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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 38 -6 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI
CODE, 1 0 BY AMENDING THE 13TH PARAGRAPH THEREOF
ENTITLED SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS AND
PERFORMANCE OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS BY CUSTOMER"
TO PROVIDE FOR A MINIMUM DEPOSIT OF NOT LESS.
THAN R.50 PER MEfER;,PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 38 -6 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE,
19581 BE AMENDED BY AMENDING THE 13TH PARAGRAPH OF SAID SECTION ENTITLED:
"SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS AND PERFORMANCE OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS BY
CUSTOMER ", SO THAT SAID PARAGRAPH SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS AND PERFORMANCE OF OTHER OBLIGA-
TIONS BY CUSTOMER. THE CUSTOMER SHALL, UPON REQUEST BY THE CITY, DEPOSIT
WITH THE CITY AS SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS OWING AND TO BECOME OWING
AND, WITHOUT LIMITATION BY SUCH STATEMENT, AS SECURITY ALSO FOR THE PERFORMANCE
OF ALL OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF THE CUSTOMER, A SUM OF MONEY EQUAL TO TWO AVERAGE
MONTHLY BILLS FOR SERVICE FURNISHED, OR TO BE FURNISHED, AS ESTIMATED BY THE
CITY. IN CASE THE CUSTOMERS BILLS FOR ANY TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHLY BILLING
PERIODS OF NORMAL OPERATION ACTUALLY PROVE TO EXCEED APPRECIABLY THE AMOUNT
OF THE DEPOSIT, THE CITY MAY, AT ITS OPTION, REQUIRE THE CUSTOMER TO DEPOSIT
AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF MONEY SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE TOTAL AMOUNT ON DEPOSIT
WITH CITY EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF BILLS FOR THE TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS, AND THE
CUSTOMER AGREES IN SUCH CASE TO DEPOSIT WITH CITY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF
MONEY. IN NO CASE WILL THE DEPOSIT FOR ANY ONE SERVICE BE LESS THAN SEVEN
AND 50100 DOLLARS PER METER. THE DEPOSIT NEED NOT BE APPLIED AGAINST
DELINQUENT ACCOUNT UNTIL A FINAL BILL IS RENDERED TO THE CUSTOMER, AND THE
EXISTENCE OF A DEPOSIT SHALL NOT RELIEVE THE CUSTOMER OF ANY OF THE CHARGES
PROVIDED IN THIS CODE FOR PERFORMING PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION WITH DELINQUENT
ACCOUNTS, DISCONNECTIONS, RECONNECTIONS, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR OTHER CHARGES
WHICH MAY BE MADE AGAINST THE CUSTOMER IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND REGULA-
TIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES OF THE CITY, OR ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY."
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SECTION 2. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE
CAPTION STATING IN SUMMARY THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR AMENDING THE CODE AS ABOVE SET FORTH
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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING RE-
QUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT
AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS a27-DAY OF JULY, 1959•
MAYOR
THE CITY 0 RPUS C ISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
OCZZ77 CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 1959:
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CITY A OR E
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTIy 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
SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCEOX AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; I,'THEREFOR£g 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 CZUS HRI STI' TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING aul
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE L. LOZANO, SR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE L. LOZANO, SR.