(a) 
The city council hereby adopts Local Government Code chapter 105, and amendments, and all provisions of such law shall be in full force and effect in the city and the city depository shall be appointed thereunder, give security under one of the modes provided and perform the duties specified therein and such other duties as may be agreed on.
(b) 
The director of finance is hereby designated as the person to whom securities pledged to the city shall be delivered and in whose possession such securities shall remain under terms of the pledge, in the event a pledge of securities is made by the city depository in lieu of execution of a personal or surety bond.
(1970 Code, sec. 2-2; 1988 Code, sec. 2-2)
As used in this division, the following words shall have the definitions ascribed to them by this section:
Cash
means legal tender issued by the United States of America.
Check
means a check drawn on a bank in a form acceptable to the director of finance of the city, provided said check is not otherwise defective on its face and provided the issuer of said check has not tendered checks for payment to the city in the past which were returned for insufficient funds.
Credit card
means a card, plate, or similar device issued by a banking institution and used to make purchases on credit or to borrow money, or a similar card used to directly debit a bank account, provided said card is issued by an issuer acceptable to the director of finance of the city.
Director
means the director of finance of the city.
(Ordinance 2002-004, sec. 2, adopted 1/14/02; 1988 Code, sec. 2-601)
The finance director of the city is hereby authorized to accept cash, checks, or, where the city has appropriate equipment for the receipt of same, credit cards as a means of payment of fees, fines, court costs, or other charges due and payable to the city. Provided, however, the city shall not be obligated to accept payment by credit card where the amount due and payable to the city is less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and acceptance of payment by credit card is hereby authorized by personal presentment of the credit card only, and not by telephonic or other electronic means.
(Ordinance 2002-004, sec. 2, adopted 1/14/02; 1988 Code, sec. 2-602)
The finance director is hereby authorized and directed to assess a convenience fee as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code for a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge being paid by the use of a credit card, as an amount reasonably necessary and related to the expense incurred by the city to accept said payment by credit card.
(Ordinance 2002-004, sec. 2, adopted 1/14/02; 1988 Code, sec. 2-603; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
If, for any reason, a payment by credit card to the city is not honored by the credit card company on which the funds are drawn, the director is hereby authorized to collect a service charge from the person who owes the fee, fine, court cost, or other charge to the city. The service charge is in addition to the original fee, fine, court cost, or other charge and is for the collection of that original amount. The amount of the service charge shall be the same amount as the fee charged for the collection of a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds.
(Ordinance 2002-004, sec. 2, adopted 1/14/02; 1988 Code, sec. 2-604)
The director is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with companies which issue credit cards to collect and seize credit cards issued by the company that are outdated or otherwise unauthorized, and the director is further authorized to charge the company a fee for the return of said credit cards.
(Ordinance 2002-004, sec. 2, adopted 1/14/02; 1988 Code, sec. 2-605)
The director shall deposit in the consolidated cash account with the official depository of the city any amounts collected by the city pursuant to this division for convenience fees, service charges, or other fees incidental to the use of credit cards.
(Ordinance 2002-004, sec. 2, adopted 1/14/02; 1988 Code, sec. 2-606)