ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 1359

   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, TEXAS, ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

   WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the City of Pleasanton are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the City and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and

   WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Texas empower and authorize the City of Pleasanton to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile any existing ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and

   WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton, has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the City of Pleasanton of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form; and

   WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the City and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the City that this ordinance take effect at an early date.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, TEXAS:

Section 1.   The General ordinances of the City of Pleasanton as revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Pleasanton, Texas".

Section 2.   All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such Code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect the provision of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.

Section 3.   Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton and the City Secretary of the City of Pleasanton is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the City Secretary.

Section 4.   Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 5, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved and that any notices thereof as required by law are given.

Section 5.   This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of this municipality, and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.

PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton, Texas on this 17th day of December, 2009.

                                    Bill Carroll /s/

                                    Bill Carroll, MAYOR

ATTEST:

Cindy Urrabazo /s/

Cindy Urrabazo, City Secretary