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A RESOLUTION
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
ENDORSING PASSAGE BY THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE
OF SENATE BILL 89 RELATING TO PREVENTION OF DRUG
DEPENDENCE AND TO TREATMENT AND REHABILITATPN
OF DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS; INSTRUCTING THE CITY
SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO
FURNISH A TRUE COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CORPUS CHRISTI - NUECES COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Senator Chet Brooks of Pasadena, Harris County, Tess
has introduced S.B. 89 relating to prevention of drug dependence n
treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependent persons, and
WHEREAS, S.B. 89 and its committee substitutes further provide
for basic implementation of the drug treatment and rehabilitation concept
by authorizing the Executive Director to prescribe rules and regulations
relating to standards of effect eatmeat services, accreditation of
treatment personnel and further providing for an overall evaluation of
program effectiveness, and
WHEREAS,treatment would be available to drug dependent persons
on both a voluntary basis and for persons involved in the emission of a
criminal act. \\��
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF-THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Corpus Christi
hereby endorses the concept of prevention of drug dependence and the treat-
ment and rehabilitation of drug dependent persons as expressed in S.B. 89
and its various committee substitutes, and urges the Texas State Legislature
to immediately adopt this or similar legislation.
SECTION 2. The City Secretary is hereby instructed to furnish
each member of the Corpus Christi Nueces County delegation a true copy of
this resolution.
SECTION 3. That the necessity to prevent drug dependence and
to treat and rehabilitate drug dependent persons 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
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at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared
such emergency and necessity to exist, having requested the suspension of
the Charter rule and that this resolution take effect and be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED this
the 23Ad day of March, 1977.
ATTEST:
My Secretary MAYO
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
/6,t-DAY OF MARCH, 1977:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By .1 k
AsEristant City r torney
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
�a3 DAY OF A"ed_ 19-17
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CNRISTI, 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.
RESPECTFULLY,
(�Z� '7/�
MAYO
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JASON LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASES
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GABE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE F LLOWING VOTE:
JASON LUSY
OR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO OE ASES
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GABE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
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