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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER
THE PROPER CONVEYANCE TO ONE FIRE TRUCE FORMERLY USED AS
A PART OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS A FIRE TRUCK, NOW MORE THAN
FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OF AGE, WHICH IS INADEQUATE FOR GENERAL USE AS A PART OF THE
FIRE TRUCK EQUIPMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BUT WHICH WOULD BE OF USE
FOR LIMITED USE SUCH AS MAY BE NEEDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON ITS
CAMPUS LOCATED NEAR THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND SAID
UNIVERSITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS DESIROUS OF OBTAINING SUCH EQUIPMENT AND SUCH
TRANSFER WOULD BE OF BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, BE, AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE AND
DELIVER THE PROPER CONVEYANCE TO ONE (1) FIRE TRUCK, FORMERLY USED AS A PART OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO THE UNIVERSITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO IMMEDIATELY TRANSFER
SAID FIRE TRUCK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 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 THE DATE OF ITS INTRO-
DUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND
NECESSITY TO 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 SO
ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1956.
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
NOVEMBER 7, 1956:
CITY ATTO NEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
NliA" t-, ;! , 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 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; I, THEREFORE,
HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER MULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS
THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYA
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
MINOR CULL I
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS &at
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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