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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10916 RES - 06/14/1972JRR:dp:6 /14/72:1st _ , A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE DESIRE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO APPOINT A JOBS FOR VETERANS TASK FORCE TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE HIRING OF VETERANS AND TO COOPERATE WITH THE NATIONAL AND STATE JOBS FOR VETERANS CAMPAIGN: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the President of the United States has initiated a nationwide Jobs for Veterans Campaign to improve job opportunities for former servicemen and servicewomen; and WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Texas has appointed a Texas Jobs for Veterans Task Force, in support of the national campaign; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi enthusiastically support the concept and spirit of the campaign; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi acknowledge with gratitude the contribution of all veterans to our citizens and our city, and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi are acutely aware of the potential contribution return- ing veterans will make to our community by virtue of their highly diversified skill, and their proven dedication to good citizenship; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi have determined that the Jobs for Veterans Campaign and the employment of veterans of the highest public priority and worthy of the active support of all our citizens: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Mayor and City Council shall name a Jobs for Veterans Task Force to promote and encourage the hiring of veterans by all employers in the City of Corpus Christi. 4f 10916 SECTION 2. That said Task Force include seven1(7) members representing industry, labor, business, and veterans organizations. SECTION 3.• That said Task Force be appointed for one year from date of adoption of this resolution. SECTION 4. That said Task Force be directed to cooperate with the Texas Employment Commission, the Texas Jobs for Veterans Task Force, the U. S. Department of Labor, Veterans Organizations, and all persons or agencies lending their support for this challenge. SECTION 5. The necessity for immediate implementation of this program to promote and encourage the hiring of veterans 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 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 Char- ter 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 /4,xk., day of 1972. ATTEST: O City Secretary ! MAYOR THE CITY OF CORP CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: � � 1 DAY OF*'(, 1972: Ajs'r City Attorney v ; �M +ern .c.x,:. aac.. . �t, ". - ,. _. ,.: _ eat rt�::ri,j �. i - . � - ..,.�:.'ri .. ,', z, r r:'•� ��e CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS _DAY OF 19� 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. Z ECTFULLY, O � MAYOR THE CITY OF C P S CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: BONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL I� ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. /c It ^ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH j THOMAS •V. GONZALES �✓'` , _ __ GABE L02AN0, $R. ✓/ � ' ' J. HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: - - BONNIE SIZEMORE / - CHARLES A. BDNNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. / REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES y GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK