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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 16-407 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986) TO INCREASE VITAL STATISTICS
FEES; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Section 16-407 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986} is
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 16-407. Vital Statistics Fees.
The City registrar of vital statistics is entitled
to a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for
each copy of a birth record or part of a record and seven
dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for the first copy of a
death record and two dollars ($2.00) for each additional
copy of the record requested by the applicant in a single
request. For any search of the files where a record is
not found or a certified copy is not made, the city
registrar shall be entitled to a fee of seven dollars and
fifty cents ($7.50), such fee to be paid by the appli-
cant.
SECTION 2.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby di-
rected 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 3.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained.
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Recommendation
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It i s recommended that the City Counc i 1
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FINANC6•~l 1) Approve the administrative increase of certain Park and Recreation fees,
and certain Library fees, and the establishment of a fee permitting the
iL'ALTH DE ARiMENSdII 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 .p ublic 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 dismis sal pursuant to State
Law.
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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 administr atively.
They are as follows. ,
1) Increase the general admission fee to the Log Cabin Village 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 I
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;
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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 'fl'
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
$20 apiece, and
5) Add Section 10-7 to Chapter 10 of the Code permitting municipal judges to
assess a processing fee to those persons who have certain tickets
dismissed pursuant to State Law.
Financing
Revenues derived from these fee increases will be recorded in various revenue
accounts in the General Fund O1:
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Ordinance No -10031 - amending section 2-117 to increase service charge
for return checks.
Ordinance No. 10032 - authorizing Municipal Court to collect special expense
where certain cases are dismissed
Ordinance No. 10033 - amending section 34-176, 34-180, 34-182 and 34-194 repeal in;
section 34-195 requiring certain licenses and fees of persons engaged in the
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Ordinance No 10034 - amending Paragraph 2 of section ~~~~ ~$~ ~~~
16-13 Public Health Service Fees. ~~1~,~
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