03-23-20 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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Notwithstanding the penal effect of this article, the chief of police is encouraged to develop alternative enforcement strategies, which may include, but need not be limited to, the return of minors to their residences or schools, counseling with minors and their parents or guardians, the issuances of warning citations to minors or their parents or guardians, or the referral of instances that appear to also involve the violation of school attendance laws to those officers who are responsible for the enforcement of those laws. The enforcement strategies shall be promulgated in writing to members of the police department so that this article may be enforced in a uniform manner. Sec. 42-77. - Penalty for violation of article. Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the municipal court of the city shall be subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed $500.00. Section 3: Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of the ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00). Section 4: Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone. Section 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only. Section 6: The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council is posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by Chapter 551, Tx. ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 7: This ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper of the City of La Porte at least once within ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED this, the____________ day of ___________________, 2020. CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS Louis R. Rigby, Mayor 4