2002-028-ORD AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REFERENCE CODE INSPECTORS

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ORDINANCE NO. 2002-028 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS TO REFERENCE CODE INSPECTORS THEREIN; AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS TO REFERENCE CODE INSPECTORS THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN THE CITY OF PARIS TO REFERENCE CODE INSPECTORS THEREIN; PROVIDING A REPEALER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Article 4447bb of Chapter One, Title 71 of the Texas Health Code provides an official designation of "code enforcement officer"; and, WHEREAS, the aforesaid State definition and designation of "code enforcement officer" provides a wider range of authority, responsibility, and knowledge than is currently required of code enforcement officers in the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, Section 12(b) of Article 4447bb exempts cities as political subdivisions of the State from being required to employ persons registered under the aforesaid Act if said city engages in code enforcement, authorizing cities to designate said employees with titles other than "code enforcement officer"; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris desires to make such re-designation from" code enforcement officer" to "code inspector" to be consistent with State law and the designated responsibilities of the City's officers; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Section 17-29 of Article II of Chapter 17 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris shall be and is hereby amended to substitute "code inspector" for "code enforcement officer," said amended Section 17-29 to read as follows: