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Ordinance No. 16,168ORDINANCE NO. 16,168 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE V "FINANCE," DIVISION 4 "CITY CONTRACTS; INDEBTEDNESS TO CITY," SECTION 2-661 "POLICY," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 2 "Administration," Article V "Finance," Division 4 "City Contracts; Indebtedness to City," Section 2-661 "Policy," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 4. — CITY CONTRACTS; INDEBTEDNESS TO CITY Sec. 2-661. Policy. (a) Except as provided in section 2-665 of this Code or subsection (b) of this section, no contract shall be let, nor any other business transaction entered into, by the city with any contracting entity that is indebted to the city or whose owner is indebted to the city. No city contract shall be amended or extended if the contracting entity or any owner thereof has become indebted to the city since the inception of the contract unless such indebtedness is fully paid prior to any council action to amend or extend such contract. (b) Exception. Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any contract if prohibited by the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code chapter 252, or by any other applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation restricting the power of the city to promulgate the policy set forth herein; provided however, that when a contract or other business matter that requires council action is placed before city council, regardless of the applicability of subsection (a), the city council shall be notified in writing whether a proposed contracting entity or owner thereof, if applicable, is indebted to the city. Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency; and in all other respects, this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance. Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or set of circumstances; and to this end, all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the 26"' day of June, 2025. //1 CHARLE NSON, Mayor AT ST: ANGELA JA0 ON, Cif , lerV"'A APPROVED A TO\FORM: SCOTT LEMpND, City Attorney R: Ordinances and Resolutions%Ordinance Drafts\2025-06-26 Ordinance amending code of ordinances.city contracts. indebtedness.kh.docx