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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07074 ORD - 11/06/1963J PR: J KH:11 -6 -63 Y AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (c) OF SECTION 38 -55A OF SAID CODE SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE WHERE CHARGES MAY BE PAID UPON AN INSTALLMENT BASIS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SEWER EXTENSIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION 38 -55A OF SAID CODE TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "SECTION 38 -55A. (C) THE OWNER WILL BE FURNISHED THE NECESSARY FORMS FOR EXECUTION INCLUDING A PROMISSORY NOTE AND A MECHANIC'S AND MATERIALMAN'S LIEN CONTRACT. IF A CASH PAYMENT IS MADE AT THE TIME OF THE DELIVERY OF THE EXECUTED NOTE AND MECHANICS LIEN PAPERS, THE NOTE SHALL BE FOR THE BALANCE OF THE INSTALLATION CHARGES. IF NO CASH PAYMENT IS MADE, THE NOTE SHALL BE FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE INSTALLATION CHARGES APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY TO BE SERVED. THERE SHALL BE A CARRYING CHARGE ON ANY BALANCE, OF FIVE PERCENT PER ANNUM FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY ALL OF THE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, WITH SUCH TOTAL PAYABLE IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS, NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY -FOUR INSTALLMENTS. ALL MONTHLY INSTALL- MENTS WILL BE MADE AT THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE OF THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND WILL BE DUE AND PAYABLE MONTHLY ON THE SAME DUE DATE AS THE REGULAR UTILITY BILL APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTYs SUCH INSTALLMENT NOTE AND CONTRACT SHALL CONTAIN A PROVISION TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER AGREES TO MAKE THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS AS THEREIN SET FORTH AND FURTHER THAT THE OWNERS WATER METER DEPOSIT ;; _ _7076. CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY PAYMENT BECOMING DELINQUENT. SUCH CONTRACT SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISCONTINUE WATER SERVICE TO THE PROPERTY IN THE EVENT ANY OF THE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS BECOME DELINQUENT." SECTION 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND TAKE FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO AMEND THE CITY CODE PROMPTLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE WHERE CHARGES MAY BE PAID UPON AN INSTALLMENT BASIS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SEWER EXTENSIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 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 IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMEGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SUCH CHARTER RULE, AND THAT THIS ORDI- NANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE X7 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1963. AT T- / l t J/ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS C TY SECRVTO RY APPROVED LEGAL FORM THIS G DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1963: CITY ATT&RNE CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS _G _-AY 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 - DUCEDI OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, 2�6 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 FOLLD ING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR.