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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08460 RES - 05/17/1967A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TRAEGER HAS FOR MANY YEARS BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF STRONG LOCAL SELF - GOVERNMENT; AND WHEREAS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IN THE PRESENT SESSION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TRAEGER SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED H.B. 207, WHICH PERMITTED VOTERS IN CITIES TO VOTE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE CITY A SALES TAX TO SUPPORT THE HEAVY BURDEN OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PROGRAM OF PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE CITY GOVERNMENT LEVEL; AND WHEREAS, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TRAEGER HAS ALWAYS STOOD READY TO BACK LEGISLATION FAVORABLE TO LOCAL SELF - GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSE PROPOSED LEGISLATION DETRIMENTAL TO HOME RULE CITIES AND LOCAL SELF - GOVERNMENT INTERESTS AND FOR SUCH ACTIVITY DESERVES THE APPRECIATION OF ALL TEXANS; AND WHEREAS, IN A SMALL MEASURE RECOGNITION WILL BE GIVEN THE HONORABLE JOHN TRAEGER, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, ON MAY 18, 1967: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT THIS COUNCIL AS THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF CORPUS CHRISTI EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION FOR THE SER- VICES OF THE HONORABLE JOHN TRAEGER AS REPRESENTATIVE IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL CITIZENS JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION OF JOHN TRAEGER DAY ON MAY 18, 1967, AND COMMUNICATE THEIR EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO SAID DISTINGUISHED STATESMAN; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FOR- WARDED TO THE HONORABLE JOHN TRAEGER INFORMING HIM OFTHIS EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI r)�. HIS SERVICES IN THEIR BEHALF. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MAY, 1967. ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY / Y THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS ' /7 DAY OF M4Y, 1967: ` s— �.yyj.�lzcr� liw CITY ATTORNEY 8160 �I A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TRAEGER HAS FOR MANY YEARS BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF STRONG LOCAL SELF - GOVERNMENT; AND WHEREAS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IN THE PRESENT SESSION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TRAEGER SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED H.B. 207, WHICH PERMITTED VOTERS IN CITIES TO VOTE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE CITY A SALES TAX TO SUPPORT THE HEAVY BURDEN OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PROGRAM OF PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE CITY GOVERNMENT LEVEL; AND WHEREAS, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TRAEGER HAS ALWAYS STOOD READY TO BACK LEGISLATION FAVORABLE TO LOCAL SELF - GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSE PROPOSED LEGISLATION DETRIMENTAL TO HOME RULE CITIES AND LOCAL SELF - GOVERNMENT INTERESTS AND FOR SUCH ACTIVITY DESERVES THE APPRECIATION OF ALL TEXANS; AND WHEREAS, IN A SMALL MEASURE RECOGNITION WILL BE GIVEN THE HONORABLE JOHN TRAEGER, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, ON MAY 18, 1967: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT THIS COUNCIL AS THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF CORPUS CHRISTI EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION FOR THE SER- VICES OF THE HONORABLE JOHN TRAEGER AS REPRESENTATIVE IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL CITIZENS JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION OF JOHN TRAEGER DAY ON MAY 18, 1967, AND COMMUNICATE THEIR EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO SAID DISTINGUISHED STATESMAN; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FOR- WARDED TO THE HONORABLE JOHN TRAEGER INFORMING HIM OFTHIS EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI r)�. HIS SERVICES IN THEIR BEHALF. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MAY, 1967. ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY / Y THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS ' /7 DAY OF M4Y, 1967: ` s— �.yyj.�lzcr� liw CITY ATTORNEY 8160 1 v !� CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS / /DAY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL -Tt CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND Ih1P ERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN^ SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION 5ii ALL 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, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, 0 / THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPEND BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. J. A. "JACK" GRANT P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO NG VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON Owl RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. J. A. "JACK" GRANT P. JIMENEZ, JR.,.M. D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL t