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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 2 27 PASSED AND APPROVED ON
THE 27 TH DAY OF MAY, 9 PPEARING OF RECORD IN
VOLUME 17, PAGE 375 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION
RECORDS, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING RULE 1, SECTION 1,
CHANGING THE TIME THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM WEDNESDAY, 3 O'CLOCVP. M. TO WE DPJ SD , CLOCK
P. M.; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL 0 THER PROVISIONS OF IHL
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 MULES OF PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT TO APPROVE THE HEREINAFTER SET
FORTH AMENDMENT WOULD BEST SERVE THE PUBLIC:
NMI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT RULE 1 OF SECTION _1, ORDINANCE NO. 2127, AS AMENDED,
DE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
RULE 1. MEETINGS. THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL MEET IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBER IN REGULAR SESSION EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT
2 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 MEM3EP.S THEREOF. NO NOTICE IS REQUIRES
FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OR FOR THE SCHEDULED RESUMPTION OF
ANY ADJOURNED OR RECESSED 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 MEI•foERS SHALL ALWAYS BE SUFFICIENT FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS.
SECTION 2. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2527, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 24TH
DA
DAY OF MAY, 1949, AS AMENDED, GE, AND THE SAME IS HERESY AMENDED AS HEREIN
ORDAIIIED.
SECTION 3. THAT THE ORDINANCE REFERRED TO IN SECTION 1 HEREOF SHALL
REMAIN I1-1 FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, EXCEPT AS HEREIN CHANGED.
SECTION 4. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH ARE HERESY EXPRESSLY REPEALED.
SECTION 5. THAT THE NECESSITY OF IMMEDIATELY BAKING THE AFORESAID
CHANGE CREATES A PUULIC CIAERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUDLIC NECESSITY REQUII:ING
THE SUSPEPISICN OF THE CHARTER MULE THAT NO O -,DINANCC OR RESOLUTION SHALL DE
PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION! AND THAT SUCH 01cDIINANCE 0.4
i;ESOLUTION CHALL DE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND
THE HAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING !REQUESTED
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THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTEN RULE A14D 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 A ND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE AY OF MAY, 1955.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHISTI, TEXAS
1955
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 SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 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 REQUIREMENT AND PASS
THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL De SMITH
MINOR CULL!
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J> ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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