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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10402 RES - 08/04/1971A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THE SERVICES OF WAYLAND D. PILCHER TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, WAYLAND D. PILCHER HAS ABLY SERVED THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR ELEVEN YEARS, SUCCESSIVELY AS AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, HUMAN RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR, POLICE LEGAL ADVISOR, AND DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY SINCE JULY 16, 1908, ADDITIONALLY AND RECENTLY PROVIDING CAPABLE SUPERVISION OF THE TRANSIT DIVISION AND THE CITY'S CIVIL DEFENSE; AND WHEREAS, MR. PILCHER HAS BROUGHT TO HIS PUBLIC SERVICE AN INVALUABLE COMBINATION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN LAW AND GOVERNMENT; AND WHEREAS, DURING HIS TENURE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RELATIONS AND IN POLICE ADMINISTRATION; AND WHEREAS, HE HAS DEVOTED HIMSELF UNTIRINGLY AND SELFLESSLY TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE INHABITANTS OF CORPUS CHRISTI: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT, BY THIS RESOLUTION, THE RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE OUTSTANDING AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE OF WAYLAND D. PILCHER TO THE CITY BE RECORDED AND CONVEYED TO HIM. SECTION 2. THE IMMINENT DEPARTURE OF WAYLAND D. PILCHER FROM THE CITY TO ENTER UPON THE DUTIES OF AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP IN SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRO- DUCTION BUT 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 RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE J-0402 6.J OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED, THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1971. ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY APP ,ROVED: DAY OF AUGUST, 1971: Ci T4 ATTORNEY O MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS ISTI, TEXAS • CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS • 4/1- .DAY OF l �J •/� 1 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. ECTFULLY, MAYOR THE CITY OF COR CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING ,VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL 0 ROBERTO BOSQUEZ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH �jjjj1111 THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK