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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, TEXAS HAS CHANGED FROM A PREDOMINANTELY RURAL POPULA-
TION TO A POPULATION NOW NEARLY SO PERCENT URBANIZED WITH MORE METROPOLI-
TAN CENTERS THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE; AND
WHEREAS, TEXAS CITIES ARE FINE PLACES TO LIVE WITH THE YEARS
OF THE STATES GREATEST GROWTH YET TO COME, WITH NEARLY ALL OF THAT
GROWTH COMING IN THE CITIES OF TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS NOW BECOME CRITICALLY APPARENT THAT THE
RAPIDLY EXPANDING NEEDS OF TEXAS CITIES CALL FOR ADDITIONAL SOURCES
OF REVENUE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO MEET THE MULTIPLYING DEMANDS FOR
GROWTH, EXPANSION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; AND
WHEREAS, THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF TEXAS CITIES CANNOT ANY LONGER
BE MET SOLELY THROUGH THE NON- DISCRETIONARY RELIANCE ON THE AD VALOREM
PROPERTY TAX; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS THE DESIRE OF TEXAS CITIES TO SOLVE THEIR
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL RATHER THAN TURNING MORE AND
MORE TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THAT THE SAID CITY COUNCIL BY THIS
RESOLUTION AGGRESSIVELY SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENT IN STATE LAWS THAT WILL
PERMIT CITIES TO BROADEN THEIR TAX BASE AND DEVELOP A SOUND MUNICIPAL
REVENUE POLICY FROM WHICH AMPLE REVENUES CAN BE PRODUCED WITH REASONABLE
EQUITY, RELIABLE STABILITY, AND DESIRABLE ECONOMY OF ADMINISTRATION AND
COLLECTION; AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT SIGNED COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION
BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE, AND ALL LOCAL HOUSE AND SENATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO ALL
NEWS MEDIA, URGING THAT THE APPROPRIATE ACTION BE TAKEN AT THIS SESSION
OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE AY OF OCTOBER, 1966.
ATTE
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CI Y SECRETARY MAYOR
APPROVED AS T LEGAL FORM T S THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY O 0 TOBEEER,, "tg,
CITY TT N Y
8215
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
DAY OF ��C.. 19 V „•
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 FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWIN VOTER
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE O