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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE
SUCH APPLICATIONS, AGREEMENTS AND STIPULATIONS AS
ARE PROPER AND NECESSARY FOR THE PROCURING OF GR UP
INSURANCE FROM LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF T EE,
IN ACCORDANG IT THE PROPOSAL OF 5AID UUMPANY, TO BE-
COME EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A. M., APRIL 24 1956, AT THE
INSTANT OF EXPIRATION OF THE COVERAGE' OW PROVIDED
UNDER THE GROUP INSURANCE POLICY NOW IN EFFECT COVER-
ING THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT
OF THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE PREMIUM AND COSTS OF SUCH
INSURANCE OUT OF T E FUNDS PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT
BUDGET OF THE CITY; DIRECTING THAT REVISION £ MADE IN
THE BUDGET TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING
AUGUST 1, 1956; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, A GROUP INSURANCE POLICY IS NOW IN EFFECT COVERING
THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH, BY ITS TERMS, WILL
EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT APRIL 24 1956; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE
PROPOSAL OF THE LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF TENNESSEE IS THE MOST ADVAN-
TAGEOUS FOR THE COVERAGE OF CITY EMPLOYEES UNDER GROUP POLICY AND THAT
THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR SUCH PORTION OF THE PRE-
MIUM AS 15 PERMITTED BY THE CITY CHARTER:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHOR-
IZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE SUCH APPLICATIONS, AGREEMENTS AND STIPULATIONS
AS ARE PROPER AND NECESSARY FOR THE PROCURING OF GROUP INSURANCE FROM LIFE
AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF TENNESSEE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPOSAL OF SAID
COMPANY, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A. M., APRIL 27, 1956, AT THE INSTANT
OF EXPIRATION OF THE COVERAGE NOW PROVIDED UNDER THE GROUP INSURANCE POLICY
NOW IN EFFECT COVERING THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY.
SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE PREMIUM AND COSTS
OF SUCH INSURANCE SHALL. BE PAID OUT OF THE FUNDS PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT
BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
SECTION 3. THAT THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING
AUGUST 1, 1956, SHALL BE REVISED SO AS TO INCLUDE SAID GROUP INSURANCE
POLICY.
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SECTION 4. THE FACT THAT THE INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THE
NATURE OF A GROUP INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI WILL EXPIRE PRIOR TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND IT IS TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO KEEP SUCH
INSURANCE COVERAGE IN EFFECT, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IM-
PERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE
THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION 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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING RE-
QUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, 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 ACCORD-
INGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS_14�DAY OF APRIL, 1956.
ATTEST:
CITY SEC E RY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL F'R' "THIS
DAY APRIL, 1956:
CITY `ATTO NEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
1956
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 SUSPENSION
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; 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,
zr
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. 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 CULL I
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANVEL P. MALDONADD
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