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02-10 - O.. , 52.52 02510 TOWN OF PROSPER ORDINANCE NO. " Q AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 02-10; REGULATING BURGLAR, ROBBERY, FIRE AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ALARMS AND REGULATING PERSONS ENGAGED IN RELAYING ALARM NOTIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING AN APPEAL PROCEDURE FOR DENIAL OR SUSPENSION OF A PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A SERVICE CHARGE FEE FOR FALSE ALARMS; ALLOWING FOR RESPONSE TERMINATION BY TOWN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE EVENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, REPEALING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF. WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Prosper, Texas (the "Town Council") finds that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the Town of Prosper, Texas (the "Town") to: (1) regulate burglar, robbery, fire, and medical emergency assistance alarms; (2) regulate those persons engaged in relaying alarm notification installed and maintained by citizens and businesses in the Town; (3) require permits and permit fees for such alarms; (4) require a service charge fee for false alarms; (5) allow response termination by the Town's Police and Fire Departments; (6) provide for the enforcement of these regulations; and (7) provide for penalties for the violation of this Ordinance. WHEREAS, the Town Council finds it is advantageous, beneficial and in the best interest of the citizens of Prosper to repeal Ordinance 02-10 and adopt this Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS: SECTION 1: Findings Incorporated. The findings set forth above are incorporated into the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein. SECTION 2: Repeal of Town Ordinance No. 02-10. Town Ordinance No. 02-10 is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced by this Ordinance. Such repeal shall not abate any pending prosecution or prevent any prosecution from being commenced for any violation of Ordinance No. 02-10 occurring before the effective date of this Ordinance. SECTION 3: Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance and shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 1 C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44\Alarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 05252 02571 Alarm Permit means a certificate, license, permit, registration, or other form of permission that authorizes a person to operate an alarm system. Alarm Site means a premises or location serviced by an alarm system. Alarm System means a device or system that transmits or relays a signal intended to summon emergency services of the Town, as illustrated by, but not limited to, local alarms. Alarm system does not include: (a) An alarm installed on a vehicle unless installed at a permanent site; (b) An alarm designed to alert only the inhabitants of a premises; nor (c) An alarm installed upon premises occupied by the Town. Burglar Alarm Notification is the notification intended to summon the police, which is initiated or triggered manually or by an alarm system designed to respond to a stimulus characteristic of unauthorized intrusion. Director means the Chief of Police or Fire Chief, or their respective authorized representatives. Emergency medical assistance alarm means an alarm system which summons emergency medical assistance. False Burglar Alarm Notification means a burglar alarm notification to the police after which: (1) the responding police officer finds no evidence of unauthorized intrusion or attempted unauthorized intrusion; or (2) a call is received to disregard the alarm after a response has been initiated. False Fire Alarm Notification means a fire alarm notification to the Fire Department after which: (1) the responding fire personnel finds no evidence of fire; or (2) a call is received to disregard the alarm after a response has been initiated. False Robbery Alarm Notification means a robbery alarm notification to the police after which: (1) the responding police officer finds no evidence of a robbery; or (2) a call is received to disregard the alarm after a response has been initiated. False Emergency Medical Assistance Alarm Notification means an emergency medical assistance alarm notification to the communications center after which: (1) the responding public safety personnel find there is no evidence of need for medical assistance; or (2) a call is received to disregard the alarm after a response has been initiated. ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 2 CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44\Alarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 1P5252 02512 Fire Alarm Notification means notification to summon the Fire Department initiated or triggered by smoke or fire or other stimulus characteristic of fire. Local Alarm means an alarm system that emits a signal at an alarm site that is audible or visible from the exterior of a structure and has as its primary purpose the summoning of aid from a Town department. Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, organization or similar entity. Robbery Alarm Notification is a notification by means of an alarm system designed to be purposely activated by a human who intended to summon the police when a robbery occurs. Town Administrator means the Town Administrator or his/her authorized representative and shall not be a police officer or a firefighter of the Town. SECTION 4: Permit and Fee Required: Application Duration Renewal, Transferability & False Statements. A. An annual, non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) is required for each permit or renewal of a permit. The permit is valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of issuance. B. A person commits an offense if he/she operates or causes to be operated an alarm system without first obtaining a permit from the Director. A separate permit application is required for each alarm site and each type of alarm system. C. Any person without an existing, valid permit for an alarm system on the effective date of this Ordinance must apply for a permit upon the earlier of. (a) sixty (60) days of installation of the system; or (b) sixty (60) days after the effective date of this Ordinance. D. Upon receipt of the required fee and completed application form, the Director shall issue a permit unless there is cause to believe the equipment responsible for initiating an alarm will not be maintained and operated in accordance with this Ordinance or the applicant will not comply with each provision of this Ordinance. The permit will be affixed in a location at the alarm site as proscribed by the Director or his/her authorized representative. E. Each permit application must contain the name, address and telephone number of the individual or alarm user representative who will be the permit holder and be responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system and payment of fees or charges levied under this Ordinance. ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 3 C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44\Alarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 05252 02573 F. An alarm permit is non -transferable. However, the individual designated to respond to an alarm or relay an alarm may be changed. A permit holder shall inform the Director in writing of any changes that alter information listed on the permit application. No fee will be assessed for such changes. G. Any false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact made by an applicant or person for the purpose of obtaining an alarm permit or renewal, or while making a change thereto, shall be sufficient cause for refusal to grant or suspension of a permit. SECTION 5: Other Types of Alarms. A. A person shall not install or maintain an alarm system except for the purpose of eliciting responses to burglaries, robberies, fires or medical emergencies unless specifically authorized by the Director. B. If innovations in alarm systems or other types of alarm devices adversely affect emergency services of the Town, the Director may promulgate other rules and regulations in order to protect the Town's emergency services. SECTION 6: Service Charge. A. If, within the previous twelve (12) month period, five (5) false burglar alarm notifications are emitted from an alarm site, the Director shall assess the permit holder in control of that alarm site a fee for each subsequent false burglar alarm notification emitted from the site. The fee for a false burglar alarm under this subsection shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). B. The Director shall assess a permit holder for each false robbery alarm notification emitted from the alarm site. The fee for each false robbery alarm shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). C. If, within the previous twelve (12) month period, four (4) false fire alarm notifications are emitted from an alarm site, the Director shall assess the permit holder in control of that alarm site a fee for each subsequent false fire alarm notification emitted from the site. The fee for a false fire alarm under this subsection shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). D. If, within the previous twelve (12) month period, four (4) false emergency medical assistance alarm notifications are emitted from an alarm site, the Director shall assess the permit holder in control of that alarm site a fee for each person subsequent emergency medical assistance alarm notification emitted from the site. The fee for a false emergency medical alarm under this subsection shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 4 CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44WIarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 05252 02574 E. A permit holder shall pay a fee assessed under this section within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice that it has been assessed. F. The permit holder will be exempt from any fee charged for a false alarm notification which is later shown to have been, in the Director's sole determination, justified or which was due to a natural or manmade catastrophe or other situation specifically exempted by the Director. SECTION 7: Reporting of Alarm Systems. A permit holder shall not report his/her alarm signals through a relaying intermediary that: (1) does not meet the requirements of this Ordinance and any rules and regulations promulgated by the Director; and (2) is not licensed by the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies. SECTION 8: Proper Alarm System Operation and Maintenance. A. A permit holder shall: Cause an adjustment to be made to the sensory mechanism of his/her alarm system in order to suppress false indications of force so that the alarm system will not be activated by impulses due to: a. Transient pressure changes in water pipes; b. Flashes of light; C. Wind noise caused by the rattling or vibrating of doors or windows; d. Vehicular noise adjacent to the installation; e. Other forces unrelated to actual emergencies; or f. Pets. 2. Maintain the premises containing an alarm system in a manner that insures proper operation of the alarm system. 3. Comply with current Underwriters Laboratories restrictions or guidelines with reference to his/her alarm system or alarm equipment. 4. Adjust the mechanism so that an alarm signal will sound for not longer than fifteen (15) minutes after being activated. 5. Provide personnel who will, within thirty (30) minutes after being notified, reset the alarm system and provide access to the premises. This shall not prevent public safety personnel from forcibly entering the structure when they reasonably believe that an emergency exists inside. 6. If the permit holder, or designee, fails to respond to the scene within thirty (30) minutes to reset the alarm system and provide access to the premises, a ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 5 CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44\Alann Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 05252 02575 fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), in addition to the actual expenses incurred in securing the premises, will be charged to the permit holder. Failure of the permit holder to pay the assessed fee will result in suspension of the permit. SECTION 9: Manual Reset Required. A person in control of a local alarm or an alarm system that causes an alarm notification to be sent directly to the Town shall adjust or cause the adjustment of the mechanism so that upon activation of the system, the system will transmit only one (1) alarm signal and will not transmit another alarm signal without first being manually reset. SECTION 10: Inspection. Upon reasonable notification, the Director may inspect an alarm site and alarm system of a permit holder. SECTION 11: Suspension of Permit Offense to Operate and Termination of Response by the Town. A. The Director may suspend or refuse to renew an alarm system permit for failure to meet the standards set out in this Ordinance. B. The Director may suspend or refuse to renew an alarm permit if the Director determines, in his/her sole discretion, that the system in question has a history of unreliability, which unreliability shall be presumed upon the occurrence in a twelve (12) month period of: 1. Ten (10) false burglar alarms; 2. Five (5) false robbery alarms; 3. Ten (10) false fire alarms; or 4. Ten (10) false medical emergency assistance alarms. C. A suspension may be lifted or permit renewed upon a sufficient showing that the conditions which caused the false alarms have been corrected, and if the Director determines that the alarm system is likely to be maintained and operated in a responsible manner in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. D. A person commits an offense if he/she operates an alarm system during a period of suspension or after the Director refuses to renew his/her permit. E. Responses from the Police and Fire Departments maybe terminated to non -permitted sites after notification to the owner has been made by regular and certified mail, return receipt requested. F. Responses will not be terminated because of excessive false alarms to a site with a valid permit, if all fees are paid in full. ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 6 CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44\Alarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 05252 0257E SECTION 12: Appeal from Denial or Suspension or Suspension of a Permit. A. If the Director refuses to issue or renew a permit, or suspends a permit, the Director shall send to the applicant or permit holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, written notice of the Director's action and a statement of the right to an appeal. The applicant or permit holder may appeal the decision of the Director to the Town Administrator by filing with the Town Administrator a written request for a hearing, setting forth the reasons for the appeal, within ten (10) days after the receipt of the notice from the Director. The filing of a request for an appeal hearing with the Town Administrator stays an action of the Director in suspending a permit until the Town Administrator makes a final decision. If a request for an appeal hearing is not made within the ten (10) day period, the action of the Director is final. B. The Town Administrator shall serve as hearing officer at an appeal hearing and consider evidence offered by any interested person. The formal rules of evidence do not apply at an appeal hearing, and the hearing officer shall make his/her decision on the basis of a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing. The hearing officer must render a decision within thirty (30) days after the request for an appeal hearing is filed, or the appeal shall be deemed granted. The hearing officer shall affirm, reverse or modify the action of the Director, and his/her decision is final. shall: SECTION 13: Indirect Alarm Reporting. A. A person who is engaged in the business of relaying alarm notifications to the Town Send notification of an alarm to the Town by a human operator; 2. Keep his/her business premises locked and secured at all times; Allow an inspection of his/her business premises by the Director at any time; 4. Report alarms only over a special telephone number, or numbers, designated by the Director; 5. Send alarm notifications to the Town in a manner and form determined by the Director. B. A person commits an offense if he/she engages in the business of relaying alarm notification in the Town without complying fully with the items listed above. SECTION 14: Direct Alarm Reporting. It shall be unlawful for any person or business to operate or energize an alarm system or, alarm device, which activates an automatic dialing device, which sends a signal to the communications center, without the written approval of the Director. ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 7 CADocuments and SettingMdministrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44Wlarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 ^�25? 02517 SECTION 15: Protection of Financial Institutions. A. A financial institution required by applicable law to have an alarm system may install, with permission of the Director, a signal line directly to the Police Department for the purpose of reporting burglaries and robberies. If such an installation is approved, all other requirements of this Ordinance must be met. The financial institution shall execute a letter of agreement with the Town permitting the installation of all necessary equipment on an indicator panel monitored in the communications division of the Police Department. The installation shall be accomplished at the institution's expense. B. The financial institution, at its expense, shall make arrangements to provide service for the alarm system on a twenty-four (24) hour basis, seven (7) days a week. In no event shall the Town become liable for service charges for repairs and maintenance to the indicator panel monitor. C. The financial institution shall pay a monthly fee for each indicator. The fee for monitoring alarms for financial institutions shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per month. The Director shall have the right, at reasonable times and upon oral notice, to inspect the alarm system at the alarm site and require necessary repairs or improvements. If the Director finds that the alarm system continually fails to operate or be operated to his/her satisfaction, he/she may terminate the privilege to have equipment and indicators in the communications center of the Police Department and require prompt removal of same at the expense of the financial institution. D. The financial institution may cancel its agreement with the Town at any time by giving the Town written notice through the Director; whereupon such institution, at its sole expense, shall have its equipment and indicators promptly removed from the monitor panel in the communications center. E. The Director has the right to require any change, modernization or consolidation of alarm signaling equipment that he/she deems advisable. In no event shall the Town become liable for such changes. F. Instead of a direct line, a financial institution may choose to report burglaries and robberies by transmission through an alarm reporting service using a telephone number designated by the Director. SECTION 16: Intentional Activation Unlawful. From and after the effective date of this Ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally activate or cause to be activated any alarm without the existence of an emergency situation and with the intent of causing a response by the Town's public safety personnel. ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 8 CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44\Alarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 05252 02578 SECTION 17: Violations of Ordinance/Penalty Provision. A. Any person who operates an alarm system in violation of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day of violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. B. A person commits an offense if he/she violates by commission or omission any provision of this Ordinance that imposes upon him a duty or responsibility. C. In addition to prohibiting or requiring certain conduct of individuals, it is the intent of this Ordinance to hold a corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity criminally responsible for acts or omissions performed by an agent acting on behalf of the corporation, partnership, association, or business entity and within the scope of the agent's employment. D. The penal provisions imposed under this Ordinance shall not preclude the Town from filing suit to enjoin the violation. The Town retains all legal rights and remedies available to it pursuant to local, state and federal law. SECTION 18: Savings/RepealingClause. lause. All provisions of any ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such repeal shall not abate any pending prosecution for violation of the repealed ordinance, nor shall the repeal prevent a prosecution from being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of the ordinance. Any remaining portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 19: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. The Town hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION 20: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and publication as required by law. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED B THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS on this JQ K`day of 2002. J ES DUNMIRE, Mayor ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 9 CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44\Alarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 05252 02579 ATTESTED AND CORRECTLY RECORDED: AMBBER'P `ILLIPS, y �jp*� to ' �l a�,' • t� <<i,/ bate u ratio g C (McKinney Courier Gazette) ALARM PERMIT ORDINANCE— Page 10 CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK44\Alarm Permit (Repeal 02-10) Ordinance.doc/9/4/02 �/ease re�uln �v ' 7b- a-); P2asP� Yid. 3v7 P/a sP�C� Tfc 750 7,f -252 02580 ANY PROVISIpN HEREIN WHICH AESTAICTS THE SALE, RENTAL, OR USE OF THE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY BECAUSE OF COLOR OR RACE IS INVALID AND UNENFORCEA9LEUNOEAFEDERALLAW (THE STATE OF TEXAS) ;COUNTY OF COLLIN) I hereby miry That Ihla In9lmmenl was FILED In the Flle Numkor uqu—on the date and the lime 1 P,m yd hereon by"end was duly RECORDED, In the 011icial Public Reco dsol Real Props tyof Collin County, TeMes on SEP 12 2002 Filed for Record in: C011ill County, McKinney TX Honorable Helen Starnes Col.l.il7 County Clerk. On Se 12 2002 At I 36am Doc/Nuoi 2002- 0131120 Recordingg/T'ype:OR 29.00 Receipt €1: 32336 6�-- (b WVUR pw�,� PUB1E,=SI4E1P_' S AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY QF COLLIN Before me, this undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Jim Moser who being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the Publisher of The McKinney Courier -Gazette and that said newspaper meets the requirements of Section 201.004, 201.005 and 201.006 of the Texas Governffieut Code, to wit: Printer's Fee S .,� o v0 �l No. 1. 1t devotes not less than twenty-five percent (251) of its total column lineage to general interest items; 2. it is published at least once each week; 3. it is entered as second-class postal matter in the county where it is published; 4. it has been published regularly and continuously since 1897; and 5. it is generally circulated within Collin County. Publisher further deposes and says that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following date(s) to wit; �a) is personally known to me, or b) provided the following evidence to establish his/her identity, on this the day of office.. (SEAL) COMMISSION EXPIRES D .D. 2002 to certify which witness my hand and seal of Notary Public, State of Texas rage 4— 5trj I iuN 11 — mcminney uuurler-taazene — vveunesuay, ouptel l ll/e1 1 O, GWL Classifieds �a� egal Notices Legal Notices To be published in the To be published in the McKinney Courier -Gazette on cKinney Courier -Gazette on Wednesday, September 18, ednesday, September 18, 2002 2002 LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF PROSPER ORDINANCE NO.02-10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER. TEXAS REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 02-10, REGULATING BURGLAR, ROBBERY, FIRE AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ALARMS AND REGULATING PERSONS ENGAGED IN RELAYING ALARM NOTIFICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING AN APPEAL PROCEDURE FOR DENIAL OR SUSPENSION OF A PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A SERVICE CHARGE FEE FOR FALSE ALARMS; ALLOWING FOR RESPONSE TERMINATION BY TOWN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE EVENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, REPEALING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF. LEGAL NOTICE PU13LIC NOTICE The City of Melissa will submit a Texas Community Development Program Community Development Fund application for $250,000 for water improvements in a targeted area. The application will be available for review at Melissa City Hall during regular business hours. To be published in the , McKinney Courier -Gazette on Tuesday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 18, 2002 Application has been .made for a Private Club Registration Permit for an unincorporated association of persons doing business as Storybook Ranch at FM 2478 West Side $ Miles North of Hwy 121, `A', McKinney, Collin County, Texas. Said application made In accordance with the provisions To be published in a Of the Texas McKinney Courier -Gazette on e AICOhOI1C Beverage Wednesday, September 18. g 2002- Code. LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF PROSPER ORDINANCE NO.02-26 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, AMENDING THE FINDINGS AND CERTAIN DEFINITIONS IN ORDINANCE 02-04 (REGULATING SOLICITORS AND HANDBILLS); PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALING, SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES: PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE: AND An Unincorporated Association of Persons:Jeong Nim Kim, President. To be published in the McKinney Courier -Gazette on Wednesday. September 18, and Wednesday. September 25. 2002 LEGAL NOTICE Collin County Community College District. Courtyard Center, 4800 Preston Park 4',,� rim 9An^ p' 1 TY Legal Notices To be published in the McKinney Courier -Gazette on Wednesday. September 11 and Wednesday, September 18, 2002. LEGAL NOTICE Collin County Community College District, Courtyard Center, 4800 Preston Park Blvd., 4th Floor- Suite A400, P.O. Box 869055, Plano, TX 75086-9055 will receive sealed bids until 3:00 p.m. September 25, 2002 for Bid #2163: Annual Contract for Fall Color. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the above time and date. Specifications may be picked up at the above address, or call Jan Crowe at (972) 758- 3874 Bids are posted on our Web Page, http://iws.ccccd.edu/bidline/bid notice.html. Copies of bids may also be requested by e- mail, bidline@ccccd.edu. "CCCCD encourages participation in the bid process by small, minority and female - owned businesses. CCCCD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin. age, disability or veteran status" To be published in the McKinney Courier -Gazette on Wednesday, August 28; Wednesday, September 4; Wednesday, September 11 and Wednesday. September 18. 2002. LEGAL NOTICE THE STATE OF TEXAS To: Preveen Sinha Whose whereabouts are unknown. DEFENDANT,. Greeting: "YOU HAVE BEEN USED. YOU MAY EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY DO NOT FILE A WRITTEN ANSWER WITH THE CLERK WHO ISSUED THIS CITATION BY 10:00 A.M. OF THE FIRST MONDAY NEXT AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF FORTY- TWO DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS CITATION, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU:' YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Honorable County Court at Law #3 of Collin County, Texas at the Court Fp:;Oita thereof, in Legal Notices hand and seal of said Court in McKinney. Texas, on August 21, 2002. Helen Starnes County Clerk. Collin County, Texas University Drive Courts Facility 1800 N. Graves, McKinney, Texas 75069. By: MARY ANN RHYS, Deputy To be published in the McKinney Courier -Gazette on Wednesday. August 28, Wednesday, September 4: Wednesday, September 11 and Wednesday, September 18,2002. LEGAL NOTICE THE STATE OF TEXAS To: WILLIAM E. BAIRD Whose whereabouts are unknown. DEFENDANT, GREETING: "YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. YOU MAY EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY DO NOT FILE A WRITTEN ANSWER WITH THE CLERK WHO ISSUED THIS CITATION BY 10:00 A.M. OF THE FIRST MONDAY NEXT AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF FORTY- TWO DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS CITATION, A 0EFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINSTYOU:' YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Honorable 296th District Court of Collin County, Texas at the Courthouse thereof, in McKinney. Texas, by filing a written answer at or before 10 o'clock A.M. of the first Monday next after the expiration of forty two days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being on October 7. 2002, to ORIGINAL PETITION was filed in said court, on May 10, 2002 in this cause, numbered 296-00917- 02 on the docket of said court and styled: PLAINTIFF: CITY OF MELISSA VS. DEFENDANT: WILLIAM E. BAIRD KATHLEEN K. BAIRD said ORIGINAL PETITION was filed in said court by REBECCA BREWER, Attorney for plaintiff, whose address is. 1700 REDBUD TRAIL, SUITE 30C MCKINNEY. TX v69. 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