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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
CREATING A NEW SECTION 20-2 OF CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE I ENTITLED
"SALE AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY OF THE CITY", PRO-
VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Texas has dele-
gated to local political subdivisions the authority to dispose
of surplus real property, and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton as a political subdivision of
this State has, on occasion, surplus real property which is not
needed or unusable for the purpose originally intended, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton believes it
to be in the best interest of its citizens to dispose of such
surplus real property by competitive bidding whenever practicable
and allowable by the laws of this State,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That the Code of Oridnances of the City of Denton, Texas,
be and the same is hereby amended by adding a new Section 20-2
of Chapter 20, Article I to be entitled Sale and Disposal of
Surplus Property of the City, which shall hereafter read as
follows
SECTION 20-2 SALE AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY
OF THE CITY
All sales and disposal of surplus real property belonging
to the City of Denton shall be disposed of by the City by an
ordinance duly passed by a majority vote of the City Council
The City Council may provide by a majority vote an opportunity
for competition for all sales and disposal of real property
excluded from such requirements under the laws of the State of
Texas if it determines after a review of all available informa-
tion and pertinent data that such property should be advertised
for bids before disposal Competitive bid procedures for all
such sales of real property belonging to the City shall be in
accordance with the general laws of the State of Texas governing
the sale and disposal of real property by a political subdivi-
sion and the ordinances of the City of Denton
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application there-
of to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court
of competent 3urisdiction, 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
PART III
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of July, A D 1979
BILf NA H , MAY R
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST /Q�
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BROOK, HOLT, CITY SECRETARY'
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
��BURS SO�LObION , ACTING CITY
ATTORNEY, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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