Ordinance No. 14,267ORDINANCE NO. 14,267
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
OPTING OUT OF THE CONTINUED RECEIPT OF ITS SHARE OF BINGO PRIZE FEE
FUNDS FOR BINGO GAMES CONDUCTED IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City of Baytown was entitled to receive a portion of bingo prizes fee for bingo
games conducted in the City as of January 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 914 provides that if the City of Baytown desires to impose the prize fee for
bingo games conducted in the City after January 1, 2020, the City Council of the City of Baytown must vote
to impose such fee before November 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, on October 24, 2019, the City Council via Ordinance No. 14,223 approved the
continued receipt of its share of bingo prize fee funds and imposed such fee for bingo games conducted in the
corporate limits of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wants its share of the prize fees to remain with the non-profit
organizations conducting the charitable bingo activities and, therefore, wishes to discontinue its right to
receive the prize fee funds; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That all matters and facts set forth in the recitals hereinabove are found to be true
and are approved by the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby opts out of the receipt
of its share of bingo prize fee funds for bingo games conducted in the corporate limits of the City of
Baytown.
Section 3: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to notify
(a) the Texas Lottery Commission ("TLC") of the passage of this ordinance by sending the TLC
a certified copy of the same, and
(b) each licensed authorized organization within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown of
the City's decision to opt out of the continued imposition of the fee.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Co ncil of t e City of
Baytown this the 18"' day of November, 2019.
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