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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10428 ORD - 08/20/1971AN ORDINANCE FINDING THAT THE OFFER OF A REWARD BY THE CITY FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN WHO WAS SHOT ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 19, 1971, AND SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED AWAY PROMOTES THE PUB/ LIC SAFETY AND WELFARE; OFFERING A REWARD OF O O ®0,.. FOR INFORMATION DIRECTLY LEADING TO THE ARREST AND FINAL CONVICTION OF THE 2 ✓,/ PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN; EXCLUDING CERTAIN PERSONS AND CITY EMPLOYEES FROM ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REWARD; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED PROCLAMATION; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO PLACE SAID PROCLAMATION IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 19, 1971, JOHN W. SARTAIN, A PATROLMAN OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS SHOT AND CRITICALLY WOUNDED AT OR NEAR THE CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE BUILDING; AND WHEREAS, PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED AWAY IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND WHEREAS, THE ASSAILANT OF PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN HAS NOT BEEN APPREHENDED; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF JOHN W. SARTAIN PROMOTES THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS CAN BE FURTHER PROMOTED BY THE OFFERING OF A REWARD FOR INFORMATION DIRECTLY LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THERE 15 HEREBY OFFERED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A REWARD OF FOR INFORMATION DIRECTLY LEADING 114 TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN. THE REWARD AUTHORIZED HEREIN WILL BE PAID BY THE CITY TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS ELIGIBLE THEREFOR WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF FINAL CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS r • s ARRESTED AND CONVICTED FOR THE DEATH OF PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN. IN THE EVENT THAT MORE THAN ONE (1) PERSON SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY LEADING TO THE ARREST AND FINAL CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF PATROLMAN SARTAIN, THEN AND IN THAT EVENT,THE REWARD PROVIDED IN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE PAID JOINTLY TO ALL SUCH PERSONS ELIGIBLE9AS CITY SHALL FINALLY AND EXCLUSIVELY DETERMINE. SECTION 2. NO EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE REWARD PROVIDED IN THIS ORDINANCE. THE PRINCIPAL (S) IN THE SHOOTING OF PATROLMAN SARTAIN SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE REWARD PROVIDED IN THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 3. THAT THE MAYOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE ATTACHED PROCLAMATION WHICH IS INCORPORATED IN THIS ORDINANCE THE SAME AS IF WRITTEN HEREIN, AND THE CITY SECRETARY IS AUTHORIZED TO ATTEST SAID ATTACHED PROCLAMATION. SECTION 4. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE BEING THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE BY THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN, THE MAYOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO POST THE PROCLAMATION AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3 HEREOF IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH IN HIS JUDGMENT WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 5. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID BY FINAL JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE. SECTION 6. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY PUBLISHING THE CAPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE, STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. SECTION 7. THE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS.OF THE CITY OCCASIONED BY THE INCIDENTS CAUSING THE DEATH OF -2- • 1� PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN 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 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 AND PUBLICATION, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE 20 4 DAY OF AUGUST, 1971. ATTEST: ,IQ AwI_ lei CITY SECR TAR - / / MAYOR 1 /✓ /// THE CITY OF COR S CHRISTI, TEXAS APPR VED: s� AY F AU T, 9 9 CI ATTO NE P R O C L A M A T I O N R E W A R D PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. , PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON , 1971, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS OFFERS A REWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $ FOR INFORMATION DIRECTLY LEADING TO THE ARREST AND FINAL CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF PATROLMAN JOHN W. SARTAIN. THE REWARD WILL BE PAID BY THE CITY WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF THE DATE OF FINAL CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PATROLMAN SARTAINvS DEATH. IF MORE THAN ONE (1) PERSON PROVIDES INFORMATION THE REWARD WILL BE DIVIDED. NO EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE REWARD, AND THE PRINCIPAL IN THE SHOOTING IS NOT ELIGIBLE. THIS PROCLAMATION IS NOTICE OF THE OFFER OF REWARD BUT THE ACTUAL OFFER IS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE N0. , PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON , 1971• IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT BETWEEN SAID ORDINANCE AND THIS PROCLAMATION, THE ORDINANCE SHALL CONTROL. EXECUTED THIS THE DAY OF , 1971- ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY RONNIE SIZEMORE MAYOR, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF "19d_(— 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 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, t_'Q A,# d O MAYOR THE CITY OF CORp&q RISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: VOTE: BONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL t ROBERTO BOSQUEZ u REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. r" J. HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI Eo.' RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL �• ROBERTb BOSQUEZ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK !