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AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING THE CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM ADVISORY
BOARD, SETTING FORTH THE COMPOSITION OF ITS MEMBERS
AND DESIGNATING TERMS, DEFINING ITS FIELD OF ACTIV-
ITY AND SETTING FORTH RELATED MATTERS; REPEALING
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND SPECIFICALLY ORDINANCE
NO. 8407 PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON
APRIL 5, 1967; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, a group of public - spirited citizens has established,
developed, and supported a community museum known as the Corpus Christi
Museum; and
WHEREAS. the operation of such an institution as the Corpus
Christi Museum requires the cooperation of the public educational agencies
within the City and the governing body of the City as well as the continuing
advice, financial support, and leadership of public - spirited private citizens;
and
WHEREAS, such cooperation can best be provided by the creation
of an advisory board composed of representatives of these interested
groups:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. There is hereby created the Corpus Christi Museum
Advisory Board which shall consist of sixteen (16) members through
September 1, 1973, and twelve (12) members thereafter. The "initial Board"
is that Board appointed by the City Council after the passage of this
ordinance, to serve until September 1, 1973, at which time their terms
shall terminate. The initial Board shall include all of the members of
the existing Advisory Board,, all of the members of the Museum Board of
Trustees, the President of the Museum Guild, and two representatives of
the Friends of the Museum. The Chairman of the Board shall be appointed
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by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council, to serve as chairman
of the initial Board until September 1, 1973. The initial Board may
elect such other officers as it shall deem necessary.
From and after September 1, 1973, the Board shall consist of
twelve members selected as follows: three (3) members shall be nominated
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by the Board of Trustees ofthe Corpus Christi Independent School District
and submitted to the City Council for confirmation; two (2) members shall
be nominated by the Friends of the Museum and submitted to the City
Council for confirmation; one (1) member shall be nominated by the Museum
Guild and submitted to the City Council for confirmation; three (3) members
nominated by the Museum Advisory Board from those who have provided
significant financial gifts to the Museum and submitted to the City Council
for confirmation; and three (3) appointed by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of the City Council. Within each group of those appointed
effective September 1, 1973, their terms shall run for one, two and three
years as determined by lots, and thereafter each term shall be for a full
three years. Upon the occurrence of any vacancy, it shall be filled for
the unexpired term by nomination by the same agency as nominated the out-
going member and submitted to the City Council for confirmation. At the
expiration of each term, the vacancy shall be furnished by nomination from
each agency which nominated the respective outgoing member and submitted
to the City Council for confirmation.
The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure for the conduct
of its business and from and after September 1, 1973, shall elect its
own Chairman and such other officers as the Board may determine are neces-
sary. The regular election of the Chairman and other offices shall be
in October of each year. All Board members shall serve without compensation.
SECTION 2. The Board shall hold regular meetings at least once
each month and such special meetings as may be called by the Chairman with
notice to all members. The Board shall act as an adviser to the Museum
Department of the City and to the City Council in matters pertaining to
the operation, support, and development of the Corpus Christi Museum.
SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby expressly repealed by the adoption of this ordinance,
and Ordinance No. 8407, passed and adopted by the City Council on April 5,
1967, is specifically repealed.
SECTION 4. The necessity for providing advisory assistance to
the Museum Department of the City and the City Council creates a public
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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 that such emergency and necessity exist, having requested the
suspension of the Charter rule and that this ordinance take effect and be
in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO
ORDAINED, this the2L-j day of SeptemUar'"q.
ATTEST:
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City Secret ry MAYOR
THE CITY OF ORPU STI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF SEPAEMBER, 1972:
C ty Attorney
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
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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.
r"'. RESP CTFULI Y, -
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF C US CHRISTI., TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
_ BONNIE SIZEMORE
- CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ., M.D.
REV. HAROLD.T. BRANCH
t THOMAS V. GONZALES
- GAGE L02AN0, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BONNIE S12EMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GA BE LOZANO., SR.
J. HOWARD STARK
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