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AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING AND CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, KNOWN AS
THE MUSEUM DEPARTMENT; DEFINING THE DUTIES OF THE
PERSONNEL AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI KNOWN AS THE MUSEUM DEPARTMENT.
SECTION 2. THE MUSEUM DEPARTMENT SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE
DIRECTOR OF SUCH DEPARTMENT AND SUCH OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AS
THE CITY MANAGER MAY DETERMINE. THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM DEPARTMENT
SHALL BE A PERSON QUALIFIED IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO
DISCHARGE THE USUAL AND CUSTOMARY DUTIES OF A MUSEUM DIRECTOR.
SECTION 3. IT SHALL BE THE GENERAL DUTY OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE
MUSEUM DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY TO ADMINISTER THE OPERATION OF THE CITY
MUSEUM AS A SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS WHICH COLLECTS, IDENTIFIES, RESTORES
AND EXHIBITS SPECIMENS AND TO DISCHARGE SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY
THE CITY MANAGER.
SECTION 4. THE FACT THAT CONSTRUCTION IS NOW UNDERWAY AND
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS A BUILDING FOR THE HOUSING
OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM AND THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE STAFF OF SAID INSTI-
TUTION, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY
REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION 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 NECES-
SITY EXISTS 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 PASSAGE, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE DAY of , 1967.
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM V IS
DAY OF MARCH, 1967:
CITY ATTORNEY '
MAYOR
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
—4-4t DAY OF 9L7-
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,
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE'
DR. MCIVER FURMAN V
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE .�
WM. H. WALLACE /
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTEe
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON ::2�
PATRICK J. DUNNE 121 ia
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. ✓ ��n�" " """ """
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SSIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE