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ORDINANCE NO Y6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON AMENDING SECTION 25-5 "SOLICIT-
ING BUSINESS OR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF DENTON TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PERSONS
SOLICITING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE PUBLIC STREETS OR ROAD-
WAYS SHALL NOT WALK ON THE MAIN TRAVELLED PORTION OF THE ROADWAY,
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 00), OR SUCH FINE AS IS SET BY SECTION
552 007(a) OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE FOR VIOLATIONS, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Section 25-5 2 "Regulation of Charitable
Solicitations" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton is
hereby amended to read as follows
Sec. 25-5.2. Regulation of Charitable Solicitations
Notwithstanding any provisions contained in section 25-5 or
section 25-5 1 of this Code, no person shall engage in the
following
(1) No solicitation shall be permitted along primary arterial
roadways Monday through Friday from 7 00 a m to 9 00
a m and from 4 00 p m to 6 00 p m
(2) Solicitation shall be prohibited prior to thirty (30)
minutes after sunrise and after thirty (30) minutes prior
to sunset of any day, Monday through Saturday, and shall
be prohibited at any time on Sunday
(3) No one under the age of fourteen (14) years of age shall
solicit along primary arterial roadways
(4) No person shall solicit without wearing a traffic safety
vest and displaying a valid permit upon their person
(5) No person shall be exempted from observing all traffic
regulations and pedestrian duties
SECTION II That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION III That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
force when the provisions of this ordinance become effective which
are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provisions
contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
any such conflict only, and all other terms and provisions of such
prior ordinances not in conflict with the provisions shall remain
in full force and effect
SECTION IV That any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding
$200 00, or such fine as is set by Section 552 007(a) of the Texas
Transportation Code Each day that a provision of this ordinance
is violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
SECTION V That this ordinance shall become effective
fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City
Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance
to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of 1996
JAFK MILLER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF DENTON PAGE 1 OF 1
POLICY/ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE/ADMINibWXNEIVZ VlLAZI.iivm
SECTION REFERENCE NUMBER
GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 1 114 Ol
SUBJECT
SOLICITATION BY CITY EMPLOYEES
TITLE
BY CITY
POLICY STATEMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE
REPLACES
City offices are for the purpose of conducting City business To facilitate internal
productivity, no employee of the City of Denton may engage in political activity, solic-
it contributions, sell tickets, or take orders for any cause or function to another City
employee or to a member of the general public while on duty or in any public building,
including coffee rooms and break rooms, or on any public property owned or controlled
by the City of Denton or on any private property or otherwise, except to solicit chari-
table contributions for the United Way or for the "Fill -the -Boot" Campaigns Employees
soliciting charitable contributions for the United Way or "Fill -the -Soot" Campaigns,
either from other City employees or from the general public, are authorized to solicit
such contributions either on or off the City facilities on duty and in uniform in ac-
cordance with any restrictions set forth under Section 25-5 "Soliciting Business or
Charitable Contributions" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, or any other
applicable laws, rules, or regulations, and subject to the following restrictions
1 No City employee shall be allowed to solicit charitable contributions on duty for
more than 24 hours during one calendar year
2 No City employee shall be authorized to solicit charitable contributions on duty
when it interferes with that employee's regular duties or functions
3 In soliciting charitable contributions on duty, the City employee will comply with
all other applicable sections of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton and
all other City policies, procedures, and regulations
The City Manager may also grant exceptions to the prohibition against solicitation and
other activities hereunder in special circumstances Exceptions may include collections
for employees leaving City employment and employees suffering personal hardships
POSTING OF ALL ADVERTISEMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, LEAFLETS AND ITEMS
No other non -job related announcement or printed material may be attached to any
window, or building owned by the City of Denton unless approved by the City
Manager Announcements and printed material must have the approval of the City
Manager to be posed on a City bulletin board Specific technical job related
material must be approved by the division manager All items posted must have
a removal date in the lower right hand corner The public service bulletin board
located in the Library is exempt from this policy However, users of the public
service bulletin board must adhere to the guidelines established by the Library
II DISTRIBUTION OF PRINTED ITEMS TO CITY EMPLOYEES
Any printed item, i e , discount coupons, tickets, announcements, etc , to be dis-
tributed to City employees must be coordinated with the Director of Human
Resources To obtain approval, a printed item must be City -related business, or
a specific benefit for City employees due to their employment with the City The
Human Resources Department will determine the method of distributing all approved
materials
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