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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8780, WHICH AMENDED ORDINANCE
NO. 55134, BY AMENDING SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE NO.
8780 SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE NECESSITY FOR THE ATTESTA-
TION OF THE EXECUTION OF THE RELEASES OF LIEN BY THE
CITY SECRETARY; AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO.
8780 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, IN LIEU
OF THE CITY SECRETARY, TO KEEP ON FILE THE CERTIFICATE
EVIDENCING THE ISSUANCE OF A RELEASE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE
EFFICIENT OPERATION OF CITY AFFAIRS TO ELIMINATE THE NECESSITY FOR THE
ATTESTATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY OF THE EXECUTION OF RELEASES OF LIENS
FOR CLAIMS AND INDEBTEDNESS DUE THE CITY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 8780, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 28, 1968, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5584, BE,
AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1 SO AS TO HEREAFTER
ELIMINATE THE NECESSITY FOR ATTESTATION OF THE EXECUTION OF RELEASES OF
LIEN BY THE CITY SECRETARY, SAID SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8780, TO
HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE No. 5584, PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 18, 19591 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 REPRESENTED BY SUCH LIEN, PROVIDED SUCH RELEASE IS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM, AS IS PROVIDED BY THE CITY CHARTER."
SECTION 2. THAT SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE No. 8780 BE, AND THE
SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"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 of FINANCE, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, TO EVIDENCE
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THE FACT THAT HE HAS EXECUTED A RELEASE THEREOF. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
SHALL KEEP SUCH CERTIFICATE ON FILE AS A PART OF THE RECORDS OF THE
FINANCE DEPARTMENT."
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO IMMEDIATELY ENACT THE HEREINABOVE
PROVISIONS TO ENABLE MORE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF CITY AFFAIRS BY ELIMINAT-
ING THE NECESSITY FOR ATTESTATION OF EACH RELEASE OF LIEN BY THE CITY
SECRETARY 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 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 FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE_4DAY
OF APRIL, 1968.
ATTEST:
4APPROV
RY M RTHE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
2� DAY OF APRIL, 1968:
ITY ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF ( � '19TTT���
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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
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EX15T 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
YOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLFYj JR.
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.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS