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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07053 ORD - 10/16/1963►MS:JKH:10 -17 -63 TEXAS: AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE CORPUS CHRISTI COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS; PRESCRIBING COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF SUCH COMMITTEE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION 1. DEFINITION. WHENEVER THE WORD "COMMITTEE" APPEARS IN THIS ORDINANCE, IT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO MEAN THE CORPUS CHRISTI COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS. SECTION Z. THERE 15 HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT A COMMITTEE ADVISORY TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CORPUS CHRISTI COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS. SAID COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS, BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RACIAL, RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS OF SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. ALL MEMBERS OF SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL. SECTION 3. OFFICERS. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE COUNCIL BUT THE COMMITTEE SHALL ELECT A VICE- CHAIRMAN FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHALL APPOINT A SECRETARY FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. SECTION 4. NO COMPENSATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION. IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OR RESIGNATION OF ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, A SUCCESSOR SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. 7 Llu� O � SECTION 5. REPORT OF COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF ITS MEETINGS AND DOINGS AND FURNISH COPIES OF SAID MINUTES TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF THE MEETING OR ACTION INVOLVED IN SAID MINUTES. SECTION 6. DUTIES. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY PROBLEMS OF GROUP RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE CITY AND TO ADVISE AND COOPERATE WITH THE MAYORS THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND ALL OTHER CITY AGENCIE4 BOARDS AND OFFICIALS WITH RELATION TO ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL FURTHER MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCILS THE CITY MANAGERO AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS, FOR THE BETTERMENT OF INTERGROUP RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMITTEE 15 FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO: (A) DEVISE AND RECOMMEND TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WAYS AND MEANS OF DISCOURAGING AND COMBATING PREJUDICE, INTOL- ERANCE AND BIGOTRY IN ALL GROUPS AND IN THEIR RELATIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER. (B) DISCOVER ALL PRACTICES AND POLICIES CALCULATED TO CREATE CONFLICTS AND TENSIONS AND RECOMMEND WAYS AND MEANS FOR THEIR ELIMINATION. ICJ REPORT AND RECOMMEND MEANS OF ELIMINATING ANY UNFAIR OR UNJUST DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY PERSON OR GROUP WHICH WOULD BE DEEMED DETRIMENTAL TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. -2- (D) INFORM AND WARN THE PUBLIC OF FALSE AND SINISTER PROOAGANDA SUBVERSIVE TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST. (E) RECEIVE, HEAR AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMI- NATION BY OR AGAINST ANY PERSON OR GROUP AND TO MAKE A REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF ANY VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND OF ANY DISCRIMINATION FOUND TO EXIST. SECTION 7. CONTINUING DUTIES. AS PART OF ITS CONTINUING PROGRAM IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS TO: (A) ENLIST THE COOPERATION OF ALL RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY CIVIC, LABOR, FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS AND ALL OTHER GROUPS, ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES, AND ALL CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNITY FORCES AND TALENTS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN DISCHARGING ITS DUTIES. (B) COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY AGENCIES, CITIZENS, CITIZENS' ORGANIZATIONS, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND PAROCHIAL AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN FORMULATING AND DEVELOPING COURSES OF EDUCATION TO STIMULATE THE INTEREST OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION IN ACCOMPLISHING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMITTEE. (C) RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS AND INITIATE AND CONDUCT VOLUNTARY SURVEYS;ASSEMBLE PERTINENT DATA; CONFER WITH ANY AND ALL GROUPS; HOLD HEARINGS; AND FOR EXPEDITING THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE INVESTIGATIONS AND SURVEYS THROUGH SUBCOMMITTEES. -3- (D) ENDEAVOR BY EDUCATION TO INDUCE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYERS, LABOR AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES TO INSTITUTE NONDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN EMPLOYMENT, UNION MEMBERSHIPI PROMOTIONS WAGES, WORKING CONDITIONS, LAYOFFS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. (E) ADOPT RULES FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AND KEEP A RECORD OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND MINUTES OF ALL MEETINGS. SECTION H. SUBCOMMITTEES. THE COMMITTEE MAY NAME SUCH SUBCOM- MITTEES AS IN ITS JUDGMENT WILL AID IN EFFECTUATING THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE AND MAY EMPOWER THEM TO STUDY THE PROBLEMS OF PREJUDICES INTOLERANCE, BIGOTRY AND DISCRIMINATION IN ALL OR ANY FIELDS OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS ARTICLE. SECTION 9. COOPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL INVITE AND ENLIST THE COOPERATION OF ALL RACIAL, RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS AND ALL OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN CARRYING ON ITS WORK AND SHALL ACT AS A COORDINATING AGENCY AMONG SUCH OTHER GROUPS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO BRINGING ABOUT BETTER INTERGROUP AND RACIAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ALSO COOPERATE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES WHEREVER SUCH COOPERATION IS APPROPRIATE IN EFFECTUATING THE POLICY OF THIS ARTICLE. SECTION 10. THE NECESSITY FOR CREATION AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE OF A COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY AND SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS OF HUMAN RELATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN -4- IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTIONO 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 EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE AY OF OCTOBER, 1963. M ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS � G CITY SECRETAR APPROVED AS TO 4GAL FORM THIS dt / 6 DAY OF OCTOBER, 1963: CITY ATTO¢NEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF 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 INTRO- DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY YOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON '- JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. ` THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI d VOTE: JAMES L. BARN RD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. J ' I_