HomeMy WebLinkAbout02457 ORD - 01/28/1949AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND
SI%TY Doij.kRR AND Fmr CENTS ($5,160.4o) FROM THE UN-
APPROPRIATED MONIES IN HATER SYSTEM FUND TO BE USED TO
PAY DAN MOODY FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN TBE CASE OF
aaveraaD VS. TBE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ET AL, AND DE-
CLARING AN EMORGENCY.
14BEREAS, the City Council on July 30, 19460 employed Dan Moody
as special counsel to represent the City in the case of Hayward vs. The City
of Corpus Christi, at al; and,
WHEREAS, there is due the said Dan Moody the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), plus expenses in the sum of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars
and Forty Cents ($160.10) inourred by-said Dan Moody on behalf of the City;
and,
fNG W, a statement has been presented the City from Dan Moody
sealing payment of the sum of Five Thousand one Hundred and Sixty Dollars
and Forty Cents 35,160.40; and,
77HM AS, there are sufficient funds in Water Sgetam Fund which is
now unencumbered end which funds are now unappropriated and are available for
this purpose;
NIX', TBERRFORE, BE IT DADAXffED BY TBE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEA S%
SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated from the unappro-
priated monies in the Water System Fond the sum of $5,160.40 to be used for
payment to Den Moody of the said sum due him for professional services in
connection with the suit of Hayward vs. The City of Corpus Christi, at al.
SECTION 2. The fact that this account is long past due and un-
paid and should be paid at this time creates a public emergency and public
imperative neoessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no
ordimsnoe or resolution shell be passed finally on the date it is intro-
duced 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 introduction and take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAIMM.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this_S�Lday of: A. D. 1949.
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APPROVED ,7. FORYA
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO THE MAYOR flND CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
I have examined the accounts and fund from which the
appropriation is made, as provided for in the ordinance attached
hereto, and I do certify that the money required for such appro-
priation is in the Treasury to the credit of the fund from which
such appropriation is to be drawn, and that there are monies in
such fund which are not appropriated for any other purpose and
which are available at this time.
Very truly yours,
Director of Finance
PC/
Corpus Christi, Texas
YB, 1949
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TO THE MUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen.
For the reason set forth in the emergency olause of the fore-
going 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 intro-
duced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
('e't-zi-v
OC
City of Corpus CCh�ieti, Ta`�
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry azel
Joe T. Dawson
The above ordinance was passed by the lowLng vote:
Keeley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
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