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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council, and City Council
From: Mark T. Sokolow, City Attorney ~-c,,,/~ y~~il.~~
Date: February 21, 2008
Subject: P. O. No. 5851; Council Meeting~February 26, 2008
Attached is P. O. 5851 as it pertains to amending the Code of
Ordinances as to provide for offsets as to amounts owing to
contractors by adding Section 2-285 to the Code of Ordinances..
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P. O. No. 5851
02/20/08 is
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AS IT PERTAINS TO AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES AS TO PROVIDE FOR OFFSETS
AS TO AMOIINTS OWING TO CONTRACTORS BY ADDING
SECTION 2-285 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, at times, Contractors owe the City of Port Arthur
funds;
WHEREAS, in those cases, the City Council deems it in the best
interest of the public for the Council to have discretion to deduct
those funds from any other funds owed to the contractor
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COIINCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT ARTHIIR:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are
true and correct.
Section 2. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Port
Arthur, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a Section to be numbered
2-285, which Section reads as follows:
"Section 2-285. Arrearages to the City.
In cases wherein a contractor owes the City monies, the
City Council has the discretion and is herein authorized
to deduct those amounts from any other funds owed to the
contractor on any other contract that the City has with
said. contractor."
Section 3. That this- Ordinance shall take effect
immediately from and after its passage.
Section 4. That a copy of the caption of this
Ordinance be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
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READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of A.D.,
2008, at a Council Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port
Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor
City Council
NOES:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ACTING CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
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