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El Paso, TX

Floodplain Administrator Responsibilities Update (26-0981)

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An Ordinance amending Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.60 (Flood Damage Prevention, Article IV (Administration), Subsection 18.60.140 (Designation of the Floodplain Administrator) to amend the responsibilities. The penalty is as provided for in Section 18.60.240 of the El Paso City Code.

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The proposal amended the El Paso City Code's flood damage prevention rules to change the responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator, the official designated to oversee those rules. The ordinance keeps the penalty provided in the existing flood damage prevention section of the City Code. The City Council passed it as Ordinance 019911 on September 15, 2026.
2 eventsFirst seen Sep 1, 2026Last activity Sep 15, 2026File #: 26-0981
City Council: Ordinance 019911 — Sep 15, 2026
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Ordinance 019911
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An Ordinance amending Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.60 (Flood Damage Prevention, Article IV (Administration), Subsection 18.60.140 (Designation of the Floodplain Administrator) to amend the responsibilities. The penalty is as provided for in Section 18.60.240 of the El Paso City Code.

Vote: 0 for, 0 against

adopt ordinance (Title 18 flood damage prevention - floodplain administrator responsibilities); taken together with Item 24

Items 23 and 24 were taken together; motion and vote appear on the following page (not in this batch)

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Unanimously carried: 6 to 0 - ADVERTISED for public hearing September 15, 2026
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An Ordinance amending Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.60 (Flood Damage Prevention, Article IV (Administration), Subsection 18.60.140 (Designation of the Floodplain Administrator) to amend the responsibilities. The penalty is as provided for in Section 18.60.240 of the El Paso City Code.

Vote: 6 for, 0 against, 2 absent

introduce ordinance amending Section 18.60.140 (Designation of the Floodplain Administrator) and advertise for public hearing on September 15, 2026

One motion introduced Items 14-18 under Charter Section 3.9; Fierro not present for the vote; Boyar Trejo absent