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ORDINANCE NO. 678
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE AMENDING CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS BY ADDING SECTION 2, RULES GOVERNING THE USE
OF THE WESTLAKE TOWN SEAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;
PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF THE SEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING
A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake, Texas is a general law Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council hands it necessary to establish rules governing the use of
the Town seal, and
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that the passage of this Ordinance is in the best
interest of the citizens of Westlake should be approved and adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and
are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2: That Chapter 1, General Provisions, be amending by adding Section 2,
Rules Governing the Use of the Westlake Town Seal Sections 2-1 through Sections 2-5;
Reserving 2-6 through 2-20 of the Town of Westlake Code of Ordinances, as amended, is hereby
amended as follows.
Sec. 2-1. Approval Required
No person, association, corporation, organization, or group, of any type or character, other than
town officers, employees and agents shall cause or allow to be used or displayed the Town of
Westlake Seal on any item unless such use or display is approved as provided by this ordinance,
and is otherwise in compliance with this ordinance.
A employee may apply to the Town Manager designee to use Town materials and equipment in
his or her creative projects, provided the employee agrees either to grant to the Town a non-
exclusive, non -transferable, perpetual, royalty -free, Town -wide license to use the work, or
permits the Town to be listed as co-author or co -inventor if the Town's contribution to the work
is substantial.
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Upon the termination of any person's association with the Town, all permission to possess,
receive, or modify the Town's intellectual property shall also immediately terminate. All such
persons shall return to the Town all intellectual property, including but not limited to any copies,
no matter how kept or stored, and whether directly or indirectly possessed by such person.
Sec. 2-2. Approval Process
Any person, association, corporation, organization, or group, of any type or character, shall
receive written approval from the Town Manager or designee prior to such use or display of the
Town Seal or Intellectual property.
Sec. 2-3. Allowable Uses
Use of the Town of Westlake Seal shall be limited to the following:
(a) Events limited in duration to a period of time specifically designated in the request;
(b) Uses which comport with the guidelines listed in Section 2-5;
(c) Such other uses deemed appropriate by the Town Manager, taking into consideration
the name, reputation and public image of the Town of Westlake is at stake each time
a request for use is granted;
(d) Media agencies may be granted permission to use the Town of Westlake provided the
flowing criteria are met:
(1) if the media agency is a television station with a broadcast signal which serves
the entire population or geographic town limits; or
(2) if the media agency is a newspaper with a paid subscriber circulation within
the Town of Westlake of not less than 10,000 subscribers.
The Town Manger shall determine if the media agency is in compliance with this ordinance.
See. 2-4. Approval
The Town Manager's office or designee shall review each written request for compliance with
this ordinance. A request approved by the Town Manager's office or designee shall be final.
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Sec. 2-5. Guidelines of Use
The following guidelines shall be followed by the Town Manager's office or designee in
reviewing each application for the use of the Town of Westlake Seal.
(a) Use of the Town of Westlake Seal shall not be allowed if such use:
(1) is, or included matter which is immoral, deceptive, or scandalous according
to community standards;
(2) may disparage, or falsely suggest a connection with, or bring into contempt or
disrepute the Town of Westlake;
(3) is likely to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive, because, when applied
to the applicant's proposed use in connection with the activity or event, the
activity or event appears to be controlled by the Town of Westlake when such
is not the case.
Sees. 2-6 — 2-20 Reserved
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Town Ordinances
and all other provisions of other Ordinances adopted by the Town which are inconsistent with
the terms or provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or
terms of this ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Westlake, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not to
exceed the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council of the Town
of Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be
declared legally invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance since the same
would have been enacted by the Town Council of the Town of Westlake without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence,
paragraph or section.
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SECTION 6: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and atter its passage as
the law in such case provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 26"' DAY OF MARCH 2012.
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