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(c) emergency calls from the area to which the police cannot respond due to the llliD.Y, (d) an ongoing breach of the peace,..9X ( e) inabilitv ofthe police to conduct an investigation due to the nature or circumstance:? of the party. (b) Before an officer causes the discontinuation of the electric service to a residence. the officer \vill give a verbal warning to the occupants of the residence that ifthev do not complv with the officer's lmvful orders. the electric service will be discontinued. (c) After the verbal waming, if the persons at the residence continue to disregard the officer's lawful orders, the officer may temporarily disconnect the electric service at the residence's breaker. If the occupants then obey the police officer and the officer is able to bring the situation under controL then the officer will reconnect the electric service. If the occupants continue to disregard the officer's lawful orders after this temporary disconnect. then the officer may request that the electric utility department disconnect the electricity at the meter. (d) If the electricity is disconnected at the meter, then reconnection fees and procedures are identical to those established in the city's electric utility tariffs. (e) It is unlawful for anyone other than a police officer or an electric utility employee to reconnect electric service after a police officer has caused it to be discontinued. SECTION 2. The fee authorized in section 34.097 is $100.00. SECTION 3. That if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of eompetent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect as if the unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been adopted. SECTION 4. That all ordinances and resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. That this Ordinance shall be in effect ten (10) days from and after its passage, and it shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area as required by the Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading December 17, 2001. PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading January 14,2002. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on third reading March 25, 2002.