HomeMy WebLinkAbout02564 ORD - 07/26/1949AN ORDINANCE
AUTHM21NG AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEM. TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF SIID CITY, A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF CCE'US CHRISTI, TEAS, AND
DAMM'S DRUG STOREI AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. -
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, is hereby authorised and directed to exeoute, for and on behalf of
said City, a oontraut by and between the City of Corpus Christi. Texas,
and Daehne's Drug Store, a copy of which oontraot is attached hereto end
made a part hereof and reads as follows, to -wit:
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CUTS OF TEW
Comm OF "SM
'CRIB AMMAMM OF AOXMW betwsass the City of Corpus Christi,
Tams, a maniaipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "City' and Denham's
Dreg Store, hereinafter referred to as 'Agent",
V I T H Z S 5 E T H
L. City hereby appoints Agent as its limited Agent for the sole
purpose of accepting, at the store of Ai._ent located at 4746 Ayers Street.
Corpus Christi, Tema, payment of bills owed to the City for eater, gas and
sewer der ioe, such appointment to became effective the ist day of duly,
191+9, and to continue until terminated as herein provided. Agent her=bg
accepts said appointment, and in consideration thereof and of the compensation
to be paid, as hereinafter met out, agrees to faithfully perform his duties
as such limited Agent, in accordance with the rules and instructions issued
by City for the operation of such limited agencies, known an 'PAY STATIONS".
Contemporaneously with the execution of this agreement Agent has received a
copy of such rules and instructions and be agrees to familiarise himself end
comply fully and exactly with the same. Such rules and instructions ma,, be
changed at my time by City, and Agent agrees that upon being furnished with
a copy showing much changes, he will immediately familiarise himself and there-
after amply fully and exactly therewith.
2. As compensation for the faithful performance of his duties as
such Agent, City ibreby ag des to pay Agent on the following monthly basin=
7jL`i par hill for the first 400 bills collected.
5 j per bill for the next 2DO bills collected,
3 per bill for the next 200 bills collected.
2 per bill for the nest 200 bills collected.
1 ¢ per bill for the nest and all remaining bills callwateoi.
Payment of this fee will be made by City an or about the tenth of
cash month following that month in which collections were made.
3. The equipment necessary for the performance by Agency of his
duties hareunder, me mat out in the rules and instructions mentianed abava,
win be furnished by "ity and the ame rill at all time remi.n the property
of City, to be returned to it by Agent upon the termination of this agrsamastt
in am good condition as �haa ressived. ordinary wear and tear excepted.
4. WW Agrees to provide any issuranoe coverage made
necessary by this agreement and &aerations herounder and to pay all
premiums incident thereto.
5. Agent &gross to furnish to City. upon execution of
thla agreement. a aorwty bead in the ssoeet of Gee Thouemed Dollars
($1,000.00), to gmaractee the proper handling of fonds collected for
City by said Agent. said band to be approved by the City Attorney.
6. This Waement may be terminated immediately by City
upon a breach by Agent of any of the terms and conditions hareofg or
failure of Agent to comply ftlly with the rules and instructions here-
inafter referred to. Said agre ent may further be terminated by
either party without cause by giving the other thirty (30) days written
notice of such termination.
ATTEST.-
City ary
APPROM AS TO LEGAL FMt
City Attorney
CITY OF CORUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
By-
DA'BHN$3 DHDG ST=
By.-
CITY OF CORFU$ CHRISTI. TMS
HOLM AND RNST$CCTICU FOR LIIiITS21 21,GMS OPRRATIRG
The fsllmiag rules and instructions are issued by City of
Corpus Christi, Taxes, hsreinafter referred to as "City% for the guidance
Of limited Agents, hereinafter referred to as "Aganta", operating what
are kaowa as "Pay Stutiums ". Agents shall familieriss themselves thoroughly
with these rules and comply fully and exactly with them. Airy changes or
revisions in Such rule (and they are subject to change at any time by City),
will be furnished to Agents, and as soon as to furnished, Agents will c:muply
fully with all such revisions and changes.
City will arrange to properly notify all customers in the territory
Of each Agent that eater, gas and asser servioo hills mV be Wid at Agent's
store, and will furnish to Agent all the squipmsnt necessary for the operation
of his station, Consisting of:
One icckrequippsd cash drawer or box.
One cashier's stab bet.
one I'n J stamp.
One Hank Endorsement stamp.
One ink pad and ink.
Supply of collection reports, and
all other necessary equipment.
In addition to the above, City will furnish an attractive sign for
display in Agent's stare, indicating that water, gas and cover service bills
my be paid there. -
Agents are authorised to accept payments only open presentation of
bills end nts soot be in the araa# count due as ahwn on bills.
In the_sysn# a customer desires to mks payamat without presentat-
ion of bill or to make a partial payment, he must be refs-red to City's dawn -
taw offices as Agents have no authority to accept such payments.
It is the intention of City to make the procedure far accepting and
accounting for momay received in the payment of villa as si&sily as possible.
This prededare is summarised as follows&
CAM BOX - Cityy+a cash receipts MAt be kept eaparsts from Agents
in the cash SW rwaided for that purpose. The advantage in this is that it
is a check against the sswmt of stubs taken in. An overage in cash might
indicate that a stab bad been lest or Mislaid and could possibly be found
after ssarohing f r1#w In the event of agy osarags. the cash cost be ro-
witted to as indicai% on Collection Report "CASH OTER' and shoring amount.
A record of the crsrago will be made an our books and if at a later date it
develops that a customer who has not been credited with paymnt holds a "PAID"
receipt the ratter can be satisfactorily adjusted without embarrassment to
863WOW.
Tim easel preeautiM$ should be taken in accepting Cash. Omly
checks or money orders dram im favor of City are to be accepted. provided
they are in the eaaet amount of the bill to be paid. An a gems of idactify-
ing the with the Customers acowmt. Agent should write the acoeumt
assbar an the bottom of the check to the left of the signature. If more
thaw one account is paid by a check, write the account number of all accounts
paid. The reason for this is that checks sometimes are returned by the bank
aapi nine it is not required that each check be signed by the person in whose
me the aacc'Unt is carried, the reference to the account number if necessary
enable to the City to contact the right customer. Agents should one that all
checks bear the current data. are properly prepared and made payable to City.
C,- %UER'S STUB BOX - Each bill has attached to it a "CASEIRR'S STUB ".
which Agouts a receipt at the mama time u the customar *s bill, detach it
therefrom and keep to the Stub Boa. Maintaining the record of collections in
ui separate box from the cash boa practically assures that the stubs will not
be molested mad at the sacs time provides a course of date which under circum-
ekamees -must be furnished the Insurence Cemaoany.
PAID STAMP - As stated above, ants are not to accept any partial
Ut t e m' :'s Par sorvioa or receive come Laxnta. tfai tear can x
was cum wear s a e i w Such
b a dowatcom office. After the exact amount
of'the bill is paik either in currency or by check. Agents will receipt the
b11L by stamping it °PAID, o the fret of Customer's portion of the bill
and Cashiorns stub. Agents saust be sure to retain toe Cashiar'e portion of
evory bills and also make sure that the date is changed on the °PAID° stamp
each morning.
REPORT QY COLLECTIONS - Each day at an hour to be designated by
City. each Agent will ccmP e -a report. shoeing the name and amount of each
Cojlectica, made during the day. The cashier's stubs supporting each of these
Collections should then be securely attached to the report, and together with
fupd covering the total alcumt Collected, placed in the money-bag or pouch to
be,iturnished b. City. Attached to the Report of Collections should be an add -
i* machine tape of the stubs, which should be carefully checked against the
dMtail of than Report oP Collection before inserting both in the locked bag.
At the hour - designated, this bag or pouch will be picked up by an authorized
representative of the City who will issue a receipt to the Agent for it.
This locked bag or pouch will be delivered to City's main of�-iaa, where it will
be checked and reconciled by the Cashier. A;ent's report will than -::e receipted
amid returned to hie by the representative on his next pick-up.
Phu report of collections should be made oct in triplicate. The
original and duplicate should be placed in the looked bag for delivery with
funds to City's main office. The triplicate copy should be retained by Agents
for ready reference until the original, properly receiptad by the Cashier, has
been returned, when it awn be destroyed if desired.
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Problems may arise that are not covered specifically by these in-
structions. In the event this ocrurn, or should Agents have any doubts or
questions about the payment or handling of any particular bill, they muat call
the City and Goa Department, located in the City Hall Building, and opeoific
instructions Bill be given to cover any individual case.
SECTION 2. The public importance of this Ordinance creates
a public emergency and public imperative necessity requiring the one-
Pension of the Charter rule thgt no ordinance or resolution shall be
paused finally on the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or
resolution shall be read at three several meetinge 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 sus-
pended, and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its
introduction and take effect end be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, IT I3 ACCORDINGLY 30 ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED this Q�l _doy of July, A. D. 1919
City of Corpus Cloristi, Texas
ATTEST:
CS ecretary '�—
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
city Atto aey
Corpus Christi, Texas
Daly .1 ,L-, 19149
TO THE NEUMB OF TEEM CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the
foregoing ordineuoe, 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 follordug vote&
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest!!11
Berney Cottn
.Sydney E. Herndon ( p�.•
George L. Logan ��-
The above ordinance was passed by the following votes
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForreat
Barney Cott �^—
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lawman (ILA
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