32-77 ORDINANCE NO. 32-77
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACh{, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14A "GARBAGE'
AND TRASH" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH BY AMENDING SECTION 14A-12 TO ADD A
SUBSECTION (d) RELATING TO A SERVICE CHARGE FOR
RETURNED CHECKS; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 14A-12 "Enforcement of chapter provisions;
penalty for violations" be amended by adding a Subsection (d) to read
.as follows:
(d) In the event a check given to the City in payment
of a utility bill for garbage and trash pick-up
services is not paid by the bank on which it is
drawn, but returned, the City shall assess a five
dollar ($5.00) service charge for each check so
returned; and this charge shall be added to the
utility bill.
Section 2. That should any section or provision of this ordinance
or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part there-
of other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective upon second
and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the 13th day of June . , 1977.
ATTE ST:
/ City Clerk
First P~eading: May 23, 1977
Second Reading: J~me 13, 1977