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AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 14, SECTION
14-226(a)(2)b, ENTITLED "TERMS," REGARDING THE TERMS OF
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING CODE BOARD OF
APPEALS BY REVISING THE LANGUAGE TO DECREASE THE
MEMBERS' TERM OF APPOINTMENT FROM FOUR (4) YEARS TO
TWO (2) YEARS, TO BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE
APPOINTMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 14-226(a)(2)b, entitled "Terms," of the Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 14-226. Technical construction boards.
"(a) Building code board of appeals.
"(1) Appointment. There is hereby established the building code board of
appeals, which shall consist of seven (7) members. The board shall be
appointed by the city council. This board shall have the guidance and
assistance of the building official and/or the building code engineer.
"(2) Membership and terms.
"a. Membership. The building code board of appeals shall be
composed of one (1) architect, one (1) general contractor, one (1)
engineer, three (3) members at Targe from the building industry and
one (1) member not connected with the building industry.
"b. Terms. Members shall be appointed for terms of four (4)
years. Effective June 29, 2010, all new appointments of members
shall be for a term of two (2) nears. Terms shall be staggered so
that no more than three (3) terms expire in any calendar year. The
term of each member shall continue until his successor is
appointed, subject to limitations of the City Charter or a term
limitation established by ordinance. Any member of the board may
be removed by the city council for cause. A vacancy shall be filled
for the unexpired term in the same manner in which original
appointments are required to be made. Absence of any member
from regular meetings of the board shall be cause for removal from
office in accordance with the City Code of Ordinances."
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SECTION 2. The amendment of this section does not serve to nor affect the term of
appointment of any current member appointed to the Building Code Board of Appeals.
SECTION 3. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, 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 the City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, phrase,
word and provision hereof shall be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. Upon the written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy
attached, the City Council finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and suspends the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two
regular meetings so thaLthis ordinance is passed upon first reading as an emergency
measure on this q -day of , 2010.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED: June 22nd, 2010
eborah Walther Brown
Assistant City Attorney
for the City Attorney
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Joe Acfame
Mayor, City of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
ay of
, 2010
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, an
emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings. Uwe, therefore, request that you
suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or
at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
COY-� .aa.,,
Joe Adme
Mayor, City of Corpus Christi
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Joe Adame
Chris N. Adler
417.
Brent Chesney 4
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla G. Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
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Ord arrmending ,the
'.Code of Ord , Ch ;14,
Sect _ 14.226(x) 2)6,
entitfed'tkTerms,. re
garding the terrris ot.
appointor. ent of MitteiF.
bers otthe Building
Code OBoard of Ap
peals, ,by revising;the
language to decrease
the :rriembere':teem. of
appointment .from.
four (4) years. to two
(2) years; to be,appli-
cable`,'to all future
appointments
ls/Arrnando Chape..
City Secretary