HomeMy WebLinkAbout08596 ORD - 09/13/1967AN ORDINANCE
CREATING A BOARD, ADVISORY TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "CORPUS CHRISTI
+ . CITIZENS CRIME COMMISSION "; PROVIDING FOR MEMBERSHIP;
DEFINING FUNCTIONS; PROVIDING;PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO
ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION AND OTHER REGULATIONS PER -
TAINING TO THE COMMISSION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A BOARD, ADVISORY TO THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "CORPUS CHRISTI
CITIZENS CRIME COMMISSION ", HEREINAFTER CALLED "COMMISSION ". -
SECTION 2. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF NINE (9) MEMBERS,
WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WHO SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVE
OF VARIOUS INTERESTS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BUSINESS, LABOR, PROFESSIONS,
EDUCATION FACILITIES, CHARITIES, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR SUCH OTHER
SEGMENTS OF THE LOCAL CITIZENSHIP AS MAY BE SELECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 3. THERE SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO SAID COMMISSION AS AN
EX- OFFICIO MEMBER THEREOF BUT WITHOUT VOTE THEREON, A LEGAL CONSULTANT
APPOINTED BY THE CITY MANAGER FROM THE CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT STAFF. SAID
LEGAL ADVISOR SHALL SERVE AS LIAISON OFFICER BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND
THE CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 4. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, EXCEPT THE LIAISON
OFFICER AND ADVISOR, SHALL SERVE WITHOUT PAY.
SECTION 5. UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
COMMISSION, ONE OF THE APPOINTEES SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR AS THE
CHAIRMAN OF SUCH COMMISSION WHO SHALL PROMPTLY CALL A MEETING OF THE
COMMISSION AND AT SUCH MEETING PROVIDE FOR THE SELECTION BY THE COMMISSION
FROM ITS MEMBERSHIP OF A VICE - CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY. THE COMMISSION
SHALL ALSO DESIGNATE A TIME IN EACH CALENDAR MONTH FOR THE HOLDING OF
REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION WHICH SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST ONCE IN
EACH CALENDAR MONTH. MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE
KEPT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION. SUCH MINUTES SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE
M.
TO THE CITY MANAGER, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL BUT OTHERWISE SHALL BE CONFI-
DENTIAL INFORMATION. UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE LIFE OF THE COMMISSION,
THE FILES OF THE SECRETARY SHALL BE PLACED IN SEALED ENVELOPE AND DELIVERED
TO THE CITY SECRETARY, SUBJECT TO THE ORDERS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
COUNCIL.
SECTION 6. THE COMMISSION SHALL EXIST FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1J
YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE UNLESS PRIOR TO SAID ANNIVERSARY
DATE OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL BY MOTION
EXTEND THE TERM. THE TERM OF SAID COMMISSION MAY BE EXTENDED FROM YEAR
TO YEAR BY MOTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUT SHALL EXPIRE UNLESS SO EXTENDED.
SECTION 7. THE FUNCTION OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE TO DEVELOP
INFORMATION, AND GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF SOLUTIONS CONCERNING PROBLEMS
OF CRIME WHICH MAY EXIST IN THE CITY. RECOMMENDATIONS MAY ALSO BE MADE
BY THE COMMISSION FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC RELATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE LAW- ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
SECTION H. THE GENERAL RISE IN CRIME RATE AND THE NECESSITY
TO IMMEDIATELY STUDY THE PROBLEMS AND ATTEMPT TO ARRIVE AT SOLUTIONS
THEREOF 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO
EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1967-
ATTES .
CI Y SE RE AR Y
TY
AP THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
PROVED AS 0 LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY 0 SEPTEMBER, 1967:
CITY ATTORINEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, T XXAAS
DAY
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION 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,
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,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED Y THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
BONNIE $IZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. ��V)
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOW[ G VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. ILI
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN Mc DANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS