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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8285 BY AMENDING SECTION 2
THEREOF, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR STAGGERED TERMS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 8288, PASSED AND APPROVED,
BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 21, 1966, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY,
AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 2 THEREOF, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR STAGGERED
TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION, SAID SECTION 2 TO
HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 2. THE MEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION SHALL BE
APPOINTED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1969 AS FOLLOWS:
5 MEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION SHALL BE APPOINTED
FOR ONE TERM OF THREE YEARS;
5 MEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION SHALL BE APPOINTED
FOR ONE TERM OF TWO YEARS; AND
5 MEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION SHALL BE APPOINTED
FOR ONE TERM OF ONE YEAR.
UPON THE EXPIRATION OF EACH OF THE AFORESAID TERMS OF OFFICE,
THE SUCCEEDING TERM OF OFFICE FOR EACH OF THE SAID 15 MEMBERS
SHALL THEREAFTER BE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS."
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO IMMEDIATELY AMEND THE AFORESAID
ORDINANCE AS OUTLINED CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND
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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, 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 AFT
TS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS
THE__rS_DAY OF
,1968.
ATTEST:
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CITY SLIAETARY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
— 9' DAY OF JUNE,
1968:
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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 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,
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE IL 10
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. Ale
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS