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AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
AUGUST 1, 1955 AND ENDING JULY 31, 1956, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE CITY CHARTER AS AMENDED FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 24, OF THE CITY CHARTER AS AMENDED, DID ON JUNE 27, 1955,
SUBMIT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, A BUDGET ESTIMATE OF THE REVENUES OF SAID CITY, AND
THE EXPENSES OF CONDUCT IVG THE AFFAIRS THEREFOR FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BE-
GINNING AUGUST 1, 1955 AND ENDING JULY 311 1956, AND WHICH SAID ESTIMATE HAS
BEEN COMPILED FROM DETAILED INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS,
DIVISIONS AND OFFICES OF THE CITY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAID CITY CHARTER
PROVISION; AND
WHEREAS, THEMEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE RECEIVED AND STUDIED
SAID CITY MANAGERS BUDGET ESTIMATE AND HAVE CALLED AND HELD THE PROPER HEARINGS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 689 -A, OF VERNON'S ANNOTATED STATUTES OF TEXAS, ON
SAID BUDGET; AND
WHEREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 26, ARTICLE V OF THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT,
APPROVE AND ADOPT THE BUDGET AT THE CONCLUSION OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND
BEFORE THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING IN AUGUST OF THE CITY COUNCIL:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, COVERING
THE PROPOSED NET EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AMOUNTING TO
$10,728,622.00 AND THE ESTIMATE OF THE REVENUES OF THE SAID CITY AMOUNTING TO
$10,983.790.00 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1955, AND ENDING JULY 311
1956, AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE CITY MANAGER ON JUNE 27, 19551 BE,
AND THE SAME IS IN ALL THINGS ACCEPTED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED AS ,THE BUDGET OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1955
AND ENDING JULY 311 1956.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER PRESCRIBED
THAT THE BUDGET BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BEFORE THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING IN
AUGUST, AND THE FACT THAT THE SAME HAS NOT BEEN HERETOFORE APPROVED CREATES
A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION
OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON
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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 THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST,
HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN
FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED
AND APPROVED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1955•
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRE TIOY
APPROVED AS TO 4GAL FOR JULY 26TH, 1955:
CORPUS CHRI TIC 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
ORDINANCES 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 IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE-OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL: P, 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
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER PULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
P41NOR CULL[
W. J. ROBERTS
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MANUE VEL P. . MA MAIDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULL{
W. J. ROBERTS C
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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