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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS
AMENDED, SO AS TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE OF GAS RATES
FOR CUSTOMERS OR CONSUMERS OF THE CITY -OWNED GAS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY AMENDING SECTION 38 -46 so
AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN ALL INSTANCES WHERE THE PHRASE
"CHURCH, SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL CUSTOMERS" APPEARS SAID
PHRASE SHALL HEREAFTER READ "CHURCH, SCHOOL, HOSPITAL
AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY CUSTOMERS" AND THAT RATES
PERTAINING TO USE OF GAS IN QUANTITIES EXCEEDING 2000
MCF PER MONTH SHALL BE BILLED ACCORDING TO A NEW
SCHEDULE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A
SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO ADD THE CLASS OF CUSTOMERS,
"GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ", TO THE RATES APPLICABLE TO CHURCH, SCHOOL AND
HOSPITAL CUSTOMERS; AND
WHEREAS, CUSTOMERS USING GAS IN EXCESS OF 2,000 MCI, PER MONTH
SHOULD, AFTER MARCH 31, 1966, BE ENTITLED TO SOME REDUCTION YIN GAS RATES:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 38 -46 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE,
1958, AS AMENDED, AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE No. 7303, ADOPTED
JULY 291 1964, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREVER THE PHRASE "CHURCH, SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL CUSTOMERS"
APPEARS IT SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "CHURCH, SCHOOL, HOSPITAL
AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY CUSTOMERS."
SECTION 2. A SCHEDULE OF RATES APPLICABLE TO CHURCH, SCHOOL OR
HOSPITAL CUSTOMERS, AND NOW APPLICABLE TO CHURCH, SCHOOL, HOSPITAL AND
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY CUSTOMERS, IS HEREBY AMENDED SO AS TO CHANGE THE ITEM
"ALL OVER 2000 MCF PER MONTH AT $.24" TO READ: 1.
"NEXT 1000 MCF PER MONTH $•24
NEXT 2000 MCF PER MONTH $•22
ALL OVER 5000 MCF PER MONTH $.20"
THE INCENTIVE AIR COOLING AND CONDITIONING RATE APPLICABLE TO
CHURCH, SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL CUSTOMERS, AND NOW APPLICABLE TO CHURCH,
SCHOOL, HOSPITAL AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY CUSTOMERS, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING THE ITEM "ALL OVER 1000 MCF PER MONTH, AT $•24" TO HEREAFTER READ:
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"NEXT 1000 MCF PER MONTH $.24
NEXT 2000 MCF PER MONTH 22
ALL OVER 4000 MCF PER MONTH .20°
SECTION 3. THAT THE RATES SET FORTH IN SECTION'2 FOR CHURCH,
SCHOOL, HOSPITAL AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY CUSTOMERS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AT
ALL TIMES FROM AND AFTER MARCH 31, 1966.
SECTION 4. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT
SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 5. SECTIONS 38 -46 AND 38 -117 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY
CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, ARE BY THE ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDED SECTION 38 -46,
HEREBY REPEALED BUT NO CHARGES ACCRUING UNDER SAID PREVIOUS EXISTING SEC-
TIONS SHALL BE ALTERED, RELEASED, RELINQUISHED OR REVOKED. ALL OTHER
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PROVISIONS RELATING TO RATES AND CHARGES FOR GAS OR SERVICES FURNISHED
BY THE GAS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED OTHER THAN AS HEREIN PROVIDED.
SECTION 6. THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATELY REVISING THE GAS RATES
OF THE CITY -OWNED GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCEOR 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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST,
AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, 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 P SSAGE, IT
IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE: 1717 OF Q t , 1g65.
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APPROVED AS TO�EGAL FORM T S THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
L7 DAY OF, 96 =
ITY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY of �o
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,
AYOR
T CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN¢,�
JACK BLACKMON l
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE