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ORDINANCE NO. ~~ ,~a
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, "HEALTH AND SANITATION,"
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED,
PROVIDING FEES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CITY REGISTRAR
OF VITAL STATISTICS; PROVIDING FEES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICES RENDERED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY, THE
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE CLINC, THE IMMUNIZATION
CLINIC, AND THE DENTAL CLINIC, AND GRANTING THE DIRECTOR
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH
GUIDELINES WAIVING SAID FEES FOR THE INDIGENT; AUTHORIZ -
ING PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE
CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PROVISIONS OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
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SECTION 1
That there be established a Section 19-21 1 of Chapter 19 of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964), as amended, the same to
read and b e as follows
"Sec. 9-21. 1 Vital Statistics Fees.
The City Registrar of Vital Statistics is en-•
titled to a fee of five dollars ($5 00) for each copy
of a birth record or part of a record and five
dollars ( $5 00) 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 five
dollars ( $5. 00) , said fee to be paid by the
applicant
SECTION 2
That there be established a Section 19-440 1 of Chapter 19 of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964), as amended, the same to
read and b e as follows
"Sec. 19-440.1. Public Health Service Fees.
The Department of Public Health shall be
entitled to collect the following fees from those
individuals using the facilities and/or services of
the department as listed below
(a) Public Health Laborator -
(1 bacteriological analysis of standard
water sample $ 5 00
(2) chemical analysis of standard water
sample $50 00
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SECTION 6
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 7
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained
AP ROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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NUMBER SERVICE FEES IMPLEMENTATION
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As identified in the fiscal 1982-1983 budget, the Depa4tment of Public Health
will initiate the following fee schedule, effective October 1, 1982
Service Gurrent Fee Proposed Fee
Public Health Laboratory
(a) Bacteriological analysis of standard
water sample (currently provided at
no cost)
(b) Chemical analysis of standard water
sample (new procedure; required for
public water supplies)
Vital Records
(a) Birth records (fee set by State law)
(b) Death certificates (fees set by
State law)
(c) Search for birth/death certificate
in event no record is found (currently
provided at no cost)
Dental Clinic
(a) Dental visit (uniform minimum charge
for services)
Sexuallv Transmitted Disease Clinic
(a) Clinic visit and immediate followup
(includes all services)
(b) Laboratory fee (samples other than
clinic)
Immunization Clinic
(a) Clinic visit (all immunizations
and/or immunization record)
(b) Xellow fever immunization
None $ 5 00 per test
None $50 00 per test
$ 5 00 $ 5 00 per copy)
$ 5 00 $ 5 00 per
original
$ 2 00 $ 2 00 per extr
copy
None $ 5 00
$ 2 00 $ 4 00 per visit
$ 3 00 $ 4 00 per visit
$ 3 00 $ 3 00 per
sample
None $ 2 00 per visit
$ 3 00 $ 3 00 per visit
animal)
Capture and impoundment
Care and feeding (per day)
Sale of animal
Advertising for sale
$ 25 00 $30 00 per head
$ 3 00 $ 5 00 per head
$ 3 00 $ 5 00 per head
$ 3 00 $ 5 00 per head
Animal Control
(a) Livestock (payable on return of
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Service Current Fee Proposed Fee
Animal Control
(b) Dogs and other small animals
(payable on return of animal)
Capture and impoundment $ 20 00 $20 00 per animal
Capture and impoundment (.female $ 35 00 $40 00 per animal
in season)
Care and feeding (per day) $ 2 00 $ 3 00 per animal
Spaying or neutering $ 25 00 $50 00 per animal
(c) License
City License tag (dogs, required $ 3 00 $ 5 00 per animal
annually)
(d) Dead animal pick-up
Pick-up and remove small dead None $ 5 00 per visit
animals
Provision will be made for patients un able to pay, to receive services in the
Immunization, Dental and Sexually Tran smitted Disease clinic
The Department will make appropriate a nnouncement of these changes to the public.
Recommendation
It is recommended that
1 The City Council authorize the initiation of these fees,
as outlined, and
2 The proposed rates become effec tive on October 1, 1982
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