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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5584, PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 18, 1959, SO AS TO HERE-
AFTER PROVIDE THAT EITHER THE CITY MANAGER OR THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MAY EXECUTE RELEASES OF LIEN AFTER
THE PAYMENT OF ANY INDEBTEDNESS REPRESENTED BY SUCH
LIEN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ORDINANCE NO. 5584, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
ON NOVEMBER 18, 1959, AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE RELEASES OF LIENS,
CLAIMS AND INDEBTEDNESS DUE THE CITY UPON PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF SUMS DUE
THEREFOR; AND
WHEREAS, THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS, LIENS AND INDEBTEDNESS BROUGHT ABOUT
BY THE INCREASE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, EXTENSION OF SEWER LATERALS
AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PROJECTS HAS GREATLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS FOR
WHICH RELEASES ARE ISSUED WHEN SUCH ACCOUNTS ARE FULLY PAID AND DISCHARGED;
AND
WHEREAS, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE
EFFICIENT OPERATION OF CITY AFFAIRS TO AUTHORIZE EITHER THE CITY MANAGER OR
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO EXECUTE RELEASES OF LIENS, CLAIMS AND INDEBTED -
NESSES DUE THE CITY WHEN THE AMOUNT DUE THEREFOR IS RECEIVED:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 5584, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 1$, 1959, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED TO
HEREAFTER PROVIDE THAT EITHER THE CITY MANAGER OR THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
MAY EXECUTE RELEASES OF LIEN AFTER THE PAYMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS REPRE-
SENTED BY SUCH LIEN, AND THE CITY SECRETARY IS AUTHORIZED TO ATTEST SUCH EXE-
CUTION AND IMPRESS THE SEAL OF THE CITY THEREUPON, PROVIDED SUCH RELEASE IS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM, AS IS PROVIDED BY THE CITY CHARTER.
SECTION 2. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PROVIDE
A FORM OF CERTIFICATE WHICH WILL RECITE THE PERTINENT FACTS PERTAINING TO
THE INDEBTEDNESS, THE RELEASE OF WHICH IS DESIRED FROM THE CITY, PROVIDING
ON SUCH FORM A SPACE FOR THE SIGNATURE OF THE CITY MANAGER OR THE DIRECTOR
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OF FINANCE, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, TO EVIDENCE THE FACT THAT HE HAS
EXECUTED A RELEASE THEREOF. SUCH CERTIFICATE SHALL BE KEPT ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY AS PART OF THE RECORDS AND ARCHIVES OF THE CITY
AND SUBJECT TO THE INSPECTION OF ANYONE DURING ORDINARY BUSINESS HOURS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE RELEASES
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO BE EXTENDED TO AND INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE,
AS WELL AS THE CITY MANAGER, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE MORE EFFICIENT OPERATION
OF THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, CLAIMS AND OTHER INDEBTEDNESS DUE THE CITY
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION 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, AND HAVING REQUESTED
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
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FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1968.
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCES 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 COUNCILS 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
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. lc
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE;
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL L4_
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS