HomeMy WebLinkAbout03966 ORD - 12/08/1954AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED ' AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE
CITY SERVICE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE: CON-
TAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR At,
EFFECTIVE DATE ", AND BEING ORDINANCE NO. 1656,
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE
IOTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1954, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 9 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
WHENEVER CHRISTMAS DAY FALLS ON A SATURDAY THAT
DECEMBER 27TH SHALL A HOLIDAY INSTEAD OF
DECEMBER 25TH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE No. 3656, PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE IOTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1554, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR
ALL POSITIONS IN THE CITY SERVICE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CON-
TAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE ", AS AMENDED,
BE AMENOED BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) DF SECTION 9 SO AS TO HEREAFTER READ
AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 9. HOLIDAYS
(A) THE FOLLOWING DAYS, OR PARTS OF DAYS, ARE HEREBY
DECLARED HOLIDAYS FOR ALL CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF POLICE AND FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL:
THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY (NEW YEAR'S DAY)
THE THIRTIERTH DAY OF NAY (MEMORIAL DAY)
THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY (INDEPENDENCE DAY)
THE FIRST MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER (LABOR DAY)
THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER (THANKSGIVING DAY)'
THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER (CHRISTMAS DAY);
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHENEVER CHRISTMAS DAY
FALLS ON A SATURDAY, THAT DECEMBER 24TH SHALL
BE A HOLIDAY INSTEAD OF DECEMBER 25TH."
SECTION 2. IF ANY SECTION, SENTENCE, CLAUSE OR PHRASE OF
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PRO-
VISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO
WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE. I
SECTION 3. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
AFTER ITS PASSAGE BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY FOR MAKING THE ABOVE
MENTIONED AMENDMENT TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION
OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RE50LUTION SHALL BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS 'INTRODUCTION AND THAT SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION, AND THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL BE READ
AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING
DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS,
AND HAVING REQUESTED SAID CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT
THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY,oF DECEMBER, 1954.
MAYOR 7
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
, '-' 1954
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMCRGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING OPDINANCE� A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST
FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORD NANCE
OF RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED
AND THAT SUCH OPDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID
CHAPTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE
IT IS INTRODUCEOp OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY.
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXA
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON JR
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PA55CO BY THE FOLLOWING V TE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
" JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON JR.