1996-142E \WPDOCS~ORD\FILL BOT
ORDIN CE NO
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 ~n section 25-5 or
section 25-5 1 of th~s 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)
m~nutes after sunrise and after thirty (30) minutes prior
to sunset of any day, Monday through Saturday, and shall
be prohibited at any t~me 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 w~thout 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 ]ur~sd~ct~on, 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 ~nvalldlty
SECTION III That all ordinances or parts of ordinances ~n
force when the provls~ons of this ordlnance become effective which
are ~nconslstent or in conflict with the terms or provisions
contalned in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of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 w~th the provisions shall remain
· n full force and effect
SECTION IV That any person v~olatlng any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conv$ctlon, be f~ned a sum not exceeding
$200 00, or such fine as ~s set by Section 552 007(a) of the Texas
Transportation Code Each day that a provision of this ordinance
· s v~olated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
SECTION V That th~s ordinance shall become effective
fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City
Secretary ~s hereby d~rected to cause the caption of th~s ordinance
to be publlshed twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, w~th~n ten (10) days of the
date of ~ts passage ~
PASSED AND APPROVED th~s the /~day of , 1996
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON PAGE i Or
=u~/ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE/ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE
SECTION REFERENCE NUMBER
GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 114 01
SUBJECT EFFECTIVE DATE
SOLICITATION BY CITY EMPLOYEES
REPLACES
TITLE
SOLICITATION BY CITY EMPLOYEES
POLICY STATEMENT
Clty offices are for the purpose of conducting City bus~ness To facilitate ~nternal
productivity, no employee of the City of Denton may engage ~n 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 whlle on duty or in any public building,
~ncludlng 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 char~-
table contributions for the United Way or for the "Fill-the-Boot" Campaigns Employees
sol.citing charitable contributions for the United Way or .Fill-the-Boot" Campaigns,
e~ther from other City employees or from the general public, are authorized to solicit
such contributions either on or off the C~ty facilities on duty and in un~form in ac-
cordance with any restrictions set forth under Section 25-5 "Soliciting Bus.ness 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
i No Clty 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 w~th that employee's regular duties or functions
3 In sol~c~tzng charitable contrlbut~ons on duty, the C~ty employee will comply w~th
all other appllcable 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 activitzes hereunder ~n special c~rcumstances Exceptions may ~nclude collections
for employees leaving city employment and employees suffering personal hardships
I POSTING OF ALL ADVERTISEMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, LEAFLETS A~D ITEMS
No other non-3ob related announcement or printed material may be attached to any
w~ndow, or buildlng owned by the City of Denton unless approved by the city
Manager Announcements and printed material must have the approval of the C~ty
Manager to be posed on a City bulletin board Specific technical ]ob related
mater~al must be approved by the division manager All items posted must have
a removal date in the lower right hand corner The public servxce bulletin board
located in the L~brary ~s exempt from th~s 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, · e , d~scount coupons, tickets, announcements, etc , to be dis-
tributed to City employees must be coordinated w~th the Dlrector of Human
Resources To obtain approval, a printed item must be C~ty-related bus,ness, or
a specific benefit for City employees due to their employment with the City The
Human Resources Department w~ll determine the method of d~str~butlng all approved
materials