CITY OF FORT WORTH
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance was adopted by the Fort Worth City Council at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, December 09, 2025.
ORDINANCE NO.
28190-12-2025
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 (AMBULANCES/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (2015), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV "AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS" AND ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE V "SPECIAL EVENTS AND STANDBY SERVICE" AND A NEW ARTICLE VI "EMS FEES"; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION 5.
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of the Code of the City of Fort Worth Section 5-51 as enacted by this Ordinance shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 (Tex. Penal Code §.12.23). This Section does not serve to limit any other remedies available to the City of Fort Worth in law or equity. Each violation of this Ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
/s/Taylor Paris
Assistant City Attorney
Adopted: December 09, 2025
A copy of this ordinance may be reviewed in the City Secretary's Office, Fort Worth
Municipal Building/City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trails, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
/s/ Jannette S. Goodall
City Secretary
IPL0303521
Jan 14,16 2026