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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT
A PROPOSAL OF GROUP INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PRESENTED BY CONNECTICUT
GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND TO DO THE NECESSARY
THINGS REQUISITE TO PROCURING SUCH GROUP INSURANCE FOR
THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, a municipal corpora-
tion and body politic under the laws of the State of Texas, opened bids for
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group insurance for the employees of said City for life insurance, hospitali-
zation insurance, and surgical insurance, opened on October 30 , 1973;
and
WHEREAS, the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company has made a
proposal for group insurance for the employees of the City of Corpus Christi
for life insurance, hospitalization insurance and surgical insurance; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to the best interests of the citi-
zens of the City that the City employees are insured:
WHEREAS, said bid of Connecticut General Life Insurance Company is
the beat and most advantageous bid to the said City and its employees:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to accept the proposal of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company for
group insurance for employees of the City for life insurance, hospitalization
insurance and surgical insurance including hospi -L and surgical benefits for
dependents, and said City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to do all
things requisite to procuring such group insurance for the employees of the
City and is authorized to file and execute the necessary applications and
acceptances for such insurance on behalf of the City, all in accordance with
and as more fully described in the specifications and bid of said Connecticut
General Life Insurance Company, said bid opened on the 30th day of October ,
1973, all of which documents are on file in the office of the City Secretary
and made a part hereof by this reference the same as if written herein.
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SECTION 2. The necessity for providing for adequate insurance for
employees of the City in order to protect their health and general welfare,
same being to the best interests of the City, 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 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 day
of December, 1973.
ATTEST:
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City Secret
APPROVED:
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THE CITY OF 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.
Respectfully,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark n�
The above ordinance was passed by the fo'flowing vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark