ORDINANCE NO. 95-45

 

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING BURGLARY, ROBBERY, FIRE

AND RELATED ALARMS; PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTION OF THE

HARLINGEN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM THE

PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE

DEFINITION OF FALSE ALARMS AND PERMIT HOLDERS;

ESTABLISHING PERMIT FEES; EXEMPTING RESIDENCES;

PROVIDING FOR RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO ALARM SITES

BY THE POLICEAND FIRE DEPARTMENT’\; ALLOWING

RECORDED ALARM NOTIFICATION FOR HANDICAPPED

PERSONS; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR NON

RESPONSE TO ALARM NOTIFICATION IN CERTAIN

CIRCUMSTANCES; EXEMPTING FEDERAL AND STATE ENTITIES

FROM SERVICE FEES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES NOT TO

EXCEED $500.00; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;

PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND

PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND

ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF HARLINGEN,

CAMERON COUNTY TEXAS, THAT:

ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL

SECTION I: SHORT TITLES.

            This Ordinance shall be known as the “Alarms-Burglary, Robbery, Fire and Related Emergency Alarms.”

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS

(A)    ALARM SYSTEM means a device or system that emits, transmits, or relays a signal intended to summon, or that would reasonably be expected to summon, police, fire or other emergency services of or through the City, including, but not limited to local alarms.

(1)     ALARM SYSTEM does not include:

(a)     an alarm installed on a vehicle;

(b)     an alarm designated to alert only the inhabitants of a premise which upon activation cannot be seen or heard from a distance greater than ten feet from the protected premises;

(c)     an ALARM SYSTEM owned or operated by the Harlingen Police Department or Fire Department, including but not limited to alarm surveillance equipment and fire alarm boxes used outside of Harlingen Police Department or Harlingen Fire Department facilities; or

(d)      EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACONS on aircraft as required by the Federal Aviation Agency

(2)     ALARM SYSTEMS as defined and used herein are classified as follows:

(a)      CLASS “A” SYSTEM upon activation, cause an external signaling device of any type to be seen or heard from beyond ten (10) feet of the protected premise which upon activation has as its purpose the direct summoning of a response by the police, fire or other department within the City responsible for handling emergencies.

 

CITY OF HARLINGEN ALARM ORDINANCE SUMMARY

 

            This ordinance regulates emergency alarms related to police and fire services and is systematically divided into several sections.  The ordinance specifically exempts alarm systems in residences.

 

Definitions

            The primary definitions are summarized as follows:

 

Permits and Procedures

            The ordinance regulates the issuance of permits by the Chief of Police, and provides for an administrative appeal process through the office of the City Manager and City Commission.  The ordinance requires maintenance of alarm systems, registration of alarm systems and companies, and establishes fees for permits and false alarms.  Further, the ordinance makes it a Class “C” misdemeanor to operate an alarm system without a permit, or to intentionally cause a false alarm.

·         The fine for operating an alarm system with out a permit is $50.00 to $200.00, depending whether it is a first or subsequent conviction.  The fine for intentionally causing a false alarm report is $50.00 to $500.00, depending whether it is a first or subsequent conviction.

(b)     CLASS “B” SYSTEMS, upon activation, provide for signaling to an alarm monitoring facility owned, operated or utilized by an ALARM COMPANY regardless of its location, that may in turn summons a response by the police, fire or other department within the City responsible for handling emergencies.  This class of alarm includes soundless or silent alarms.

(c)     CLASS “C” SYSTEM, upon activation, provide for direct signaling to a console or other receiving equipment located for such purposes at any emergency department of the City, including but not limited to any hospitals or financial institutions who have a direct signal alerting a City console of fire, criminal or other emergency activity.

(B)    ALARM NOTIFICATION means a notification intended to summon police, fire or other emergency response by the City which is designed either to be initiated purposely by a person or by an alarm system that responds to a stimulus characteristic of robbery, unlawful intrusion, smoke, fire or medical emergency.

(C)    ALARM SITE means a single premise or location (one street address) served by an Alarm System or Systems that is under the control of the owner, lessee or operator.

(D)    CHIEF means the Chief of Police of the City or his authorized representative.

(E)    CITY means the Municipality of Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas.

(F)    FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATION means an Alarm Notification responded to by either the Police Department, Fire Department or other department of the City responsible for handling emergencies, when the responding officer, fire-fighter or other City agent finds no evidence of unauthorized intrusion, attempted unauthorized intrusion, robbery, attempted robbery, taking or attempted taking of a hostage, fire, water system failure or other emergency, unless the False Alarm Notification is proven to be caused by a power outage, water main failure or an ACT of GOD.  Proof of such cause is the responsibility of the Permittee.

(G)   ACT OF GOD is defined as an inevitable accident of casualty; any accident produced by any physical cause which is irresistible, such cataclysmic events including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, inundation, lightning or a conflagration which spreads to the premise; not preventable by human care, skill or foresight, but resulting from natural causes.

(1)     ACT OF GOD does not include events set in motion by human acts or responses, or atmospheric events occurring regularly or seasonally in this region.

(H)    PERMIT HOLDER means the person designated in the permit application who shall be the owner or lawful tenant of the Alarm Site, other than a residence, or his authorized agent or representative.

(I)       PERSON means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, and aggregation of individuals or similar entities.

(J)     SPECIAL TRUNK LINE means a telephone line leading into the communications center of the Police Department, Fire Department or other department of the City designated to receive and dispatch emergency calls, that is for the primary purpose of receiving emergency messages that originate from automatic protection devices and are transmitted directly or through an intermediary.

(K)    USER’S RESPONDING AGENT shall mean persons designated in the Alarm Permit application as provided for in SECTION III.

(L)     ALARM COMPANY means any person, company or corporation engaged in the activity of selling leasing, renting, installing, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, monitoring and/or responding to Alarm Systems within the City.  An Alarm Company, in this instance shall not include any business which sells on a retail basis from a fixed location or manufactures or distributes alarm equipment at wholesale, unless said businesses install, service, monitor and/or respond to Alarm Systems within the City.

(M)   CRIMINAL OFFENSE as used herein means a criminal offense as contemplated in the TEXAS PENAL CODE.

(N)    Shall MEANS MANDATORY WHEN USED IN THIS ordinance.

 

 

 

ARTICLE II. PERMITS AND PROCEDURES

 

SECTION III. PERMITS REQUIRED; APPLICATION; TRANSFERABILITY; AND FALSE STATEMENTS

(A)    A PERSON commits an offense if he operates or causes to be operated a CLASS “A”, CLASS “B” or CLASS “C” ALARM SYSTEM, at any location other than a private residence, without an alarm permit, or does not comply with the terms and conditions of the permit or application therefore, issued by the CHIEF.  A separate permit is required for each site.

(B)    Upon receipt of a completed application form, the CHIEF shall issue an alarm permit to an applicant, unless the applicant has failed to pay a service fee as provided for herein, or has an alarm permit for an alarm site revoked, due to violations enumerated in this ordinance, or for any other revocation or denial permitted under any other chapter granting or denying permits.

(C)    Any existing PERSON who has operated an existing ALARM SYSTEM within the City, at any location other than a private residence, prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall have thirty (30) days after the effective date to comply.

(D)    Application for ALARM PERMIT shall include the following:

(1)     Any alarm permit fees provided for herein under CLASS “A”, CLASS “B” OR CLASS”C” permits.

(2)     The names and relationship of each responsible person in control of said premise.

(3)     The street address, location directions and a description of the protected premise

(4)     Information relative to the ALARM SYSTEM type and means of ALARM NOTIFICATION.

(5)     The nature of any business type account and information relative to the normal business hours of same.

(6)     The name, address and local telephone number of any ALARM COMPANY.

(7)     The names and local telephone numbers of a minimum of three (3) USER’S RESPONDING AGENTS for CLASS “A”, CLASS “B” and CLASS “C” SYSTEMS who have agreed and are authorized to:

(a)     Receive notification of all respective ALARM SYSTEMS relative to said ALARM SITE.

(b)     Respond, when summoned to do so by the Police or other City department, within a thirty (30) minute period of any such ALARM NOTIFICATION.

(c)     Authorize and arrange for the repair of said Alarm System as required.

(d)     Provide other information required by the CHIEF, which is necessary for the enforcement of this Ordinance.  For CLASS “B” SYSTEMS the information relating to the USER’S RESPONDING AGENTS shall be provided by the ALARM COMPANY.

(E)    PERMIT HOLDER’S FEES shall apply to all alarm locations except residences as follows:

(1)     Under CLASS “A” Alarm Permits, where the maintaining of current USER’S RESPONDING AGENT information, as well as where the notification and coordination of the USER’S RESPONDING AGENTS during alarm situations falls upon the Police Department, or other City Department, and annual Permit Fee of $50.00 shall apply to offset the CITY’S additional administrative cost.

(2)     Under CLASS “B” Alarm Permits, where it shall be the duty and responsibility of the ALARM COMPANY upon contractual agreement between the PERMIT HOLDER and ALARM COMPANY to monitor, maintain, notify, coordinate and/or provide for any requested alarm response relative to the duties of the USER’S RESPONDING AGENT there shall be no annual fee required.  However, when the contract calls for the notification of the Police Department, or other City Department by the ALARM COMPANY an annual Permit Fee of $25.00 shall apply to offset the CITY’S additional administrative cost.

(3)     Under CLASS “C” Alarm Permits, where in addition to the duties relative CLASS “A” and CLASS “B” permits, the Police Department, or other department of the City, is required to also monitor incoming ALARM NOTIFICATIONS for said CLASS “C” ALARM SYSTEMS, an annual fee of $100.00 shall apply to offset the CITY’S administrative cost.

(4)     Federal and State agencies shall not be required to pay the Permit fee as a requirement for issuance, however a Permit must be obtained where applicable.

(F)     All Annual Alarm Permits shall expire on the last day of each calendar year regardless of the date of issuance and shall be renewable from year to year as required by the CHIEF on or before the first day of each year thereafter.  The first day of the first calendar year shall begin on the effective day of the ordinance and the last day of the first calendar year shall be December 31, 1995; thereafter each succeeding calendar year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of that year.  All Alarm Permits shall be non-refundable, non-transferable and payable yearly in advance.  Any Alarm Permit obtained subsequent to the first day of each calendar year but before July 1 shall pay the full amount of the applicable Permit fee, and any ALARM PERMIT obtained after July 1 shall pay one-half of the applicable PERMIT FEE.

(G)     Renewal of CLASS “B” Alarm Permits, as well as the payment of pertaining fees shall be the responsibility of the ALARM COMPANY.  Renewal of CLASS “A” or CLASS “C” Alarm Permits, as well as the payment of pertaining fees, shall be the responsibility of the PERMIT HOLDER.

(H)    Any false statement of a material matter made by applicant for the purpose of obtaining an Alarm Permit shall be sufficient cause for refusal to issue a permit, or if discovered after the issuance of a permit to revoke said permit.

(I)       An Alarm Permit cannot be transferred to another Person.  A PERMIT HOLDER shall notify the CHIEF, in writing, of any change that alters any information listed on the permit application within ten business days of the change.  No fee will be assessed for such changes.

(J)      All fees owed by an applicant must be paid before a permit may be issued or renewed.

(K)    No more than one permit fee is necessary for the same alarm site unless different designated classes of permits are used, and then no more than one is necessary for each designated class at the same alarm site.

(L)     There is no requirement for an Alarm Permit or Permit Fee for CLASS “A” and CLASS “B” ALARM SYSTEMS located in private residences

 

SECTION IV: REGISTRATION OF ALARM COMPANIES REQUIRED

(A)    As of effective date of the Ordinance, all ALARM COMPANIES wishing to operate within the City limits of Harlingen shall be required to be registered as such with the CHIEF.

(B)    All ALARM COMPANY registrations SHALL require proof of being licensed to operate in Texas as an ALARM COMPANY under the provisions of the State Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act, Article 4413 (29bb) V.A.T.C.S. as amended by the 76th Texas Legislature.

(C)    Any ALARM COMPANY who violates this section SHALL be subject to having its alarm permits revoked and further permits denied.

(D)    All ALARM COMPANY registrations shall be made on forms provided by the CHIEF and shall include the following information:

(1)     The full name, business address and telephone number of the ALARM COMPANY.

(2)     The license number issued to the ALARM COMPANY by the State Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies.

(3)     The names, home addresses and telephone numbers of each owner, officer, partner or stockholder holding twenty five percent (25%) or more interest in said ALARM COMPANY.

(4)     A description of services made available and offered to PERMIT HOLDERS within the CITY, relating to the sale, installation, servicing, monitoring and testing of ALARM SYSTEMS, or any other alarm response service provided.

(E)    ALARM COMPANY registrations shall be renewable yearly on the first day of each year and shall be non-transferable.  Updating shall be the sole responsibility of the ALARM COMPANY.  No fees shall be required upon registration or on any renewal thereof.

 

SECTION V: PROPER ALARM SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

(A)    A PERMIT HOLDER SHALL:

(1)    Maintain premises containing an alarm system in a manner that insures proper operation of the ALARM SYSTEM;

(2)    Maintain the ALARM SITE in a manner that will minimize FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATION; and

(3)    Respond or cause a representative to respond within thirty (30) minutes when notified by the CITY to repair or inactivate a malfunctioning ALARM SYSTEM, at the ALARM SITE.

(B)    A PERSON in control of a CLASS “A” SYSTEM shall adjust the mechanism or cause the mechanism to be adjusted so that an alarm signal will sound not longer than fifteen (15) minutes after being activated and in a manner which may not be automatically reactivated more than once without being physically reset.

 

SECTION VI: REPORTING OF ALARM SIGNALS

            A RESIDENTIAL ALARM OPERATOR OR PERMIT HOLDER shall not allow alarm signals to be reported through a relaying intermediary that does not comply with the requirements of this ordinance and any rules and regulations promulgated by the CHIEF.

 

 

SECTION VII: INDIRECT ALARM REPORTING

(A)    A PERSON who is engaged in the business of relaying ALARM NOTIFICATIONS to the Police Department, Fire Department or other department of the City shall:

(1)     Report alarms only over SPECIAL TRUNK LINES designated by the CHIEF.

(2)     Communicate ALARM NOTIFICATIONS TO THE PROPER city Department in a manner and form determined by the Chief.

 

SECTION VIII: AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ALARMS NOT PERMITTED

            An ALARM SYSTEM which automatically transmits a telephonic recorded message over telephone lines shall not be permitted, provided however that manually operated recording systems utilized by handicapped persons are hereby authorized.

 

SECTION IX: ALARM SYSTEM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

            A PERMIT HOLDER shall maintain at each ALARM SITE, a complete set of written operating instructions for each ALARM SYSTEM.  Special codes, combinations, or passwords need not be included in these instructions.

 

SECTION X: ALARM NOTIFICATION REPORTS

(A)    The police officer, fire-fighter or other City agent responding to a dispatch call resulting from any ALARM NOTIFICATION shall record such information as necessary in an “ALARM NOTIFICATION DISPATCH REPORT” to permit the CHIEF to maintain records, including but not limited to the following information:

(1)     Nature or type of ALARM.

(2)     Identification of the ALARM OWNER or PERMIT HOLDER.

(3)     Identification of the ALARM SITE.

(4)     CLASS of Permit if any.

(5)     Time and date dispatched and arrived.

(6)     Weather conditions and/or special circumstances.

(7)     Whether the location is business, residential or other.

(8)     Whether PERMIT HOLDER’S representative was on premise or was called out and the response time of the representative if called out; and

(9)     Whether the ALARM NOTIFICATION was actual or FALSE.

SECTION XI: SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

(A)    If there is reason to believe that an ALARM SYSTEM at a location other than a private residence, is not being used or maintained in a manner that insures proper operation therefore avoiding FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATIONS,  the CHIEF may require a conference with an alarm PERMIT HOLDER who is responsible for the maintenance of the ALARM SITE to review circumstances of each FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATION.

(B)    If an ALARM SYSTEM emits multiple FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATIONS within a twenty-four (24) hour period, it will be the responsibility of the PERMIT HOLDER to arrange for repair of the ALARM SYSTEM.

(C)    IF THE PERMIT HOLDER or RESIDENTIAL ALARM OPERATOR can prove and submits in writing, within four working days of repair, verification of a mechanical malfunction of the ALARM SYSTEM, then all multiple FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATIONS occurring in the twenty four (24) hour period will be combined and counted as one for the purposes of assessed fees.

(D)    If the ALARM SITE continues to emit more than five (5) false alarms within the same twenty-four (24) hour period, the Police, Fire or other City departments may only respond to the first five (5) FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATIONS.

 

SECTION XII: SERVICE FEES

(A)    Except as provided in Subsection (C) and (D) of this section, a RESIDENTIAL ALARM OPERATOR or PERMIT HOLDER shall pay a service fee for each FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATION emitted which requires a response by the Police Department or other City Department to an ALARM SITE that is in excess of five (5) FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATIONS within the existing calendar year as follows:

6-12 false alarms              $50.00 each

13-20 false alarms            $100.00 each

21 + false alarms            $250.00 each

(B)    A RESIDENTIAL ALARM OPERATOR or PERMIT HOLDER shall, with in ten (10) calendar days of written notice, pay the service fees to the CHIEF of POLICE or in writing petition the Harlingen Municipal Court for a hearing on the matter.

(C)    Up to a maximum of six (6) false alarms, no service fee will be assessed during the first sixty (60) days on newly installed ALARM SYSTEMS, and ALARM NOTIFICATIONS during that period will not be counted in determining when a service fee will be assessed.

(D)    No service fees will be assessed against a PERMIT HOLDER which is an agency of the Federal Government or the State of Texas in which case the CHIEF is authorized to take appropriate administrative remedies relating to the requirement of repair or deactivation or non-response to or of the ALARM SYSTEM.

 

 

 

SECTION XIII: REVOCATION OF ALARM PERMIT

            The CHIEF shall revoke an ALARM PERMIT if he determines that:

(1)     There is a false statement of a material matter in the application for a permit; or

(2)     The PERMIT HOLDER has violated any SECTION of this ordinance; or

(3)     The PERMIT HOLDER has failed to make timely payment of a service fee assessed under SECTION XII.

 

SECTION XIV: APPEAL FROM DENIAL

            In granting, denying, or revoking such a license, the CHIEF shall be guided by the terms of this Ordinance.  In the event an application for license hereunder is disapproved or revoked by the CHIEF, the applicant shall have the right to appeal; to the City Manager by filing a written notice of appeal with the City secretary within ten (10) days from the date of written notification of such action.  The City Manager shall review the action of the CHIEF and may impose certain conditions to the retention of the permit.  The applicant shall have the right to appeal the decision of the City Manager; to the City Commission by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Secretary within ten (10) days from the date of written notification of such action.

 

SECTION XV: PROTECTION OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS

(A)    A financial institution required to have an ALARM SYSTEM pursuant to the provisions of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C., §1882) may install a SPECIAL TRUNK LINE, with the permission of the CHIEF, directly to the Police Department or other City department responsible for answering emergencies, for the purposes of reporting burglaries, robberies and or other related emergencies.

(B)    A hospital, nursing home or other place of convalescence may install a SPECIAL TRUNK LINE, with the permission of the CHIEF and the FIRE CHIEF, directly to the Police Department, Fire Department or other City department responsible for answering emergencies, for the purpose of reporting fires and other related emergencies.  In the case of hospitals, nursing homes or other places of convalescence, the Fire Chief may formulate rules in relation to the timing of direct and delayed ALARM NOTIFICATIONS.  If such arrangement is made in either case, all other requirements of this Ordinance must be met.  The requesting institution shall execute a letter of agreement with the City, permitting the installation of all necessary equipment on an indicator panel monitored in the communications division of the Police Department, Fire Department or other City department responsible for answering emergencies.  The installation must be accomplished at the requesting institution’s expense.

(C)    The Chief or his designated agent shall have the right, at reasonable times and upon oral notice, to inspect the ALARM SYSTEM at an ALARM SITE and require necessary repairs or improvements.  If the CHIEF finds that the ALARM SYSTEM continually fails to operate properly, he may terminate the privilege to have equipment and indicators in the communications center of the Police Department, Fire Department or other City department responsible for answering emergencies, and require prompt removal of the equipment at the expense of the PERMIT HOLDER.

(D)    The institution at the request of the CHIEF, at its own expense, shall make arrangements to provide service for the ALARM SYSTEMS on a twenty-four (24) hour basis, seven days a week.  In no event shall the CITY become liable for charges or repairs.

(E)    The institution may cancel its SPECIAL TRUNK LINE service with the CITY at any time by giving the CITY written notice through the CHIEF, and at its expense, remove its equipment indicators from the monitor panel in the communications room of the Police Department, Fire Department or other City department responsible for answering emergencies, within thirty (30) days from notice.

(F)    The CHIEF may require any change, modernization, or consolidation of alarm signaling equipment that is advisable according to sound practices of ALARM SYSTEM science or trade.  In no event shall the CITY become liable for charges for these changes.  Such changes will be effected within a reasonable time and at the expense of the alarm user.

 

SECTION XVI: VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES

(A)    A PERSON commits a criminal offense if he operates or causes to be operated an ALARM SYSTEM without an ALARM PERMIT, unless the permit has been revoked and is on appeal.

(B)    A PERSON commits a criminal offense if he intentionally activates an ALARM SYSTEM causing a FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATION when no cause for alarm exists.

(C)    A PERSON who violates a provision of any Section of this Ordinance, excepting SECTION XVI (B), is guilty of a separate criminal offense for each day or portion of a day during which the violation is committed, continued or permitted, and each offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $200.00, but not less than $50.00, upon first conviction and not less than $75.00 upon second and subsequent convictions.  A PERSON who violates a provision of       SECTION XVI (B)  of this Ordinance is punishable by a fine of not more than $150.00 upon second and subsequent convictions.

(D)    In addition to prohibiting or requiring certain conduct of individuals, it is the intent of this Ordinance to hold a corporation, partnership, or an aggregate of individuals criminally responsible for acts or omissions performed by an agent acting on behalf of the corporation, partnership, or an aggregate of individuals, and within the scope of his employment.

 

SECTION XVII: CIVIL LIABILITY

            The Police Department, Fire Department or other City department responsible for responding to emergencies, shall not be under any obligation or duty to a PERMIT HOLDER or ALARM COMPANY or any other PERSON by reason of this Ordinance or otherwise.  The CITY specifically disclaims liability for any damages which may be caused by the failure of the Police Department, Fire Department or other City department responsible for answering emergencies, to monitor and/or respond to an ALARM NOTIFICATION, transmitted by any means, or for any damage as a result of any unreasonable delay in response to any such ALARM NOTIFICATION.

 

SECTION XVIII: SEVERABILITY AND CONFLICTS

            Any section of any Ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed and this Ordinance shall supersede any provisions in conflict herewith.

 

SECTION XIX: EFFECTIVE DATE

            This Ordinance shall become effective upon the date of its adoption and execution according to the Charter of the City of Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, and shall be subject to review by the Elective Commission at the end of the first year after its effective date.

 

SECTION XX: PUBLICATION

            That a true and correct copy of the caption of this Ordinance is hereby authorized to be published in the Valley Morning Star newspaper.

FINALLY ENACTED THIS 2ND day of August, 1995 at a regular meeting of the Elective Commission of the City of Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, at which a quorum was present and which was held in accordance with TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, TITLE 5, SUBTITLE A, CHAPTER 551, enacted by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., CH 268, §1, EFFECTIVE September 1, 1993.

 

CITY OF HARLINGEN                                                    

H. WM. CARD, JR., MAYOR                             SYLVIA R. TREVINO, CITY SECRETARY