HomeMy WebLinkAbout04820 ORD - 07/31/1957AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING A 3UDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR 3EGIiNNING
AUGUST TH CI
1, i�j7, CH qND ENDING JULY 1, 195 , IN ACCORDANCE
WITH E TY ARTER. AS AMENDED FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, ANJ 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 10, 1957,
SUBMIT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, A BUDGET ESTIMATE OF THE REVENUES OF SAID CITY, AND
THE EXPENSES OF CONDUCTING THE AFFAIRS THEREFOR FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BE-
GINNING AUGUST 11 19571 AND ENDING JULY 31, 1958, AND WHICH SAID ESTIMATE (JAD
DEEN 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, THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE RECEIVED AND STUDIED
SAID CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET ESTIMATE AND HAVE CALLED AND HELD THE PROPER HEARINGS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 689 -A, OF VERNON'G ANNOTATED STATUTES OF TEXAS, ON
SAID BUDGET; AND
WHEREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 13, ARTICLE IV, OF THE CHARTER. OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IT 15 NECESSARY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT,
APPROVE AND ADOPT THE BUDGET AT THE CONCLUSION OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND
BEFORE THE FIRST REGULAR MEET INO IN AUGUST OF THE CITY COUNCIL:
NBA, 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
$12,026,212.00 AND THE ESTIMATE OF THE REVENUES OF THE SAID CITY AMOUNTING TO
$12,413,959 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1957, AND ENDING JULY 31,
1958, AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE CITY MANAGER ON JUNE 10, 1,)7, BE,
AND THE SAME IS 111 ALL THINGS ACCEPTED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED AS THE OUDG -T OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 11 19571
AND ENDING JULY 31, 1956.
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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
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 TH15 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 31ST DAY
OF JULY, 1957.
ATTEST:
CITE
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FROM
JULY 31sT, 1957:
CITY ATTORNEY
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
pCHC5rR I5T1, TEAS
1957
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE I . T IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTIbN 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 INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPE�CTFULLLV,
MA
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGL ER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
G
CHARLIE J. AIL LS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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