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AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
AUGUST 1, 1952 AND ENDING JULY 31, 1221, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE CITY CHARTER AS AMENDED FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 24, OF THE CITY CHARTER AS AMENDED, DID ON JUNE 10, 1952,
. SUBMIT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, A BUDGET ESTIMATE OF THE REVENUES OF SAID CITY,
AND THE EXPENSES OF CONDUCTING THE AFFAIRS THEREFOR FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL
YEAR, BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1952 AND ENDING JULY 31, 1953, AND WHICH SAID ES-
TIMATE HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM DETAILED INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SEVERAL
DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS AND OFFICES OF THE CITY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAID
CITY CHARTER PROVISION; AND
WHEREAS, THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE RECEIVED AND STUDIED SAID
CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET ESTIMATE AND HAVE CALLED AND HELD THE PROPER HEARINGS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 689 -A, OF VERNON'S ANNOTATED STATUTES OF TEXAS,
ON SAID BUDGET; AND i
WHEREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 26, ARTICLE V OF THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT. THE CITY COUNCIL
ACCEPT, APPROVE AND ADOPT THE BUDGET AT THE CONCLUSION OF SUCH PUBLIC HEAR- ,
INGS, AND BEFORE THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING IN AUGUST OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, COVERENG
THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY-OF' CORPUS CHRISTI, AND THE ESTIMATE
OF THE REVENUES OF THE SAID CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1952,
AND ENDING JULY 31, 1953, AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE CITY MANA-
GER ON JUNE 10, 1952, BE, AND THE SAME IS IN ALL THINGS ACCEPTED, APPROVED,
AND ADOPTED AS THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE FIS-
CAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1952, AND ENDING JULY 31, 1953, A COPY OF WHICH
BUDGET IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MARKED EXHIBIT "A ", AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR
ALL PERTINENT PURPOSES.
SECTION 2. THAT THE FACT THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER PRE-
SCRIBED THAT THE BUDGET BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED`BEFORE THE FIRST REGULAR MEET-
ING IN AUGUST, AND THE FACT THAT THE SAME HAS NOT BEEN HERETOFORE APPROVED
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CREATE A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION Op THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION 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
PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE
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 PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 1952•
EST:
CATY ECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
CITY ATlf ORNEY
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THE CITY 0 RPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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For the reasons set forth in the-emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
sion 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,
MAYOR
City of rpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
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Jack DeForrest
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Sydney E. Herndon
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George L. Lowman
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Frank E. Williamson
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman A, 4
Jack DeForrest
Sydney E. Herndon —
George L. Lowman
Frank E. Williamson
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