§ 117. Franchises; power of council.

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The city council shall have power by ordinance to grant, amend, renew and extend all franchises of all public utilities of every character operating within the city of Baytown, and for such purposes is granted full power. All ordinances granting, amending, renewing, or extending franchises for public utilities shall be considered at three separate regular meetings of the city council, and shall not be finally passed until thirty days after the first reading; and no such ordinance shall take effect until sixty days after its final passage; and pending such time, the full text of such ordinance shall be published once each week for four consecutive weeks in the official newspaper published in the city of Baytown, and the expense of such publication shall be borne by the proponent of the franchise. No public utility franchise shall be transferable except with the approval of the council expressed by ordinance.

( Ord. No. 13,944 , § 20, 11-19-18)

                    
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