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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on the 9th day of August, 1980, Hurricane Allen hit Corpus
Christi, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has declared that a state of emergency
exists in the City of Corpus Christi as a result of widespread and severe
damage to property within the City, and the grave threat to the public health,
safety and welfare resulting from Hurricane Allen:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas, that the City Manager is directed and authorized on
behalf of the City Council to request that Honorable William Clements,
Governor of Texas, request necessary disaster relief from the President of
the United States under the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.A.
® 5141 et seq) and all other applicable federal laws, and that the City Manager
is directed and authorized to execute such documents as necessary to make the
request of the Governor and to provide such information as necessary to obtain
federal relief.
The necessity to immediately authorize the City Manager to take
the necessary steps to request the necessary disaster relief as a result
of Hurricane Allen 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 but that
such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the
City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that such emergency and necessity
exist, having requested that such Charter rule be suspended and that this
resolution 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
SO ORDAINED, this the 10th day of August , 1980.
ATTEST:
C y Secretary MAYOR
The Ci of Corpus Christi, Texas
APPROVED:
10th DAY OF August , 1980:
J. BRUCE OCR, CITY ATTORNEY
By AP a. k .
Assisrnt *i y Attorney
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
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 or resolution shall be passed finally on
the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read
at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, 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,
'TEE C T OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the
Luther Jones 6w0 -
following
Edward L. Sample /119--
Dr.
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Dr. Jack Best at/,a
David Diaz
vote:
Jack K. Dunphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky a-cf-g-
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones r --
Edward L. Sample CLye--
Dr. Jack Best
ay
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David Diaz CL
Jack K. Dunphy a U n
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
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