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Home My WebLink About15031 ORD - 08/01/1979AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1979 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 1979, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual ad valorem tax of $.444 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 collected in current money of the United States of America for the use of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the year 1979 and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct ad valorem tax of $.296 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: M C ILMED 0 '41 1995, 15031 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND INTEREST MATURING AUGUST 1, 1979 - JULY 31, 1980 Interest & Paying Agent Principal Fees Total 1950 Water District #2 (Flour Bluff) $ 38,000 $ 2,073 $ 40,073 1954 Storm Sewer 90,000 11,945 101,945 1954 Street Right -of -Way 15,000 2,634 17,634 1957 Storm Sewer 35,000 3,982 38,982 1958 Airport 40,000 5,253 45,253 1958 Storm Sewer 30,000 4,266 34,266 1959 General Improvement 310,000 6,331 316,331 1960 General Improvement 180,000 6,947 186,947 1961 General Improvement 200,000 15,238 215,238 1962 General Improvement 300,000 28,270 328,270 1963 General Improvement 160,000 17,467 177,467 1963 A General Improvement 275,000 40,085 315,085 1964 General Improvement 255,000 46,308 301,308 1964 Park Improvement 20,000 3,632 23,632 1965 General Improvement 90,000 16,918 106,918 1966 A General Improvement 135,000 : 39,640 174,640 1967 General Improvement 185,000 66,848 251,848 1968 General Improvement 150,000 61,263 211,263 1969 General Improvement 200,000 117,723 317,723 1969 A General Improvement 150,000 42,466 192,466 1970 General Improvement 400,000 220,710 620,710 1971 General Improvement 150,000 100,059 250,059 1972 General Improvement 275,000 173,104 448,104 1973 Upper Level College 100,000 44,630 144,630 1973 General Improvement 300,000 239,566 539,566 1974 A Certificates of Obligation 50,000 32,863 82,863 1974 General Improvement 150,000 179,742 329,742 1975 General Improvement 300,000 332,570 632,570 1975 Certificates of Obligation 200,000 61,298 261,298 1976 General Improvement 100,000 160,486 260,486 1977 General Improvement 125,000 129,702 254,702 1977 A General Improvement 200,000 373,668 573,668 1978 General Improvement 300,000 545,455 845,455 1978 A General Improvement 175,000 272,643 447,643 $5,683,000 $3,405,785 $9,088,785 SECTION 3. That all taxes for the year 1979 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, 1979, 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- 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, word, 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 from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the 1st day of August, 1979. ATTEST: City Secretary :),-.17/ APPROVED: 3 / DAY OF J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CI ATTORNEY BY: Assistant ;Id; G,ttorney MA THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, hristi, Texas A/ day of 19 77 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 far 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, MA tel! THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky The above ordinance was passed Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky by the following vote: 15031 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF "TEXAS, lss: County of Nueces. 1 • • City of Corpus Christi Legal Department 0 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS, ,ss: ;> County of Nueces. Before me, the undersigned,•otary Public, this day personally came Lirlma Rodela , who being first duly sworn. according to law, says that he is the Accounting Clerk 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 Notice of Passage of Ordinance No. 15031 Prescribing the taxes to be levied assessed aitd. of which the annexed is a true copy, wes published in Cornus Christi Caller -Times onihe-__6th day of August 197.2.., and once eaci' Xh124- a:+E=a'bSi consecutive oae 25.90 Times. Elms Rodela Accounting Cle.k Subscribed and sworn to before me this l0.th day of Lois Winn C Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas t# _ s 19 79. II�wv n r-• NOTA.'WO PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO 150{1 PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE-LEVIED, AS- �SESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY -OF CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR979 AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTH- rORDAINED AND SUCH OTH- ER YEARS AS THE SAME MAYIBE APPLICABLE; PROVIDING- A—SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WAS PASSED AND APPROV- ED BY the Clty Council of the CIN of Corpus Christi, Texas during the Regular council August, 1979 at 2:00 p.m. and Meeting held on the 1st day of, .provides that it shall be In fell force and effect frons and after ;its passage and publication one time In the official pubiicationof ',the City of Corpus Christi, `Texas. ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of the City of Cor- pus Christi, Texas, this 2nd day of August, 1979, -5-Bill G. Read City Secretary