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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AN AGREE-
MENT WITH THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY FOR LIBRARY
DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE LIBRARY SERVICES AND CON-
STRUCTION ACT, IN LIEU OF THE AGREEMENT HERETOFORE
AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 7319, PASSED AND AP-
PROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 12, 1964;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ENACTED THE
LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT, PUBLIC LAW 88-269, "TO PROMOTE THE
FURTHER EXTENSION BY THE SEVERAL STATES, OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE TO
AREAS WITHOUT SUCH SERVICES OR WITH INADEQUATE SERVICES "; AND
WHEREAS, THE STATE LIBRARY AND THIS CITY COUNCIL ARE WILLING TO
COOPERATE IN A STATEWIDE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES
PROGRAM;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY FOR LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE LIBRARY
SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT, IN LIEU OF THE AGREEMENT HERETOFORE AUTHOR-
IZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 7319, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON
AUGUST 12, 1964.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AFORE-
SAID AGREEMENT AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN TO HELP THE CITY'S PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACHIEVE
THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE
MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED
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AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1965.
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MAYOR
ss THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SECR_'AR /
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS "
DAY OF FEBP/UARY, 1965:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY of
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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; 1, 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,
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MAYOR
i 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 FOLL INGIVOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG
JACK R. BLACKMON
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
W. H. WALLACE, JR.
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