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AN ORDINANCE
CREATING AND ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF PARKING CON -
TROL OFFICER; PROVIDUNG THAT WOMEN SHALL BE ELIGIBLE
THEREFOR; PROVIDING THE DUTIES OF SUCH PARKING CONTROL
OFFICER, INCLUDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THE PARKING METER ORDINANCE NO. 3894 AND AMENDMENTS
THERETO; PROVIDING THAT PARKING CONTROL OFFICERS BE
LIMITED TO AUTHORITY HEREIN EXPRESSLY PROVIDED; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY COMMISSION FINDS THAT THE CONTINUAL SHORTAGES
OF PERSONNEL IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FACT THAT POLICE OFFICERS ARE
URGENTLY NEEDED FOR DUTY ALONG LINES OTHER THAN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PARKING
METER ORDINANCE NO. 3894 HAS CREATED A CONDITION PERMITTING THE PARKING PROBLEM
TO BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT; AND,
WHEREAS, IT WOULD BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO PROVIDE FOR AN OFFICE
AND POSITION FOR ELIGIBLE WOMEN TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF SAID PARKING METER
ORDINANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER CURB PARKING VIOLATIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA; AND,
WHEREAS, THE FACT THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO RELIEVE THE CONGESTED
TRAFFIC AND PARKING CONDITMONS AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE MAKES PROVISION FOR THE
USUAL DAILY OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
REQUIRING THE PASSAGE HEREOF AT ITS FIRST READING;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AND CREATED THE OFFICE AND
POSITION OF "PARKING CONTROL OFFICER." SUCH OFFICE AND POSITION MAY BE FILLED
BY WOMEN WHOSE QUALIFICATIONS, PHYSICAL AND EDUCATIONAL, WILL PERMIT THE PER-
FORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF PARKING CONTROL OFFICERS HEREINAFTER DEFINED AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY
THE CITY MANAGER. ALL PARKING CONTROL OFFICERS SHALL BE UNDER THE IMMEDIATE
SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND BE A PART OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY.
SECTION 2. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF EACH PARKING CONTROL OFFICER
TO ISSUE WRITTEN NOTICES. AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 10 OF ORDINANCE NO. 3894,
WHENEVER ANY VEHICLE 15 FOUND TO BE UNLAWFULLY PARKED ON ANY PUBLIC STREET IN
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDIN-
ANCE N0. 3894 AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO OR FOUND UNLAWFULLY PARKED IN ANY LOAD-
ING OR FREIGHT ZONE OR IN ANY NO- PARKING ZONE DESIGNATED BY APPROPRIATE SIGNS
AND/OR MARKINGS, WHENEVER SUCH VEHICLES ARE FOUND SO UNLAWFULLY PARKED WITHIN
THE AREA OF ALL PARKING METER ZONES NOW OR THAT MAY BE HEREAFTER ESTABLISHED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. i
SECTION 3. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NEVER BE CONSTRUED AS GRANTING OR
ESTABLISHING IN PARKING CONTROL OFFICERS THE POWERS OR AUTHORITY OF A PEACE
OFFICER, OR AS HAVING THE POWER TO MAKE ARRESTS OR SERVE WARRANTS; AND SUCH
PARKING CONTROL OFFICER SHALL BE STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND LIMITED TO THE EX-
ERCISE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 2 (TWO) OF THIS
ORDINANCE. NO AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SIGNATURES OF VIOLATORS ON ANY NOTICE OR
SUMMONS. OR PROMISE TO APPEAR IN THE CORPORATION COURT IS GRANTED TO SUCH
OFFICERS.
SECTION 4. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT BE CON-
STRUED TO REPEAL ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE N0. 3894, KNOWN AS THE
PARKING METER ORDINANCE, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI EXCEPT WHERE SAME MAY BE IN DIRECT CONFLICT HEREWITH,
BUT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF THE PROVISIONS OF ALL OTHER SUCH
ORDINANCES.
SECTION 5. THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
USUAL DAILY OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT CREATES AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING
THETSWBBENBIGB OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE
MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECES51TY EXIST,
AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDIN-
ANCE 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 SO OR-
DAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1955.
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CITY' ECRETA Y /.
APPROVED AS TW LEGAL FORM JULY . 1955
CITY ATTOAAEY
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
1955
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH 114 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 RE50LUTION 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; 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
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL Da SMITH
€ MINOR CULLI
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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