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AN ORDINANCE
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
AN ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER
OR NOT CURRENT SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS TO T11E_TEXAS
MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM SHALL BE REDUCED F
FIVE PERCEN jK_jQJWREE PERCE14T.(3%)-
OF EARNING, WITH CORRESPONDING REDUCTIONS IN CUR -
RENT SERVICE BENEFITS PAYABLE BY SAID SYSTEM, SAID
ELECTION HAVING BEEN ORDERED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6267,
PASSED AND APPROVED ON AUGUST 30, 1961; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, AN ELECTION WAS ORDERED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6267, TO BE
HELD AT CALALLEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT AT CALALLEN, TEXAS, AND THE
WATER DIVISION OFFICE AND CITY HALL, BOTH IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO
DETERMINE WHETHER CURRENT SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL
RETIREMENT SYSTEM SHALL BE REDUCED FROM FIVE PERCENT (5 %) OF EARNINGS
TO THREE PERCENT (3%) OF EARNINGS, WITH CORRESPONDING REDUCTIONS IN
CURRENT SERVICE BENEFITS PAYABLE BY SAID SYSTEM, WITH SAID ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON THE 20TM DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1961; AND
WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF SEP-
TEMBER, 1961, AND AT SUCH ELECTION ONLY SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS
MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM (NOT INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF THE FIRE AND
POLICE DEPARTMENTS) WERE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE; AND
WHEREAS, 212 VOTERS OF THE 228 EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
DID VOTE AT SAID ELECTION AND IT IS NECESSARY TO DECLARE THE RESULTS
OF SUCH ELECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COPY OF THE RETURN OF SAID
ELECTION FURNISHED BY THE CITY SECRETARY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RETURN FURNISHED
BY THE CITY SECRETARY OF THE ELECTION HELD SEPTEMBER 20, 1961, ON THE
QUESTION OF DETERMINING WHETHER CURRENT SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM SHOULD BE REDUCED FROM FIVE PERCENT
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(50 TO THREE PERCENT (3 %) OF EARNINGS, THERE IS FOUND OF THE 228
EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, THAT 272
OF SAID EMPLOYEES DID VOTE AND THAT OF THOSE VOTING, 202 VOTED FOR
THE REDUCTION FROM FIVE PERCENT (5 %) OF EARNINGS TO THREE PERCENT
(3 %) OF EARNINGS, AND THAT 70 EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, VOTED AGAINST
SUCH REDUCTION, AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT SAID ELECTION WAS
FAVORABLE TO THE REDUCTION OF CURRENT SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM FROM FIVE PERCENT (5 %) OF EARNINGS
TO THREE PERCENT (3%) OF EARNINGS, WITH CORRESPONDING REDUCTIONS IN
CURRENT SERVICE BENEFITS PAYABLE BY SAID SYSTEM.
SECTION 2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINDINGS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 1 HEREOF, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAID ORDINANCE NO. 6267,
FROM AND AFTER THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY, 7962, EACH EMPLOYEE OF THE
SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (EXCEPTING THE
EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS) SHALL MAKE DEPOSITS
TO THE SYSTEM, ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES RENDERED SUBSEQUENT TO SAID
DATE OF JANUARY 7, 7962, AT THE RATE OF THREE PERCENT (3%) OF HIS
EARNINGS, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT
SYSTEM ACTS CHAPTER 75, ACTS OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE 50TH
LEGISLATURE, AS AMENDED). EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE AMD FlIRE DEPART-
MENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM SHALL
CONTINUE TO MAKE DEPOSITS TO SAID SYSTEM AT THE RATE OF FIVE PERCENT
(5 %) OF EARNINGS, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SAID ACT.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF THIS OR01-
NANCE AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO JANUARY 7, 1962, 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 RIAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RE-
SOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY
TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT
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THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND at IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAQEjJy IS CCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE
DAY OF , 1961.
ATTE :r MAYO
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CITY SECRETARY J
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORA THt
A_DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1969:
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THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASS ACiE� IS CCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE
DAY OF , 1961•
ATTE :o MAYOR
f THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI XAS
CITY SECRE ART I/
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THI
_DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1961:
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CORPUS CHRISTI EXAS
11 r7 DAY OF 79-L/
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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; I-, 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,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
BEN Fe MCDONALD
TOM Re SWANTNER
DR. JAMES Le BARNARD
JOSE Re DELEDN
M. Pe MALDONADO
We J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YDUIac
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
BEN Fe MCDONALD
Tom Re SWANTNER
DR. JAMES Le BARNARD
Jose R. DELEDN
M. P. MALDONADD
We Jo ROBERTS r
JAMES Ho YOUNG