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TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER AN AGREEMENT AMENDING
THE CITY'S GROUP LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACT WITH
CONNECTICUT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1,
1978, TO PROVIDE CONTINUED HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS ON A
VOLUNTARY BASIS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO RETIRE UNDER THE TEXAS
MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SOCIAL SECURITY, OR THE
FIREMEN'S RELIEF AND RETIREMENT FUND, HEALTH INSURANCE
COVERAGE TO BE PROVIDED AT GROUP RATES AND TO BE PAID BY
THE INDIVIDUAL RETIRING EMPLOYEE UNTIL HE OR SHE EITHER
REACHES THE AGE OF 65 OR BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. Authorization is hereby given for the City Manager to
enter an agreement amending the City of Corpus Christi's group life and
health insurance contract with Connecticut General Insurance Company,
effective August 1, 1978, to provide continued health insurance benefits
on a voluntary basis for employees who retire under the Texas Municipal
Retirement System, Social Security, or the Firemen's Relief and Retirement
Fund, health insurance coverage to be provided at group rates and to be paid
by the individual retiring employee until he or she either reaches the age
of 65 or becomes eligible for Medicare.
SECTION 2. The necessity to amend the City's group life and health
insurance contract as aforesaid at the earliest practicable date 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 September, 1978.
ATTEST:
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C• y Secretary MAYOR
APPROVED: 6th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1978: THE ITYG9 CHRISTI LM
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J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY AT ORNEY
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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 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,
THE CITY OF
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
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, TEXAS