Treatment. 3.00 i. Venereal Warts Treatment. 2.00 j. Scabies/Lice Treatment. 2.00 k. Chlamydia Slide/EIA Test. 10.00 1. Chancroid Culture 10.00 m. Urinalysis. 5.00 SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordi- nances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. ~- J _ ~ G~:Y _. SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu- tional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 4. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and Section 1 in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: w ty At orney DATE : /2 - 2 ~ ~ ADOPTED: W~, ix~/~~~ EFFECTIVE: j,lJ~Q~, Gx:.G~'~ //~/ Ord? -2- ~rGOUNTtNG-2." ..-...".•. __,..,_. __ ._ `L/ZL~ Of /L O~~ ~®~~~~ ~~~~L.W.]~ ~tANSPKIRTATION~PUBU • e e ~ t )rk AJf~iJNtS1 RATitiN i ~'-1t 1:3 Ah rruNrcrrA ~CREAfIO~V v AT~~~IL$7 cou REFERENCE NUMBER ~ X388 SUBJECT ESTABLISHMENT OR INCREASE VARIOUS USER FEES OF PAGE 1 or 2 !~NAGE~dE T. SERVICES.~II Recommendation .~+,y.l It i s recommended that the City Counc i 1 ~bHARY..l ~INANCG.1 1) Approve the administrative increase of certain Park and Recreation fees, and certain Library fees, and the establishment of a fee permitting the LALTH DE ARTMENS33i installation and inspection of security bars, a fee for the use of the City _Council Chambers by outside entities, and a fee to be assessed by City-.departments providing notary services to the public as provided by State Law, and 2) Approve the attached ordinances increasing certain health fees, the fee for returned checks, wrecker inspection and wrecker driver permit fees, and, establishing by ordinance a license for wrecker companies, and a fee for processing certain tickets which result in dismissal pursuant to State Law. Discussion During deliberations on the 1987-88 operating budget the City Council agreed to the generation of an additional $1,300,000 in revenue to the General Fund as a result of the initiation of certain new user fees and/or the increase in certain existing fees Approval of this Mayor and Council Communication will effect that decision Some of these fees may be adjusted administratively. They are as follows , 1) Increase the general admission fee to the Log Cabin Vi 11 age from $ 35 to $ 50 and to increase the fee for craft demonstrations from $.35 to $1 50, 2), Increase the fine for late return of library materials now at $.10 per day to $ 15 per day, 3) Establish a fee of $25 to permit the installation of security bars and subsequent inspection of the installation, - 4)- Establish a fee of $125 for non-City-related entities to use the City Council Chambers, and 5) Allow City departments providing notary services for the public to assess the charge established by State law for such service -- ~` Other fees have been previously established by ordinance or are permitted by State law. These require Council action in the form of an adopted ordinance. These are as follows ,1) Amend Section 16-13 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986) to add fees for diagnostic tests for certain diseases and to add fees for the treatment of certain conditions, DATE RFFERENGE SUBJECT ESTABLISHMENT OR INCREASE OF PAGE ~, 12/22/87 N"~~388 UARIOUS USER FEES 2 2 2) Amend Section 16-407 of the Code to increase the fee charged for vital statistics records from $5.00 to $7.50 consistent with State Law; 3) Amend Section 2-117 of the Code to increase the service charge for returned checks from the current $10 to $15 consistent with State Law, 4) Amend Sections 34-180 and 34-182 of the Code instituting a license fee of $50 for each wrecker company except non-resident companies performing consent tours only and assessing a rotation list service charge of ~ and increasing the inspection fee for each wrecker authorized to operate within the City for such permitted companies from $10 per unit to $20 per unit and increasing the permit fee for wrecker drivers from $3 apiece to $20 apiece, and J 5) Add Section 10-7 to Chapter 10 of the Code permitting municipal judges to assess a processing fee to those persons who have certain tickets dismissed pursuant to State Law Financing Revenues derived from these fee increases will be recorded in various revenue accounts in the General Fund Ol. C B~ wg Ordinance No. 10031 - amending section~~: 2-117 to increase service charge for return checks. Ordinance No. 10032 -authorizing Municipal Court to collect special expense where certain cases are dismissed. Ordinance No. 10033 - amending section 34-176, 34-180, 34-182 and 34-194 repea]in~. section 34-195 requiring certain licenses and fees of persons engaged in the Wrecker Business. aPPRaY~D ~~ Ordinance No. 10034 - amending Paragraph 2 of section ~~ ~~ ~~~ 16-13 Public Health Service Fees, ~~ ~ ~~~~C~ ~~ ~~~e ORDINANCE NO. 10035 - amending section 16-407 to increase ~~~ ~~~ ~~'~~ vital statistics fees SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BY ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT HEAD Rairon Guaj ardo Charles .Boswell ~ ~,..~ Cit~,r w~aretcrp of ihs Ci~y of Fort ~'Joz'~Yi, Texae DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED B [~" APPROVED OTHER (pESCRiBEB ~- ETA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION "/"`T"~"' ~~C/~/~Vl./ CONTACT Charles Boswell 85 ~ ~n~E t~C~Inar~ce Oo - DATE