HomeMy WebLinkAbout11047 RES - 08/23/1972• JRR:m1:8- 23- 72;1st •
A RESOLUTION
URGING THAT CITIZENS APPOINTED TO CITY ADVISORY BOARDS
BE APPOINTED FOR NO MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS ON
THE SAME BOARD TO ALLOW FOR GREATER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION;
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, many worthy citizens of the City are appointed by the
City Council and serve on City Advisory Boards; and
WHEREAS, these citizens provide invaluable guidance, advise and
knowledge to the City Staff and to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the impact of such citizen participation on City Govern-
ment will be greater with more citizen participation:
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 go on record as urging that citizens appointed to City Advisory Boards
be appointed for no more than two consecutive terms on the same board to allow
for greater citizen participation in City Government. Provided, however, that
nothing herein shall prevent any individual from being appointed to a different
board after two consecutive terms on the same board, or from being appointed
to the same board after a break in service of one term after two consecutive
terms.
SECTION 2. The importance of furthering greater citizen participa-
tion on the City Advisory Boards 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 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
ACCORDI/NGLLY SO RESOLVED, this theme 3,5k, ay of of AuuggJust,, 1972. )
ATTESai
(/ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
AP 0 v
DAY OF AUGUST, 1972:
(Cii'�y Attar ey 7
CORPUS CHRISTIO TEXAS
a 3� 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.
RESPECTFU LYE
OR �w-
THE CITY.OF CORPUS CHRISTI., TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS - SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
- RONNIE SIZEMORE
- - CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
,• .- THOMAS V. GONZALES I!
GAGE L02AN0, SR.
V. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH v� _
THOMAS V. GONZALES '
GABE LOZANO, SR. A
J. HOWARD STARK