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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05431 ORD - 07/22/1959Mi&:MW 7 -16 -59 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." 5431 IF 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: P CITY A OR E CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 19S7 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.