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AN ORDINANCE
CREATING A MUNICIPAL CIVIL DEFENSE COUNCIL; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE APPO NTMENT THE THERE-
OF; PRESCRIBING THEIR DUTIES AND POMMS; PROVID-
ING FOR ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES; PRESCRIBING THE
OATH TO BE TAKEN BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE
UMCIL; PROVIDING FOR LIMITATION OF EXPENSES,
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEI,EAS, There now exists a world-wide revolutionary move-
ment, the avowed purpose of which is the imposition of a communistic
dictatorship in all countries of the World, including the United
States, and
WEEREAS, Such movement is predicated upon the precept
that its acceptance must come about through the violent overthrow
Of legally constituted governments; and
WHEREAS, The threat of such movement to the security of
the United States, and, consequently, to the State of Texas, and the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas, prevails to the extent that a clear
and present danger exists to such security; and
69HEREAS, An armed conflict in which the military and naval
forces of this country are engaged now exists in the Republic of Korea
through which it is hoped to impose a totalitarian and co*mmun stio govern -
msnt upon such free Republic of Korea; and
WBEREAS, There is a threat that such armed conflict will
spread throughout the world and encompass all free nations; and
WHERF.kS, Because of such threat, and because of its reoogni- .
tion by our Federal Government, it is deemed most imperative and urgent
that the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, provide for the protection of
life and property within the City of Corpus Christi in the event of
enemy attack.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Municipal Defense Council Created. That there
is hereby created the Municipal Defense Council of the City of Corpus
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Christi, Texas, hereinafter referred to as the Defense Council. The
Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi shall serve as Chairman of the
Defense Council and such other persons, not exceeding ten (10) persons
in number, shall be appointed by the Mayor to serve as members there-
of. The Mayor shall designate one of the members so appointed ae vice -
Chairman of the Defense Council, who shall be known as the Director
of Civil Defense of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and who shall
supervise and direct the activities and functions of the Defense
Council, which activities and functions are hereinafter specified.
Each member of the Defense Council shall serve at the pleasure of
the Mayor or until the repeal of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Survey to be Made by Defense Council. With a
view toward the provision of an adequate civil defense plan for the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas, the Defense Council shall immediately
upon appointment undertake a survey which shall include, but not be
limited to, an appraisal and evaluation of
(1) the availability of existing fire fighting,
engineering, oommunications, rescue, health,
medical, police, transportation, construction,
or other facilities and the minimum requirements
for such services or facilities in the event of
enemy attack upon the City;
(2) the type and structure of a civil defense organiza-
tion which could most efficiently and satisfactorily
administer the civil defense program of the City;
(3) the personnel presently employed in the service
of the City who are available for oivilian defense
work and the additional personnel which would be
required as the result of the adoption of a final
and adequate civil defense plan for the City;
(4) the extent to which volunteer civil defense workers
would be required, together with a study of the
legally incurrable liabilities, tort, contract or
otherwise, of the City with respect to such volunteer
personnel;
(5) the means by which protection from sabotage or other
internal hostility may be supplied;
(6) the extent to which training courses should be in-
stituted for civil defense workers in order to pro-
vide an efficient and capable corps to handle dis-
asters caused by enemy attack;
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(7) the type of public information program needed
to appraise the civilian populace of the pro-
posed civil defense plan, and the manner in
which such an information program should be
maintained;
(8) the feasibility and desirability of providing
for the evacuation of the civilian populace, or
portions thereof, in time of an enemy attack,
as well as the provision of air raid warning
systems, bomb shelters, and emergency medical,
police, fire and similar centers;
(9) the adequacy of available equipment, supplies,
food, clothing, medical supplies, and shelter,
and the extent to which they should be supple-
mented or increased;
(10) the maintenance of liaison with adjacent or other
mnnioipalities and with state and Federal civil
defense agencies, as well as a consideration of
the need for mutual or reciprocal aid agreements
with such other municipalities;
(11) the methods by which alternate supplies of elec-
trio, water, telephone or other essential public
utility services can be provided in the event of
disruption of the present sources of supply;
(12) any additional matters which are deemed necessary
for the formulation of an adequate civil defense
program for the City.
SECTION 3. Report to City Council. At the earliest practic-
abledate upon the completion of the survey required to be made in the
preceding section, the Defense Council shall report its findings to
the City Council in detail, and shall include in such report, for the
purpose of authorizing an adequate civil defense plan for the City,
recommendations as to each of the matters specified in Section 2 of
this ordinance. In addition, the Defense Council shall provide an
estimateto the City Council of the cost which would be etailed through
adoption of each orany of its recommendations, and shall also outline
the sufficiency of existing legal authority in the City of Corpus
Christi to accomplish and effectuate the specific recommendations of
the Defense Council. In the event that inadequate enabling authority
is found by the Defense Council to exist, its report shall then con-
tain recommendations as to the type of authority needed, together
with suggested ordinance provisions, charter amendments, or state
legislation which would supply the required legal authority to the
.City to act.
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SECTION 4. Personnel of Defense Council. Subject to the
prior approval of the City Manager, the Director is authorized to
Council +s
employ such persona as may be necessary tocarry out the /functions.
Persons so employed shall be subject, however, to all laws, ordi-
nances, and regulations now existing in and governing the employees
of this City.
SECTION 5. Oath of Defense Council Personnel. Each person
appointed by the Mayor to the Defense Council and each person who is
employed by the Defense Council pursuant to the authority contained
in the preceding section of this ordinance shall, prior to assuming
office or employment, take an oath which shall be substantially as
follows:
"I, , do solemnly swear (or
affirm that I will support and defend the Consti-
tution of the United States and the Constitution
of the State of Texas, against all enemies, foreign
and domestic; that I do not advocate, nor am I a
member of any political party or organization that
advocates the overthrow of the Government of the
United States or of this State by force or violence;
and that during such time as I am a member of the
Municipal Defense Council oft he City of Corpus Christi,
I will not advocate nor become a member of any political
party or organization that advocates the overthrow of
the Government of the United States or of this State
by force or violence."
SECTION 6. Expenses of Defense Council. The Defense Council
shall have no right to expend avy public funds of the City without prior
approval of the City Council, nor shall it have any right to bind the
City by contract, agreement or otherwise without prior and specific
approval of the City Council.
SECTION 7. That in the event that amy portion of this
ordinance shall be declared void, then the remaining portions there-
of shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION S. The findings of fact as set forth above being
of the greatestpublic importance and interest creates an emergency and
an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter
rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the
day it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be
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read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor,
declaring such emergency andnecessity to exist, having requested
the suspension of the Charter rule above mentioned and that this
ordinance be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that
it take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
APPROVED AND PASSED, This the
1day of November, 1950.
ACIA •°-.
MAYOR
The City of Corpus Christi, Texas
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Ulty t may
Corpus Christi, Texas
November 6 , 1950
TO THE IVABERS OF TM, CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause 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
introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
v�
D?�YOY.
City of Corpus Christi; Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the follmving vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
The above ordinance was passed by the follrnTing vote:
Leslie rasserrnan
Jack DeFor-rest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman