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Home My WebLink About14201 ORD - 03/01/1978k 2 -22 -78 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NUECES COUNTY WELFARE DIVISION FOR FURNISHING CERTAIN GAS SERVICES TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES HEREIN ESTABLISHED; APPRO- PRIATING AND REAPPROPRIATING $60,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE; AMENDING THE BUDGET; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTr, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with Nueces County to provide for the furnishing of certain gas services. Said agreement to delineate that the monies appropriated herein shall provide a special budgetary allowance for purchase purchase order maximums for gas code under the Nueces County Welfare Division. rules and regulations and provide for expenses in administering this program. Said agreement shall provide a gas allowance not to exceed $100.00 per family. The agreement would further provide that the criteria for eligibility for gas cost only would be: 1., Fixed income customers whose only income is derived from: a. Social security benefits b. Supplemental security income. Those who do not qualify for social security either by age or disability. Set income does not exceed national poverty level, i.e., a family of four receiving $5,500 or less annually. 2. Variable income customers: a. Low income disabled veterans b. Aid for dependent children c. Unemployed singles or heads of households that have no source of income for over 30 days that are actively registered with the Texas Employment Commission and pursuing employment. d. Low income, same criteria as lb above e. Families having disabled or seriously ill members creating a severe financial hardship. Families receiving assistance from the Community Action Fuel Crisis Program will not be eligible under this program. Only residents in the corporate limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas shall be eligible. MICROFILMED JUL 0.71980 14201 SECTION 2. That there is hereby appropriated and reappropriated the sum of $60,000 from Fund No. 102, Activity 4299 — General Fund Reserve, Code. No. 490, said appropriation to finance the aforesaid agreement with Nueces County. SECTION 3. Amendment of the City Budget to accomplish the purposes of this ordinance is necessary to meet a grave public necessity caused by unusual and unforeseen conditions, which could not by reasonable diligent attention have been included in the current, original Budget of the City. The necessity to authorize this agreement and to appropriate and reappropriate the sum hereinabove set forth 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 Nayor 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 � 1978. �f ATTEST: (/ CITY OygMS CHRISTI, TEBAS APPROVED: )-1--'DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1978 J./ Qw�-� f#S(i.City Attorn • • CONTRACT THE STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF NOECES X: WHEREAS, the nation is currently undergoing an energy crisis, complicated by rising inflation; and WHEREAS, in the City of Corpus Christi passing on to the customer the additional cost of gas has led to dramatically increased utility bills for the City's citizens; and WHO M, the pity Council, by Ordinance No. passed and approved on `ebv&u,�1978, authorized the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Nueces County Welfare Division for furnishing certain services to qualified citizens of the City of Corpus Christi. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the payments, agree- ments and covenants herein, do the City of Corpus Christi, a municipal corporation, body politic and home rule city under the laws of the State of Texas; hereinafter called "City ", and Nueces County hereinafter called "Contractor ", covenant, agree and contract as follows: 1. Contractor agrees to establish, direct and conduct a program to furnish services to assist in alleviating the aforesaid energy— inflation crisis induced economic problems. Contractor agrees that said program will be administered in accordance with the guidelines set forth below. Monies provided herein shall provide a special budgetary allowance for purchase order maximums for gas code under Nueces County Welfare Division rules and regulations and provide for expenses in administering the program. The gas allowance shall not exceed $200.00 per family. The criteria for eligibility for gas cost only shall be: 1. Fixed income customers whose only income is derived from: a. Social security benefits b. Supplemental security income. Those who do not qualify for social security either by age or disability. Set income does not exceed national poverty level, i.e., a family of four receiving $5,500 or less annually. X�' W, 2. Variable income customers: a. Low incomd disabled veterans b. Aid for dependent children c. Unemployed singles or heads of households that have no source of income for over 30 days that are actively registered with the Texas Employment Commission and pur- suing employment. d. Low income, same criteria as lb above e. Families having disabled or seriously ill rembers creating a severe financial hardship. Families receiving assistance from the Community Action Fuel Crisis Program will not be eligible under this program. The special budgetary allowance shall apply only to residents in the corporate limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Teoms. 2. For and in consideration of the provision of the above services in furtherance of their general health, safety and welfare City agrees to pay for said services the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000). 3. Contractor agrees to furnish to the City copies of its regular reports of services by transmitting a copy of same to the office of the City Manager. Contractor agrees and covenants that said reports will clearly indicate provision of the services contemplated herein and in the event the City determines said reports do not contain the necessary information, Contractor agrees to supply additional or supplemental reports providing additional information requested by the City. 4. This contract contemplates the provision of certain services and as such 3s not for any length of time but shall expire upon completion of the provision of the services contemplated herein, but in no event later than May 31, 1978. WHEREFORE, WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES, binding the respective parties this the day of 1978. ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI City Secretary, Bill Read APPROVED: Director of Finance APPROVED: 22nd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1978: 45'f City Attorney By City Manager, R.Marvin Townsend NUECES COUNTY WELFARE DIVISION By. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS (City Charter Article IV Section 21) February 22, 1978 I certify to the City Council that $ 60.000.00 , the amount required for the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditures contemplated in the above and foregoing ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi to the credit of: Fund No. and Name 102 General Activity Rre4ee4 No. 4299 - 490 Reserve Appropriation Purpose freest -emu Gas Bill Payment Asaiatance from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. February 22 w Diirector of Fi ce VeMiNFIFAr- FIN 2 -55 Revised 7/31/69 Corpus Christi, Texas _[_day of 19 -IL 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 suspension 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 ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, MAYOR THE TY OF CO RISTI. TEXAS The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: Gabe Lozano, Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt Tony Juarez, Jr. Edward L. Sample The above ordinance was passed Gabe Lozano. Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt Tony Juarez, Jr. Edward L. Sample 14201 :e: