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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, A RELEASE OR RELEASES UPON
THE PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF AMOUNTS DUE THE CITY FOR
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS STREET PAVING LIENS
AND ANY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS OF THE CITY, UPON THE
CERTIFICATE OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE THAT SUCH
CLAIM OR INDEBTEDNESS HAS BEEN PAID AND PROVIDING
FOR THE KEEPING OF RECORDS OF SUCH PAYMENTS AND EXECUTED
RELEASES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY
MANAGER, WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, MAY EXECUTE INSTRUMENTS FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, INCLUDING RELEASES OF LIENS, CLAIMS AND INDEBTED-
NESS DUE THE Ci.TY; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO
EXECUTE SUCH RELEASES UPON PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF SUMS DUE THE CITY WITHOUT
THE NECESSITY OF A MULTIPLICITY OF CITY ORDINANCES AUTHORIZING EACH SPECI-
FIC RELEASE:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT UPON THE FURNISHING OF A CERTIFICATE BY THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CITY MANAGER
ACCOMPANIED BY THE NECESSARY FORM OF RELEASE 0 EVIDENCING QCEMMM PAY-
MENT OF 10.111 INDEBTEDNESS AND RELEASING THE LIEN, IF ANY, SECURING THE
SAME, THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE AND
DELIVER SUCH RELEASE, AND THE CITY SECRETARY IS AUTHORIZED TO ATTEST
SUCH EXECUTION AND IMPRESS THE SEAL OF THE CITY THEREUPON PROVIDED SUCH
RELEASE IS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM, AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER.
SECTION 2. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO
PROVIDE A FORM OF CERTIFICATE WHICH WILL RECITE THE PERTINENT FACTS PER-
TAINING TO THE INDEBTEDNESS, THE RELEASE OF WHICH IS DESIRED FROM THE
CITY, PROVIDING ON SUCH FORM A SPACE FOR THE SIGNATURE OF THE CITY MANAGER
TO EVIDENCE THE FACT THAT HE HAS EXECUTED A RELEASE THEREOF. UPON THE
FURNISHING OF SUCH CERTIFICATE TO THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY MANAGER SHALL
SIGNIFY BY HIS SIGNATURE THEREON THAT HE HAS EXECUTED A RELEASE THEREOF,
SUCH CERTIFICATE SHALL BE KEPT ON F7:LE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY
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AS PART OF THE RECORDS AND ARCHIVES OF THE CITY AND SUBJECT TO THE IN-
SPECTION OF ANYONE DURING ORDINARY BUSINESS HOURS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITYFELEASES UPON PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNTS
DUE THE CITY WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF MULTIPLICITY OF ORDINANCES AUTHORIZING
EACH INDIVIDUAL RELEASE 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 IF IS INTRO-
DUCED 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 NECESSITY EXISTS AND HAVING REQUESTED 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 IT PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED,
THIS THE /IDAY OF D 1959-
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TE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
CITY SECRETAR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE DAY OF (/. 1959:
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CITY ATTO NE ,
CORPUS CHRISTI`/ /ATE %A3
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
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 IT IS INTRODUCEDS 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 REQUIRE-
MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
THE CI ORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE F0LL 0}i(I HG VOTE:
ELLRoY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRNEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR. S6� 17
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOW !G VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRNEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.