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AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING THAT IN ANY INSTANCE WHERE ANY PUBLIC
HEARING IS REQUIRED TO BE HELD BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI UNDER THE
LAWS OF TEXAS OR ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI CONCERNING ZONING THAT SUCH PUBLIC HEARING
MAY BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AFTER PUBLIC
NOTICE REQUIRED BY SECTION 4 OF THE STATE ZONING
ACT, JOINTLY WITH ANY SPECIAL HEARING REQUIRED TO
BE HELD BY THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE 57TH LEGISLATURE HAS ADOPTED H.B. 124 WHICH
BY ITS TERMS PROVIDES THAT "ANY CITY OR TOWNS BY ORDINANCES MAY PROVIDE
FOR THE HOLDING OF ANY PUBLIC HEARING OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AFTER
PUBLISHED NOTICE REQUIRED BY SECTION 4 OF THIS ACTS JOINTLY WITH ANY
PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED TO BE HELD BY THE ZONING COMMISSION ", AND IT
IS DESIRED THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURE:
NOWO THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT IN ANY INSTANCE WHERE ANY PUBLIC HEARING IS
REQUIRED TO BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
UNDER THE LAWS OF TEXAS OR ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CONCERNING ZONING THAT SUCH PUBLIC HEARING MAY BE HELD BY THE CITY
COUNCILS AFTER PUBLISHED NOTICE REQUIRED BY SECTION 4 OF THE STATE
ZONING ACT, JOINTLY WITH ANY SPECIAL HEARING REQUIRED TO BE HELD BY
THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATE COUNCIL ACTION TO
ADOPT THE PROCEDURE PERMITTED BY THE SAID RECENT ACT OF THE STATE
LEGISLATURE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECES-
SITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
ANDTRAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYORS HAVING DECLARED SUCH
EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF
SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE
OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL
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FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE IT IS ACCORDINGLY
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS 01 ( AY OF , 1961.
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MAYOR
CITY S dli� ARY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRI I, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF 'c,�, —, ig6i:
CITY 'ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS j
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTIO TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR
THE SUSPENSION -OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED$ AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; 1', THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED
OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
L —' MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CH R STI,TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM Re SWANTNER
DR. JAMES Le BARNARD
JOSE Re DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
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W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN Fe MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
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Me Pe MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG