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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03868 ORD - 09/15/1954AN ORDINANCE N0. 3868 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR ATTORNEY'S SERVICES WITH ROBERT LEE BUNTING, AN ATTORNEY, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS" OF THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT MADE A PART HEREOF; REAPPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $1,500.00 FROM THE EMERGENCY AND NON - RECURRENCY EXPENDITURES HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED IN THE CITY BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CHARTER COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HERETOFORE APPOINTED BY THE CI TY COUNCIL AND HAVING AS ITS CHAIRMAN DR. JEAN RICHARDSON, HAS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY FURNISH SUCH COMMISSION THE LEGAL SERVICES OF AN ATTORNEY FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MONTHS AND HAS RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT LEE BUNTING, AND SUCH APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND WHEREAS, AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED WITH SAID ATTORNEY FOR PAYMENT FOR SAID SERVICES, AND THE TERMS HAVE BEEN FULLY AGREED UPON, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT FOR FURNISHING OF PERSONAL SERVICES AS AN ATTORNEY, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED AND MADE A PART HEREOF. SECTION Z. THAT THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO /1OO ($1.500.00) DOLLARS 15 HEREBY REAPPROPRIATED FROM THE EMERGENCY AND NON - RECURRENCY EXPENDITURES HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED IN THE CITY BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT. SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR THE FURNISHING OF ATTORNEY'5 SERVICES TO ENABLE THE CHARTER COMMISSION TO COMPLETE ITS WORK AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION W 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 IMs:PJO:9 -7 -54 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 Ilf- DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954. MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST ATTEST: "/( 60, Ef SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: CITY ATTORNEY IIISIPdD19.7-54 TUC STATE OF TEXAS � Cato" or IKCES � TOE CITY or CORPUS CIKIISTI, HERcomArns CALLED "CITY ", me RDsw LER Otilims, HtR%INAFTCR CALLED "AmmutY ", RAwc ENTt*o tMTS via FOLLOWING Assefoo NT FRR Yoe FURIIsIIIO or ATTfMRfEY*S *Cwvlccs TO Ym CIARTtR COMKIRSION Or INC CITY Or CDRPUB CKRI4TI AS rOLLOWSI 1. ATTOIWCV sKALL FURHISI *IS. PCRs"AL SERVICES AS ATTOBNET AND Coll LOR TO Tot CKARTcR COIDit"t" OF TIW CITY Or CORP" CIWISTf AND. TKE MEMBCRS ToEIEOr IM TKCIR wriCI#L CAPACITY, INCLUDIND THE FOLLOWING SERTICES, BUT WITIOUY 8 %f NS LIMITto TO SUCH DE.RViCEst A. ATTEIWAHCC AT MEETINGS Or THE CKARTER CaW#SSfON AND TIE SURCOMMITTlCS THEREOF S. 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ATTORNEY sKAI.L HC AVAILABLE AT ALL HEETIORS OR COKFCRtMCfis KOUEBTEO SY MEMOCRS OF INC COMMISSION AND ITS COMMITTEES. 3- AS CSM►ENSATIDK FDD TMC SCRVICEs MCREIN A411698 TB BE FURN/GIKD BY ATTORNEY, TKt ATTORBCY $PALL iC PAID TIC SUM OF $EVEN IANIDR%D f1m AND 140/100 ($750.©D) O"LAp OM OCTSOU 1p 1954, AD PANT Of TOTAL A11O011tT *S TEE of Out TvWSAmo riot mu*wKO me tie /loo (f l ADD +00) DoLLADB To DC two TO SASD AYTOWET, AMO IM OftAKC Of NA90 f9t TO aE WD UPON CWf CTION of im BeRYICES NERtIM MIKE* To tE KM K*99. W'ITIIESS oua Kom Ili ourLiCATE oRiOlwALs Twit STM DAY of UPTOWERy 194, MY OF CORP% MITI ATTESTs ft ZIT; =FR #Tt Ce;= APP D AS TC LEQAL F'ONO 1TY o-m T txi ut M'IiMo Corpus Christi, Texas SEPTEMBER 1 , 1454. TO THE MEMBERS f� a'w Co>rpus Ch,ri, wu, Teva, Gentlemen. For the r,asans stt Forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a pto ➢1Rk rfTterpenry and imperative necessity exist for the ssuspensi'roao M4 unt Charter rmle or• requirement that no ordinance or resolution shu11 of passed finally �i�n ttNvt date it is introduced, and that such ordinnic e or res* 1!atioau sFaAi be reed at three meetings of the City Coaunoli ' F, thettet'.'nre, hereby requttt that you s asp Pad �'ai:i Charter rube or reuiui,rement and pass this ordinance finally an the date At is introduced, ex at P'-t'esent meeting of the City Council, Respectfully, YOR CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, T The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote. F. C. Callaway E1rey King James S. Naismith W. James Brace F. P. Peterson, Jr — pw The abtrvt �,tdlrr ice- i",u passed by the following vote. P. C. Callaway Ellroy King James S. Naismith W. James Bttaare h p, 3,eteau, it 3j�y e J7C Z CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, OBLIGATION, OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING. ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO. _ FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE