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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03441 ORD - 04/22/1953AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2527, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 1949, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 17, PAGE 375 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESO- LUTION RECORDS, BY AMENDING RULE 1, SECTION 1, CHANGING THE DAY AND TIME THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL MEET FROM TUESDAY, 4 O'CLOCK P.M. TO WEDNESDAY, 3 O'CLOCK P.M., KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.;. AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, ON THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 1949, AN ORDINANCE WAS PASSED AND APPROVED SETTING OUT THE RULES OF PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE CITY COUNTIL; AND WHEREAS, AS REFLECTED BY THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 14, 19531 IT WAS DECIDED THAT TO APPROVE THE HEREINAFTER SET FORTH AMENDMENT WOULD BEST SERVE PUBLIC HEALTH, NECESSITY, AND CONVENIENCE, AND THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: SECTION 1. THAT RULE 1 OF SECTION 11 ORDINANCE N0. 2527, BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS* RULE 1. MEETINGS. THE CITY COUNCIL - -SHALL MEET IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN REGULAR SESSION EVERY WED- NESDAY AFTERNOON AT 3 O'CLOCK P.M. AND AT SUCH OTHER TIMES AS IT MAY BE CALLED BY THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR PRO -TEM, THE CITY MANAGER, OR BY CALL OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS THEREOF. NO NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OR FOR THE SCHEDULED RESUMPTION OF ANY ADJOURNED OR RE- CESSED MEETING, BUT WHEN A SPECIAL MEETING IS CALLED, PERSONAL NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN TO EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, IF POSSIBLE, BUT PERSONAL NOTICE TO A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS SHALL ALWAYS BE SUFFICIENT FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS.. SECTION 2. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2527, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 1949, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED AS HEREIN ORDAINED. SECTION 3. THAT THE ORDINANCE REFERRED TO IN SECTION 1 HEREOF SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, EXCEPT AS HEREIN CHANGED. SECTION 4. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED. SECTION 5. THAT THE NECESSITY OF IMMEDIATELY MAKING THE AFORESAID CHANGE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPREATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF APRIL, 1 3. A EST: MAYOR THE CITY 0 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CITY SECRETARY APPROVED ASQTO! LEG AL FORM: CITY ATTORNEY -2- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2527, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 1949, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 17, PAGE 375 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESO- LUTION RECORDS, BY AMENDING RULE 1, SECTION 1, CHANGING THE DAY AND TIME THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL MEET FROM TUESDAY, 4 O'CLOCK P.M. TO WEDNESDAY, 3 O'CLOCK P.M., KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, ON THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 1949, AN ORDINANCE WAS PASSED AND APPROVED SETTING OUT THE RULES OF PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE CITY COUNTIL; AND WHEREAS, AS REFLECTED BY THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 14, 1953, IT WAS DECIDED THAT TO APPROVE THE HEREINAFTER SET FORTH AMENDMENT WOULD BEST SERVE PUBLIC HEALTH, NECESSITY, AND CONVENIENCE, AND THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: SECTION 1. THAT RULE 1 OF SECTION 1, ORDINANCE N0. 2527, BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS* RULE 1. MEETINGS. THE CITY COUNCIL SW LL MEET IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN REGULAR SESSION EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 3 O'CLOCK P.M. AND AT SUCH OTHER TIMES AS IT MAY BE CALLED BY THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR PRO -TEM, THE CITY MANAGER, OR BY CALL OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS THEREOF. NO NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OR FOR THE SCHEDULED RESUMPTION OF ANY ADJOURNED OR RE- CESSED MEETING, BUT WHEN A SPECIAL MEETING IS CALLED, PERSONAL NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN TO EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, IF POSSIBLE, BUT PERSONAL NOTICE TO A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS SHALL ALWAYS BE SUFFICIENT FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS.. SECTION 2. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2527, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 1949, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED AS HEREIN ORDAINED. SECTION 3. THAT THE ORDINANCE REFERRED TO IN SECTION 1 HEREOF SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, EXCEPT AS HEREIN CHANGED. SECTION 4. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED. SECTION 5. THAT THE NECESSITY OF IMMEDIATELY MAKING THE AFORESAID CHANGE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPREATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE-OR �I 3C4 1 RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CYTY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE A.2 DAY OF APRIL, 1 3. A EST: MAYOR THE CITY 0 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: CITY ATTORNEY -2- CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 4". .1.2 -, 1953 TO THE MEMBERS 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 R- EQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR CITY OF CORP CHRISTI, TEXAS WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: A. A. LIECHTENSTEIN 1AL11 ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY alt) JAMES A. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING 'VOTE: A. A. LI CHTENSTEIN ELLROY ICING P. C.- CALLAWAY -V7ld WDJ� JAMES A. DIAISMfTH W. JAMES BRACE �D 314 1 THE CHARTER RULE 'VOTE: A. A. LI CHTENSTEIN ELLROY ICING P. C.- CALLAWAY -V7ld WDJ� JAMES A. DIAISMfTH W. JAMES BRACE �D 314 1