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J-1 AN ORDINANCE
CREATING AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE KNOWN AS THE "WATER DE-
PARTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE "; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENTS,
TERMS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS; SETTING OUT THE
AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF SUCH COMMITTEE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE WATER DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DEPART-
MENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES IS CURRENTLY FACED WITH PROBLEMS OF SUPPLY, FILTERATION,
TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER TO AND IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI;
AND
WHEREAS, IT WOULD BE TO THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CREATE A COMMITTEE TO ADVISE,WITH THE OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES OF THE CITY WATER - DEPARTMENT, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL
CONCERNING THE SOLUTION OF SAID PROBLEMS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT OF THE�C's�TY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION I. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE "WATER DEPARTMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ", WHICH COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THREE (3) MEMBERS WHO SHALL
BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND WHO SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COM-
PENSATION.
SECTION 2, THE MEMBERS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ,
SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE $ITY COUNCIL. THE MEMBERS OF SAID COMMITTEE'SHALL
SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 3. THE WATER DEPARTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL SELECT ITS
OWN CHAIRMAN AND ADOPT BY -LAWS TO GOVERN ITS PROCEEDINGS. SAID RULES OF PRO-
CEEDINGS SHALL BE SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE FULLEST EXTENT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN
THE COMMITTEE AND THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL IN THE SOLUTION OF THE
PROBLEMS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE. Y
SECTION . THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AS ITS PRINCIPAL PURPOSE THE
STUDY AND CONSIDERATION OF SUCH PROBLEMS OF SUPPLY, FILTERATION, TRANSPORTATION
AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER TO AND WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND SURROUNDING
AREA AND THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL OF SOLUTIONS TO
SUCH PROBLEMS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO IMPROVEMENTS,
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EXTENSIONS, REPLACEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE WATER WORKS SYSTEM OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
SECTION 5. THE COMMITTEE MAY HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE CON-
SIDERATION OF MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE EXTENSION, ENLARGEMENT OR IMPROVE-
MENT OF THE WATER WORKS SYSTEM, OR ANY PART THEREOF, AND SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF
ANY SUCH PROPOSED HEARING TO THE CITY MANAGER AND TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 6. THE COMM.I.TTEE MAY RECOMMEND TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE
CITY COUNCIL SUCH ITEMS AS IT DEEMS PROPER FOR INCLUSION IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET
REGAR il,ING THE MAINTENANCE, EXTENSION OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATER WORKS DEPART-
MENT, OR ANY PART THEREOF, OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
SECTION 7. THE FACT THAT THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS OF SUPPLY, FILTERATION,
TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH REQUIRE STUDY AND SOLUTION AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE AND
CAN BE BEST STUDIED BY A NON - POLITICAL COMMITTEE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE
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 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 INTRODUCTrON AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM
AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY of MAY, 1953•
ATTEST: K
MAYOR
THE CITY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO JEGAL FORM:
CITY'-ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
, 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 RE50LUTION 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 ORPU5 CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. L.ICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING.
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES A. NAISMITH
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W. JAMES BRACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOW G VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES A. NAISMITH f'6
W. JAMES BRACE
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