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AN ORDINANCE
CREATING A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL,
DESIGNATED "THE CITY GOVERNMENT COST REDUCTION COMMITTEE ";
PRESCRIBING ITS COMPOSITION; SETTING FORTH ITS DUTIES;
PROVIDING FOR A CHAIRMAN TO BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR,
SUBJECT TO COUNCIL CONFIRMATION; AND DECLARING AN EMER-
GENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE
THE CITY COUNCIL AND DESIGNATED AS "THE CITY GOVERNMENT COST REDUCTION
COMMITTEE ".
SECTION 2. THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF SEVEN (7) MEMBERS,
(RESIDENTS OF THE CITY), TO SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION AT THE PLEASURE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, AND APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY THE
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CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 3. THE CITY GOVERNMENT COST REDUCTION COMMITTEE SHALL PER-
FORM THE DUTIES OF:
A. STUDYING THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND DETERMINING
THE COSTS OF SUCH OPERATIONS;
B. EVALUATING SUCH OPERATIONS, RELATIVE TO EXPENDITURES, FROM A
PRIVATE CORPORATION STANDPOINT, WITH DUE ALLOWANCE FOR THE NONPROFIT NATURE
AND LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY AS A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ITS POSI-
TION IN THE COMPETITIVE MARKET FOR PERSONNEL, OTHER SERVICES, AND GOODS; AND
C. RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AREAS OF MUNICIPAL ACTIVITY,
FUNCTION, OR PROGRAM, WHERE EXPENDITURES MAY BE REDUCED WITHOUT MATERIALLY
CHANGING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND SUGGEST, AS TO SUCH AREAS,
WAYS AND MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHING REDUCTION.
THE COMMITTEE SHALL ESTABLISH ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE AND TIMES
AND PLACES FOR MEETINGS.
SECTION 4. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
THE MAYOR AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEE, SUBJECT TO THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE COMMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE SUCH OTHER
OFFICERS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE. PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ACTIVITY
SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER UPON REQUEST OF THE
MAYOR OR THE CITY MANAGER.
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SECTION 5. THE COMMITTEE SHALL COMPLETE ITS WORK NO LATER THAN
JUNE 1, 1972.
SECTION 6. THE NECESSITY TO CREATE A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE DESIG-
NATED AS "THE CITY GOVERNMENT COST REDUCTION COMMITTEE" AS PROMPTLY AS
POSSIBLE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIR-
ING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION 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, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO
ORDAINED, THIS THE /�/(•9V DAY OF DECEMBER, 1971.
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CITY SECRE AR '� MAYOR
THE CITY OF CT P CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1971:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
s9k DAY OF
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 15 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,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF COR S HRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GON "GALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING 'VaOTE':
BONNIE $IZEMORE -- ��Q,lv�l
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL (/�
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GON ZA LES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK