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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08077 ORD - 06/29/1966THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On this the 25th day of June, 1966, the CitN Council of the City,'of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in meeting, with the following members of said Council p / sent, to -wit: McIver Furman Mayor Jack R. Blackmon W. H. Wallace, Jr. Patrick J. Dunne Dr. P. Jimenez, Jr. Commissioners Ken McDaniel Ronnie Sizemore T. Ray Kring Ci ecretary with the following absent: o-� constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted: Mr. McIver Furman, Mayor, presented for the considera- tion of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the City Secretary. The Mayor presented to the Council a communica- tion in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follow,: " rpus Christi, Texas, 1966. TO THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: The public importance and the pressing need for buying and constructing a public bus transportation system with the proceeds of the bonds voted at the election held on June 25, 1966, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter pro- visions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings. I, therefore, request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the election for the issuance of said bonds as an emergency measure. You will 807-7 ,. 0 please consider this request in connection with the ordinance which has been introduced in the City Council on this subject. Yours very truly, s/s McIver Furman McIver Furman Mayor" Commissioner moved that the Charter provision prohibiting ordinances from being passed finally on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause f the dinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner � r The motion was carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Blackmon, Wallace, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel and Sizemore. NAYS: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done Commissioner moved that the ordin be sed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner l The motion was carried by the following vot AYES: Commissioners Blackmon, Wallace, Dunne, Ji McDaniel and Sizemore. NAYS: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been The ordinance is as follows: N i ORDINANCE N0, A 7 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF AN ELECTION "ON SHE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUYING AND CONSTRUCTING A PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF 500,000; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, heretofore on the 1st 'day of June, 1966, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed an ordinance calling an election to be held in said City on the 25th day of June, 1966, on the Proposition hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, officers, holding, and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said City Council. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS;. 1. That the City Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly appointed by the City Council prior to said election, that said election was duly held, that due returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law. 2. That the City Council officially finds and determines that only resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation were allowed to vote at said election, and 11 that the following votes were cast at said election on the Proposition submitted: i "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BUS SYSTEM BONDS " Votes; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF BUS SYSTEM BONDS" 11hpotes. 3. That the City Council officially finds, determine and declares the result of said election to be that said Propos tion so submitted received a favorable majority vote and and that said bonds may be issued in accordance with law. 4. That the public importance and the pressing need for buying and constructing a public bus transportation system with the proceeds of the sale of said bonds create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring same to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings, and such facts require that this ordinance be passed and take effect immediately as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are hereby suspended and this ordinance is passed and shall take effect as an emergency meausre, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this the I day of June, 1966. Mayor, City of Corpus Christi, Texas ATTEST: Cit Secre a , Ci y of Corpus Chri i, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM ANDS1EGAL�ITY PRIOR TO PASSAGE: /�S, e'7 City Attorney CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY �/-(Z 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, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLIOWIN VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE 124 c DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE zd THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI////G���� VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE D '