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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02074 ORD - 04/29/1947r AN ORDINANCE cLO 2y APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $13,000.00 FROM GENERAL FUND NO. 102 FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CUDDIHY FIELD, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WREREAS, since the budget for the current fiscal year was adopted the City has taken over the operation of Cuddihy Field, and WEEREAS, no budgetary provision has been made for this operation, and WHEREAS, the probable revenues for the operation of this field through July 31, 1947, will be approximately Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), and WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds in General Fund No. 102 which is unencumbered and which funds are available for this purpose; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPM CHRISTI, TKW s SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($13,000.00) from General Fund No. 102 which money is to be used for the operation and maintenance of Cuddihy Field for the remainder of this fiscal year. SECTION 2. The fact that the operation and maintenance of Cuddihy Field is essential to the welfare of the citizens of this City creates a public emergency and public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule 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 several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having requested that such Charter rule be suspended, and that this Ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduc- tion, take effect and be in full force and effect from and after to passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. 0 1 7 PASSED and APPROVED this the 29 �` day of April, 1947• MAYOR h City of Corpus Christi, Texas ATTESTr� n f Ci y eare ary APPROVED AS TO LEGAL, FORM t_ City Attorney April 29, 1947 TO TAE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: I have examined the accounts and funds from which the transfers and the appropriations are made, as provided for in the ordi- nance attached hereto, and I do certify that the money to be transferred is available, and I do further certify that the money required for such appropriation is in the Treasury to the credit of the fund from which such appropriations are to be drawn, and that there are monies in such funds which are not appropriated for any other purpose and which are available at this time. Very truly yours, Director of Finance City Controller mer Corpus Christi, Texas April , 1947 TO THE M&ABERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen% 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, hereby 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, City of Corpus Christi, Texas, The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote% Wesley E. Seale George R. Clark, Jr. John A. Ferris R. R. Henry Joe T. Dawson �following The above ordinance was passed by the vote: Wesley E. Seale : A 0 George R. Clark, Jr. 1' <.r, John A. Ferris R. R. Henry Joe T. Dawson ,W4