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Home My WebLink About14416 ORD - 08/02/1978".ne',': = • _ i'� s .?': .. ...`i,.t< . _�• ._4 �.+h�.. J;.1:.• �.S^ :t _• -. �. - f �'i _ .- �T'�rTsy. :. rru `"w _ .'" M.� may' .� !) } 4 . :sk. -: 1.1 ' :, °i Via,, "• '.. 'T �. f:-g .l. N''}h <. - '� j . - - _. _ ..$ - .. ..} • - .:t D ^sou, ( it .l • AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1978 AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND ORDAINED AND SUCH OTHER YEARS AS THE SAME MAY BE APPLICABLE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That there is hereby levied, to be assessed and collected in current money'of the United States of America, for the use of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the year 1978, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, a annu ad valorem tax of $.479 on each One Hundred Dollar value thereof, on all property, real, personal, and mixed, located within the said City of Corpus Christi, upon which a tax is authorized to be levied by law, and upon all franchises of all individuals, partners and corporations holding franchises in the City from said City of Corpus Christi, Texas, said tax to be appropriated to the payment and defrayment of current expenses of the government, including but not limited to street improvement of said City. Said tax shall be assessed upon 100 percent of the cash market value of property subject thereto. } SECTION 2.' That there is hereby levied to be assessed and l collected in current money of the United States of America for the use of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the year 1978 and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an a -- annual direct ad valorem tax of $,321 on each One Hundred Dollars of value on all property, real, personal, and mixed, and franchises described in Section 1 of this ordinance and assessed upon 100 percent of the cash market value of property subject thereto, said taxes to be appropriated for the purpose of creating a sinking fund to pay the interest and prin- cipal maturities on all outstanding City of Corpus Christi bonds not otherwise provided for, and including the interest, agent fees, and maturities of the following City of Corpus Christi bonds: W0000111111 JUL 0 81981 14416 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND INTEREST MATURING AUGUST 1, 1978 JULY 31, 1979 -2- Interest & Paying Agent Principal Fees Total 1950 Water District 112 (Flour Bluff $ 37,000 $ 3,388 $ 40,388 1950 Storm Sewer 90,000 14,651 104,651 1954 Street Right -of -Way 15,000 3,085 18,085 1957 Storm(Sewer 35,000 5,298 40,298 1958 Airport 40,000 6,556 46,556 1958 Storm Sewer 25,000 5,075 30,075 1958 General Improvement 500,000 18,044 518,044 1959 General Improvement 275,000 17,659 292,659 1960 General Improvement 125,000 11,591 136,591 1961 General Improvement 200,000 22,656 222,656 1962 General Improvement 300,000 37,292 337,292 1963 General Improvement 160,000 22,360 182,360 1963 A General Improvement 275,000 48,907 323,907 1964 General Improvement 255,000 54,617 309,617 1964 Park Improvement 20,000 4,284 24,284 1965 General Improvement 90,000 19,986 109,986 1966 A General Improvement 135,000 44,918 179,918 1967 General Improvement 185,000 74,081 259,081 1968 General Improvement 125,000 66,641 191,641 1969 General Improvement 150,000 1252974 275,974 1969 A General Improvement 150,000 52,015 202,015 1970 General Improvement 300,000 240,219 540,219 1971 General Improvement 150,000 106,074 256,074 1972 General Improvement 275,000 189,369 464,369 1973 Upper Level College 100,000 492880 149,880 1973 General Improvement 250,000 254,571 504,571 1974 Certificates of Obligation 45,000 12930 46,930 1974 A Certificates of Obligation 50,000 35,867 85,867 1974 General Improvement 150,000 187,854 337,854 1975 General Improvement 200,000 346,556 5462556 1975 Certificates of Obligation 200,000 71,306 271,306 1976 General Improvement 100,000 166,994 2662994 1977 General Improvement 125,000 137,212 262,212 1977 A General Improvement 200,000 385,684 585,684 1978 General Improvement 300,000 562,748 8622748 $ 5,632,000 $ 3,395,342 $ 9,027,342 -2- SECTION 3. That all taxes for the year 1978 hereby - levied shall become due and payable at the office of the Tax Assessor- Collector of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on or after the first day of August, 1978, and if the taxes levied for said year are not paid on or before January 31 next after becoming due, said taxes shall be deemed delinquent and interest shall be charged upon the gross amount of the taxes due and penalty due until paid at the rate of one -half of one percent for each.month or fraction thereof thereafter. Said interest shall be in addition to such penalties as may be hereafter provided for.delinquent taxes. No discount for payment of taxes prior to such taxes becoming delinquent shall be allowed. SECTION'4. That in addition to all other taxes, there is hereby levied a tax in the nature of a street rental fee, as provided by Article 1175, Sec. 12, V.A.C.S., Texas, against all persons, firms or corporations having any pipes, mains, conductors or other facilities in any public ways, streets, alleys, utility easements, or water within the City limits of the City of Corpus Christi as part of a public utility system. Said charge shall be based on the gross receipt of such public utility derived from the sale of gas, electricity, water, cable television, or other utility service within the City limits. Said fee or tax is payable for each and every calendar year, and shall be paid on or before March 1 next following the end of such calendar year. Such payments shall be made to the Tax Assessor- Collector of the City of Corpus Christi with a verified statement showing the amount of such gross receipts for the respective year. A reasonable charge for street rental fee aforesaid is hereby determined to be four (4) percent of the gross receipts of such utility derived from the sale of gas, electric energy, or water, cable television and /or other utility service, including directory advertising, within the City of Corpus Christi and is hereby levied in that amount. In the event this street rental fee and /or occupation tax is by State Law prohibited, except as to a different rate than as is hereby levied, then the rate is hereby fixed at the highest rate permitted by State Law to be levied by the City. Any public utility having a franchise from the City or for -3- :t zjc,wyF . ic, 5•.. w,�,_- ._ o.,:z�`i„�� -` �',,�; <a'�;,: � _ _ - . � - ,. <.,s;, . -mss -..v =a �:".x_,;,.,� p �'Sq �: any reason permitted to operate within the City shall be liable for the payment of the tax hereby levied unless a different rate of payment or other consideration is provided by written agreement with the City. SECTION 5. If for any reason any section, paragraph, sub- division, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent Jurisdiction it shall not affect any.other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, card, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the• definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 6. The necessity to prescribe the taxes to be levied, assessed, and collected by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas 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 rom and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the, " .2 If day of August, 19 . ATTEST: MAYOR THE CIT OF S CHRISTI, _TEXAS APPROVED: _ DAY OF AUGUST, 1978: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY BY: , Ass ant City Attorney 1441 €, -4- Corpus Christi, Texas sZO / day of rl, 19 7Y 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, t MAYOR THE CITY OF CORP CH TI, TEXAS The Charter Rule was suspended 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 1446 :e: :e: PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT r STATE OF TEXAS, �ss: �- County of Nueces. Y Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this.day personally came ......... .......... ........... DIVINA PULIDO .... ...... ... . „_.-- ................ who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the ................. ” .... .ACGUUN.T.Y- G .......... :............................................ of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of LEGALS: NOTICE OF - PASSAGE_OF ORDINANCE__NO -,._. 14416. -PR sCB.I$I.NG --- TRE...TA.XE5..TR BE of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CALLER TIMES - - - - -� 4 on the-7 day of - .AUZU.St_............ 19..T.8, ast}SOffim3[g macs............ _............ Mi'ERb2Cexur .................... G cnnsesxk........- ............. ............................... _ ............. ...............Times. ` 24.50........ -_ nRYTU11766.... - Accounting - Subscribed and sworn to before me this ........1.6. ......... day of. ......... August ............................ 19.7.G_....- Lois Winn Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas Re.aats THE TA) OF I Meeting held on August 78 at 2 W pm, and provla at It shall be In full force a fect from and after Its p oe and publication one tulle e Xctal publication of t ty of Corpus Christi, Texas. ISSUED UNDER MY HAN VD SEAL of the City of C< is Christi, Texas this 3rd M August, 1978. - !-Bill G. Re+ City Secretai rpus Christi, Texas 4