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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05591 ORD - 11/25/1959W I . 1' • IVS:AH:11 -23 -59 AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING ALL OF THE DUTIES OTHER THAN THE DUTIES OF ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF TAXES FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR - COLLECTOR TO THE COLLECTION _ SECTION OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY; DIRECTING THAT ALL REFERENCE TO THE CITY TAX ASSESSOR - COLLECTOR IN RECORD TO ALL MATTERS OTHER THAN THE ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF AD VALOREM TAXES BE HEREAFTER INTERPRETED TO BE REFERRED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF COLLECTIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS AGREED AND ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES BY THE CITY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR AND THE CARRYING OUT OF SAID AGREEMENT NECESSI- TATES THE RELIEVING OF THE TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF THE DUTIES OF COLLECTING FEES FOR LICENSES AND PERMITS AS WELL AS ALL OTHER DUTIES OTHER THAN AS ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF AD VALOREM TAXES; AND WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A PROPER OFFICER OF THE CITY FOR THE DISCHARGE OF ALL OF SAID FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES HERETOFORE IMPOSED UPON THE CITY TAX ASSESSOR- COLLECTOR: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. ALL OF THE DUTIES OTHER THAN THE DUTIES OF ASSESS- ING AND COLLECTING OF TAXES ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR - COLLECTOR TO THE COLLECTION SECTION OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SECTION 2. THE COLLECTION SECTION IS HEREBY CREATED AS A SECTION OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI UNDER THE SUPER- VISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CITY MANAGER. THE HEAD OF SAID SECTION SHALL BE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCES OR SUCH OTHER PERSON UNDER THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS IS DESIGNATED BY HIM WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER. SECTION 3. ALL OF THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS EXCEPT THE DUTY AND FUNCTION OF ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF TAXES ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED FROM THE DIVISION OF ASSESSMENTS, LICENSES AND TAXES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF e 1 FINANCE AND IN ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, FRANCHISES, PERMITS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF ASSESSMENT, WHEREVER THE REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE TAX ASSESSOR - COLLECTOR OR THE TAX COLLECTOR IN ALL INSTANCES OTHER THAN INVOLVED IN THE FUNCTION AND DUTY OF ASSESSMENT AND COLLEC- TION OF AD VALOREM TAXES, SUCH REFERENCE SHALL BE CONSTRUED OR REFERRED TO AS THE SUPERVISOR OF THE COLLECTION SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY FOR RELIEVING THE ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES FROM PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES HERETOFORE IMPOSED UPON HIM, OTHER THAN THE DUTIES OF ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES AND SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED TO HIM BY THE CITY MANAGER PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECEMBER 1,1959, OF AN AGREE- MENT BEING ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 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 REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THATIMIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER DE,C(ryEMBER1, 1959, 1 IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY of 1959• MAYOR $ THE CITY F CORPUS CH STI, TEXAS CITY SECItETfY O APPROVEj; TO LEGAL FORM THIS s/ DAY �OFj N�O�VVE�MBER,1959 ATTORNEY CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS J DAY OF -ll , ly a 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 SUC-H ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORES 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 YOR THE CITY OF OR US CHRIST , TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES ELLRoY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART / JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. ' THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VO ES ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.