HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2020-10 ORDINANCE NO. 2020-10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 54, OFFENSES AND
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS, ARTICLE III.,
PROTECTION OF CITIZENS, EMPLOYEES, MUNICIPAL
PROPERTY BY AMENDING SECTION 54-48 ENTITLED
"INTERFERING WITH CITY OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES";PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 FOR EACH VIOLATION;
REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas (the "City") is desirous
of protecting its employees, visitors to the City, its citizens and municipal property; and
WHEREAS, the City expects certain standards of conduct from its employees, and it has
similar expectations that visitors and citizens will treat City employees in a like manner; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to make clear its intention to protect employees,
finds and determines that the following amendment will promote the public health, safety and
welfare of the employees and citizens of the City.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 54 of the Code of Ordinances entitled "Offenses and
Miscellaneous Provisions",Article III., Protection of Citizens, Employees, Municipal Property,is
hereby amended by amending Section 54-48, to read as follows:
"Sec. 54-48.-Interfering with city officers and employees.
(a) For the purposes of this section,an officer or employee includes any permanent
or temporary employee of the City, interns, any work-study or educational
program hires,the mayor, city council members and the members and alternate
members of the boards, commissions and committees of the City.
(b) No person shall carelessly or willfully interfere with, hinder or obstruct any
officer or employee of the City who is engaged in,en route to or returning from
the performance of official duties, whether such interference, hindrance or
obstruction is by threat, assault, harassment or other behavior."
Section 2. That a person who violates any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $500.00.
Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 3. That all other ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict
herewith are,to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 4. That in the event any clause phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this
Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be
adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part
declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of Friendswood,Texas,
declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission
of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional,whether there be one or more parts.
Section 5. That this Ordinance shall become effective upon publication as required by
the City Charter.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 2nd day of March,2020.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on second and final reading this 6th day of
April, 2020.
Mike ••
May,
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Melinda Welsh, TRMC '*
City Secretary •Nj�•. 7f:
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