2004-037-ORD ADOPTING NEW SECTION 2-4 TO CHAPTER 20 LIBRARY TO ASSESS $40 ANNUAL FEE FOR PATRONS RESIDING OUTSIDE COP LIMITS
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-037
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, ADOYfING A NEW SECTION 20-4 TO CHAPTER 20,
LIBRARY, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS TO
ASSESS A FORTY DOLLAR ($40.00) ANNUAL FEE PER FAMILY FOR
THOSE LIBRARY PATRONS RESIDING OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas fmds and determines that
the costs of operation of the City public library have continued to escalate coincidental with the
increased use of such facilities by individuals who reside both inside and outside the corporate
limits of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it appropriate that patrons of the library who reside
outside the city limits and therefore do not pay any municipal taxes in support of the City's library
should be assessed a reasonable fee to defray in part the cost of the operation of said library,
which is now supported primarily by the taxes of the residents of the City of Paris; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED 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 there is hereby created a new Section 20-4 to Chapter 20, Library, of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas to assess an annual fee for use of the library by
patrons who reside outside the corporate city limits of the City of Paris, said Section 20-4 to read
as follows:
"Sec. 20-4. Annual fee for library patrons whose primary residence is located
outside of the corporate city limits of the City of Paris.
In order to use the City public library, patrons whose primary residence is
located outside the corporate city limits of the City of Paris will be required to
obtain a family library card. In addition to other information as may be required
by the library director incident to the issuance of said card, each family obtaining
said card whose primary residence is located outside the corporate city limits of the
City of Paris shall be required to pay an annual fee of forty dollars ($40.00)."
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective beginning October 1, 2004.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of September, 2004.
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ATTEST:
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Shfrian Dixon, Assistant City Clerk