CITY OF LAKE WORTH, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 1316 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 13 "UTILITIES", ARTICLE 13.02 "SOLID WASTE", DIVISION 1 "GENERALLY" OF THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY REPEALING DIVISION 1 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING A NEW DIVISION 1; AND BY REPEALING DIVISION 2 "COLLECTION" IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING NEW DIVISION 2; PROVIDING FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION; PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 5. PENALTY CLAUSE. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. SECTION 8. PUBLICATION CLAUSE. The City Secretary is hereby directed to publish at least twice in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Worth, the caption and the penalty clause of this ordinance in accordance with Section 52.013(b) of the Local Government Code. SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective on April 1, 2026, after passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. FIRST READING PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the City Council of Lake Worth, Texas, on the 21st day of October 2025. SECOND AND FINAL READING PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the City Council of Lake Worth, Texas, on the 18th day of November 2025. CITY OF LAKE WORTH /s/Walter Bowen Walter Bowen – Mayor ATTEST: /s/Holly Fimbres Holly Fimbres - City Secretary IPL0292569 Nov 21,28 2025