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AN ORDINANCE
CHANGING,AND REORGANIZING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PARK
BOARD; PRESCRIBING ITS COMPOSITION TO CONSIST OF TEN (10)
MEMBERS; ESTABLISHING STAGGERED, TWO -YEAR TERMS OF OFFICE
OF SUCH MEMBERS AND THEIR QUALIFICATIONS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS,T /HE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CHARTER, ARTICLE V, SECTION 15,
ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 10, 1970, EMPOWERS THE CITY COUNCIL TO "...CREATE,CHANGE OR
ABOLISH ANY BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE OF THE CITY, WHETHER ESTABLISHED
BY CHARTER OR ORDINANCE..."; AND
WHEREAS, UNDER THE GUIDELINE OF SAID CHARTER PROVISION, THE CITY
COUNCIL FINDS NO LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CONTRARY TO THE REORGANIZATION OF
THE CITY PARK BOARD HEREINAFTER ORDAINED; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST WILL BE
BENEFITED BY THE ENLARGEMENT OF SAID BOARD TO-TEN•(10) MEMBERS, SERVING STAGGERED
TERMS AND POSSESSING QUALIFICATIONS AS HEREINAFTER ORDAINED:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PARK BOARD IS HEREBY CHANGED
AND REORGANIZED TO HEREAFTER CONSIST OF TEN (10) MEMBERS, EACH A RESIDENT OF
THE CITY. EACH MEMBER SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION. THE BOARD-SHALL
ELECT A CHAIRMAN AND ADOPT BYLAWS TO GOVERN ITS OPERATIONS IN CO- OPERATION
WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 2. EACH MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF TWO (2)
YEARS AND UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED. FIVE (5) MEMBERS APPOINTED HERE-
UNDER, HOWEVER, SHALL BE DESIGNATED TO EACH SERVE A TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR ONLY,
COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREINAFTER STATED, AND FIVE (5) MEMBERS
APPOINTED SHALL BE DESIGNATED TO EACH SERVE A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS ONLY,
COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREINAFTER STATED. EACH SUCCESSOR TO A
MEMBER COMPLETING A ONE -YEAR TERM AS ABOVE PROVIDED SHALL BE APPOINTED TO A
REGULAR TWO -YEAR TERN. WHENEVER A VACANCY OCCURS DURING A TERM, APPOINTMENT
FILLING THE VACANCY SHALL BE TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM.
PASSAGE.
SECTION 3. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON FINAL
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SECTION 4. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASE, WORD, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID
OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY FINAL JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IT
SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE,
WORD, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE, FOR IT IS THE DEFINITE INTENT OF THIS
CITY COUNCIL THAT EVERY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE, WORD,
OR PROVISION HEREOF BE GIVEN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FOR ITS PURPOSE.
SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY TO REORGANIZE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
PARK BOARD AND PRESCRIBE ITS COMPOSITION AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE ,
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 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 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 20 3 ,L
DAY OF AUGUST, 1972.
ATTEST,
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CITY SECRETA R+F OR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
gg 3J_ DAY OF , 19 72,
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. -
RESPECTFULLY,
' YOR .�ry �., -,•-�
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
RONN 1 E S I ZEMORE
CHARLES A. BON NIWELL
-- ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D._.1-
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
., THOMAS V. GONZALES f/
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK / '�`--
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
• RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL V
RoBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH Q -Pj2v.
THOMAS V. GONZALES �/ Q,h y-:,
GAGE LOZANO, SR. f
J. HOWARD STARK