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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A JOINT CONTRACT
WITH THE COUNTY OF NUECES FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE NUECES
COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH - MENTAL RETARDATION COMMUNITY CENTER,
IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT
"A ", AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
TO EXECUTE A JOINT CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY OF NUECES FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE
NUECES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH - MENTAL RETARDATION COMMUNITY CENTER, IN SUBSTANTIALLY
THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A ", AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO EXECUTE THE AFORESAID CONTRACT FOR JOINT
SPONSORSHIP OF THE NUECES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH - MENTAL RETARDATION COMMUNITY
CENTER AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE SO THAT THE FUNCTIONING OF THIS AGENCY MAY
CONTINUE, 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 HAV114G RE-
QUESTED 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 THE DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1975•
ATTEST:
CI SECRETARY
APPROVED:
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1975
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TH ITY OF CORPUS CHR I SW TEXAS
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i KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
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WHEREAS, THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS MADE PROVISION
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL
RETARDATION SERVICES (ARTICLE 55+7 -2031 V.A.T.S.), AND ;
WHEREAS, THE COUNTY OF NUECES AND THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DESIRE
TO BE THE SPONSORING AGENCIES IN ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A COMMUNITY CENTER
FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE:
BE IT THEREFORE AGREED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCIES, COUNTY OF NUECES
AND CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THAT ONE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND
MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES 15 HEREBY ESTABLISHED. SAID CENTER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO SHALL BE SELECTED IN THE MANNER HEREIN-
AFTER PROVIDED AND WHO SHALL HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY AS IS PROVIDED 13Y STATE LAW
AND LIMITED TO THIS CONTRACT:
A. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF NINE TRUSTEES
EACH OF WHOM SHALL BE A RESIDENT QUALIFIED VOTER OF NUECES COUNTY. TRUSTEES
SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR STAGGERED TERMS OF TWO YEARS, EXCEPT FOR THE INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS WHEN TRUSTEES APPOINTED TO EVEN NUMBERED PLACES SHALL SERVE ONE
YEAR AND TRUSTEES APPOINTED TO ODD NUMBERED PLACES SHALL SERVE TWO YEARS.
THEREAFTER ALL TERMS SHALL BE FOR TWO YEARS UNLESS STATE LAW SHALL PROVIDE
FOR A LONGER TERM. TRUSTEES MAY SERVE FOR MORE THAN ONE TERM. TRUSTEES
SHALL BE SELECTED BY PLACE NUMBER. THE CITY AND THE COUNTY SHALL JOINTLY
NOMINATE A TRUSTEE FOR PLACE 1. THE CITY SHALL NOMINATE TRUSTEES FOR PLACE
2 THROUGH 5. THE COUNTY SHALL NOMINATE TRUSTEES FOR PLACES 6 THROUGH 9.
EACH OF THE NINE TRUSTEE NOMINATIONS SHALL BE CONFIRMED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY.
B. APPROVAL BY THE SPONSORING AGENCIES.
1. ANNUAL BUDGET. THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER
SHALL BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUBJECT TO RATIFI-
CATION BY THE SPONSORING AGENCIES. EACH ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL
BUDGET SHALL IN A LIKE MANNER BE APPROVED BY THE SPONSORING
AGENCIES.
2. EMPLOYEES. THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND THEIR SALARY SHALL
BE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS APPROVED BY THE
SPONSORING AGENCIES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY DELEGATE POWERS
TO ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUT A MAJORITY OF TRUSTEES PRESENT
AND VOTING AT A REGULAR MEETING SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM
THE EMPLOYMENT AND SALARY OF CERTAIN PRINCIPAL EMPLOYEES, AS
DEFINED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCIES.
3. REAL PROPERTY, LEASES. ALL ACQUISITIONS OF REAL PROPERTY,
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS LEASES FOR MORE
THAN ONE YEAR AND BORROWED MONEY OF ANY CHARACTER SHALL BE
APPROVED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCIES.
C. REVIEW OF CONTRACT. THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY
PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE STATES FISCAL YEAR AND MAY BE RENEGOTIATED OR
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AS NECESSARY. AT LEAST SEMI- ANNUALLY THE SPONSOR-
ING AGENCIES SHALL MEET JOINTLY TO REVIEW THE COMMUNITY CENTER'S ACTIVITIES
AND FINANCES.
D. LIASON. THE COUNTY JUDGE SHALL SERVE AS THE LIASON PERSON
BETWEEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE SPONSORING AGENCIES. IN ADDITION THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL REGULARLY CARRY OUT THOSE ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO
ENCOURAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT BETWEEN THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICIALS
OF THE SPONSORING AGENCIES.
E. AUDITS. AUDITS OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER SHALL BE PERFORMED
BY A FIRM OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. THE SPONSORING AGENCIES SHALL
SELECT SUCH FIRM OR FIRMS AND SHALL FULLY PRESCRIBE THE SCOPE AND EXTENT
OF SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED, ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE PAID FOR BY THE
COMMUNITY CENTER.
EXECUTED THIS THE DAY OF , 1975•
ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
BY
CITY SECRETARY R. MARVIN TOWNSEND, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED:
DAY OF 1975
ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST: COUNTY OF NUECES
BY
COUNTY CLERK ROBERT N. BARNES COUNTY JUDGE
APPROVED:
DAY OF 1975
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Corpus C[tirist$•,, Texas
_ 'P day of -&ft— , 19 '7S
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,
MAYOR Pro-Tem
T ITY OF CORPUS C I, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jason Luby G'6_0 yi.
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch o
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
The above ordinance was passed by the �foB _owing vote:
Jason Lnhy G�L� -OXc
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
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