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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06239 ORD - 08/02/1961IMS:MW 8 -2 -61 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURES OF THE CITY SECRETARY, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, THE CHIEF ACCOUNT- ANT AND THE CITY MANAGER IN THE ISSUANCE OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS DRAWN ON THE CITY TREASURY FOR FUNDS OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE IMPRINTING OF THE CITY SEAL BY PRINTING SUCH SEAL ON CHECKS AND VOUCHERS IN THE PROCESS OF USING A CHECK SIGNING MACHINE IN THE SIGNING OF CHECKS; RE- QUIRING ONE MANUAL SIGNATURE ON ALL CHECKS AND VOUCHERS ISSUED FOR AMOUNTS EXCEEDING $200.00 OTHER THAN PAYROLL CHECKS; PROVIDING FOR CUSTODY OF THE PLATES USED FOR THE MAKING OF SUCH FACSIMILE SIGNATURES IN THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND IMPOSING FULL RESPONSIBILITY ON THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE PROPER USE OF SUCH SIGNATURE PLATES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DE- CLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO USE SIGNATURE PLATES OF THE CITY SECRETARY AND/OR THE CITY MANAGER AND /OR THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT AND/OR THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY IN LIEU OF MANUAL SIGNATURES IN ISSUING WARRANTS OR ORDERS FOR PAYMENTS OF MONIES BELONGING TO THE CITY, PROVIDING THAT ALL CHECKS, WARRANTS OR ORDERS, OTHER THAN PAYROLL CHECKS, ISSUED FOR AMOUNTS EXCEEDING *200.00 SHALL BEAR AT LEAST ONE MANUAL SIGNATURE AND SUCH SIGNATURE SHALL BE THAT OF EITHER THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OR THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT. SECTION 2. IN THE ISSUING OF CHECKS, WARRANTS OR ORDERS FOR THE PAYMENT FROM THE MONIES OF THE CITY, THE SEAL OF THE CITY MAY BE AFFIXED BY PRINTING THE SAME UPON THE CHECK, WARRANT OR ORDER, OR BY AFFIXING THE SAME AS A PART OF THE IMPRINT MADE IN THE USE OF A SIGNATURE PLATE. SECTION j. ALL SIGNATURE PLATES FOR USE IN AFFIXING SIGNATURE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION I OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE RETAINED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND IT SHALL BE HIS DUTY TO SECURELY KEEP THE SAME FOR THE SOLE- AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF ISSUING CHECKS, WARRANTS OR ORDERS ON THE CITY TREASURY AS HEREIN PROVIDED AND AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY CHARTER, AND THE SAID DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HIS BONDSMEN SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY BREACH OF DUTY REGARDING THE KEEPING OR USE OF SAID SIGNATURE PLATES AS WELL AS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ANY CHECK, WARRANT OR ORDER ON THE CITY TREASURY •BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OR ANY PERSON WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT, EXCEPT WHERE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PAYMENT OUT OF THE CITY TREASURY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER. SECTION 4. ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY RE- PEALED,AND SPECIFICALLY ORDINANCE No. 5111 IS AMENDED BY THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE IN LIEU THEREOF. SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY FOR AUTHORIZING THE USE OF PRINTED SIGNATURES IN LIEU OF MANUAL SIGNATURES IN THE INSTANCES PROVIDED IN THIS ORDINANCE AND THE USE OF THE CITY SEAL AS PROVIDED IN THIS ORDINANCE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXLST, 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 FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS oC DAY OF 1961• MAYOR ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST , TEXAS CITY SE RET9 Y APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS _DAY OF , 1961: CITY ATTORNEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF 19,( TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, 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; F, 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, Pi THE CITY OF CORPUS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES BEN F. MCDOMALD Tom R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES BEN F. MCDONALD Tom R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOsE R. DELEom M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG