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AN ORDINANCE
PLACING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PARK BOARD AND
THE CITY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE AREAS,
CENTERS AND GROUNDS, INCLUDING THE EXPOSITION HALL
AND THE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM BUILDINGS OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI; CREATING A NEW DIVISION WITHIN THE
PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO BE KNOWN AND DESIG-
NATED AS THE AUDITORIUM AND EXPOSITION HALL DIVISION";
PROVIDING FOR THE SUPERVISION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
THEREOF BY SAID AUDITORIUM AND EXPOSITION HALL DIVISION
OF THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT; TRANSFERRING THE
BUDGETARY ITEMS NOW DESIGNATED AS "MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
(EXPOSITION HALL)" TO SAID DIVISION; PROVIDING FOR DE-
FERRING SUPERVISION UNTIL COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION
AS TO THE AUDITORIUM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE ASSEMBLY HALL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SOMETIMES
REFERRED TO AS THE "EXPOSITION HALL", LOCATED ON THE SAYFRONT OF CORPUS
CHRISTI BAY, AND THE MWNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "MUNICIPAL
AUDITORIUM ", INCLUDING THE LANDS UPON WHICH SAID BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED, ARE
AREAS USED PRINCIPALLY FOR PARK AND RECREATION PURPOSES; AND
WHEREAS, SUCH AREAS CAN BE OPERATED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE
PUBLIC BY THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK BOARD; AND
WHEREAS, IT 15 NECESSARY AT THIS TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE OPERATION OF
SAID PROPERTIES AND FOR THEIR SUPERVISION AND CONTROL:
NOW, THEREFORE, BEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY PLACED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
THE PARK BOARD AND THE CITY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT THE AREAS AND BUtLOINGS
GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS THE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM AND THE EXPOSITION HALL, SHALL
BE CONSTRUED TO INCLUDE ALL THE AREAS, CENTERS AND GROUNDS _USED IN CONNECTION
WITH SAID BUILDINGS AND EXTENDING TO THE DRIVEWAY RUNNING ALONG THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE SAID EXPOSITION HALL, THE SAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE "AUDITIM RIUM AND
EXPOSITION HALL DIVISION'S OF THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY QF
CORPUS CHRISTI.
SECTION 2. THE AUDITORIUM AND EXPOSITION HALL DIVISION SHALL HAVE
AS ITS SUPERINTENDENT A PERSON QUALIFIED TO ATTEND TO 79E DUTIES OF AUDITORIUM
AND EXPOSITION HALL SUPERINTENDENT AND SHALL BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS "AUDITORIUM
MANAGER ".
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SECTION 3. THAT THE PREMISES AND BUILDING HEREIN REFERRED TO AS
"AUDITORIUM" SHALL REMAIN UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE CONTRACTOR
NOW CONSTRUCTING SAID BUILDINGS AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT EXISTING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CONTRACTOR
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SAME, BUT UPON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMPLETION
OF SAID CONTRACT THE SAID STRUCTURE AND PREMISES SHALL PASS TO AND BE UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF THE SAID AUDITORIUM AND EXPOSITION HALL DIVISION AS HEREIN
P!.OVIDED.
SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY FOR PLACING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES IN THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXPOSITION HALL AND
THE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM UNDER A MORE DEFINITE AND EFFICIENT FORM OF ORGANIZATION
AND DEFINING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND JURISDICTION CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE
THAT NO 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, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE
BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRO-
DUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE AY OF MARCH, 195 •
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THE CIWPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF
THE FOREGOING-"DINANCE, 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
INTRODUCE -D, 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 i! o
CITY OF CORPM CHI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUjr,EELADED BY THE FOLLOWING Y E� [[
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ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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