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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA"
ORDINANCE NO. 0-90 --iL5,.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC'
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, "FINANCE AND
TAXATION", ARTICLE .II, "FEES AND. FUNDS".,
SECTION 6--31• . "INSUFFICIENT FUNDSt
REIMBURSEMENT , FOR OVERDRAFT CHARGESt
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE", TO PROVIDE FOR A $15.00
OR FIVE (5) PERCENT OF THE FACE VALUE
ADMINISTRATIVE FEEL PROVIDING FOR CODIFICA-
TIONt PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, PROVIDING. FOR
SEVERABILITYt AND PROVIDING AN.
EFFECTIVE DATE,
WHEREAS, Florida Statute Subsection 166.251 provides
that a municipality may adopt a service fee up to $15.00 or
five (5) percent of the face amount of the check, draft, or
order, whichever is greater, for the collection of a
dishonored check, draft, or other order for the payment of
money to a municipal agencyt and.
WHEREAS, Tamarac Code Section 6-31 provides for an
administrative fee for the processing of an unpaid check or
order of $10.00 or five (5) percent of. the face value of the
check -or order, whichever is greater, up to a maximum of
$25.001 and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Tamarac wishes to
amend Code Section 6-31•to conform with Florida Statute
Subsection 166.251,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Tamarac, Florida, Chapter 6, "Finance and Taxation", Article
II, "Fees and Funds", 6ection' 6-31 "Insufficient fundst
reimbursement for overdraft . charges= administrative fee" is
amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 6--31. Insufficient fundst reimbursement for
overdraft chargest administrative fee.
If a check, draft or other order for the payment of
money is returned to the city unpaid by a bank or lending
institution, then the-efty-eha*#-net-eeeept--payment-en--sneh
seeeunt-wfthent-receiving-interest-in-seeer'denee-with-Seetien
6-39s IP the city shall also receive reimbursement for all
overdraft.charges assessed to the city by the bank or lending
Institution, plus an administrative fee for the processing of
the unpaid check or order of ten--dei&srs-46lGv99} -fifteen
dollars_ ,($15.00) or five (5) percent of the face value amount
of the checkt_ draft'or order, whichever is greater i%p-te--a
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SECTION 2s Specific authority is hereby granted to
codify this Ordinance.
SECTION 3s All ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
SECTION 4s If any provision of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications bf this Ordinance that can be given affect
without the invalid provision or application, and to this end
the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable.
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SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be effective from
October 1, 1990.
PASSED FIRST READING this - day of _ 1990.
PASSED SECOND READING this -2S day of _ %2-0�%r-u�it/ 1990.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved this ORDINANCE as
to form.
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ABRAMOWITZ
MAYOR
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
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DISTRICT 1: C/M ROHR'�''
DISTRICT 2: C/M SCHUMANN
DISTRICT & V/M HOFFMAN
DISTRICT 4: C/M BENDER 04�
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