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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10899 RES - 06/07/1972JRR:HG:vmp 6/6/72: 1st A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 999b, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES) TO MAKE PRO- VISION FOR REGULARLY EMPLOYED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ASSIST OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCY; PROVIDING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF OTHER ENTITIES SO ASSIGNED TO THE CITY ARE PEACE OFFICERS OF THE CITY AND UNDER COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE; PROVIDING THAT SUCH CITY PEACE OFFICERS SHALL BE EN- TITLED TO THE SAME COMPENSATION WHEN ORDERED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSE; AND DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY. WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi, under the provisions of Article 999b, V.A.C.S., is authorized to make provisions for its regularly employed law enforcement officers to assist any other county or municipality when the mayor, or other officer authorized to declare a state of civil emergency, requests their assistance; and WHEREAS, provided that when such request is made by such county or municipality, that there exists in such other county or municipality a need for the services of additional law enforcement officers to protect the health, life, and property of such other county or municipality, its inhabi- tants, and the visitors thereto, by reason of riot, unlawful assembly charac- terized by the use of force and violence, or threat thereof by three or more persons acting together or without lawful authority, or during time of natural disaster or man-made calamity, the person hereinafter designated may send the regularly employed law enforcement officers of said City to their assistance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas does hereby appoint the City Manager, at his discretion, to send the regularly employed law enforcement officers to assist any other county or municipality when the mayor, or other officer authorized to declare a state of civil emergency requests this assistance, and there exists in such other county or municipality, its inhabitants, and the visitors thereto, by reason of riot, unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force and violence, or threat thereof by three or more persons acting together or without lawful authority, or during time of natural disaster or man -made calamity. It is further resolved that whenever any law enforcement officer of any other county or municipality is assigned to this City, under authority of an order adopted by the governing body of such other county or municipality, to assist under circumstances as described above which may exist in this City, that such officer shall be a peace officer of this City and shall be under the command of the Chief of Police of this City while so assigned, and he shall have all the powers of a regular law enforcement officer of this City as fully as though he were within the county or municipality where regularly employed and his qualifications, respectively, for office where regularly employed shall constitute his qualification for office in this City, and no other oath, bond, or compensation shall be made. it is further resolved that when any law enforcement officer of this City is ordered by proper authority to perform peace officer duties outside the territorial limits of this City, he shall be entitled to the same wage, salary, pension, and all other compensation and all other rights for such service, including injury or death benefits, the same as though the service had been rendered within the limits of this City; and he shall also be paid for any reasonable expenses of travel, food, or lodging, as well as for damage to equipment and clothing, and medical expenses, which he may incur while on duty outside such limits, or while traveling to or from such assignment. it is further ordered that when any law enforcement officer is assigned to this City from another city under the circumstances described above, and upon request of the proper authority of this City that this City will, upon proper request, reimburse the county or city furnishing the services of such law enforcement officer for his actual expenses of travel, food, lodg- ing, and for such cost or damage to equipment and clothing resulting from the services of such law enforcement officer in this City and for which the county or city where he is regularly employed has paid. SECTION 2. The immediate necessity to authorize City peace officers to assist other governmental entities in the event of natural disaster or man- made calamity and to authorize other law enforcement officers to operate under the command of the Chief of Police creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance -2- 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 such emergency and necessity to exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this resolution shall 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 RESOLVED, this the ( o J , 1972. ATTEST: ` 0 f City Secretary MAYOR r J 7 THE CITY OF ORPU C STI, TEXAS APPROVED: �) DAY OF JUNE, 1972: Citf AttJ2 o�r COR✓1PU.S.// CHRISTI, TEXAS 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 IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, 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. XSPICT'FUL Y, _ 0 14AYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS HR STIR TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH CLiQJ-�2N�� THOMAS V. GONZALES k GABE LOZANOj SR. J. HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. - n 'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK