HomeMy WebLinkAbout15920 RES - 11/26/1980A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REQUEST A
PUBLIC HEARING OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF
TEXAS ON A PROPOSED RULE DIRECTING ELECTRIC UTILITY
TO PASS THROUGH THE COST OF CITY FRANCHISE FEES TO CON-
SUMERS LIVING WITHIN THE CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas proposes to adopt
a rule December 18, 1980, directing electric utilities to pass through the
cost of city .franchise fees to city consumers; and directly allocate such
fees to consumers living within cities; and
WHEREAS, such action would be detrimental to consumers of electricity
in this city; and would result in higher electric utility bills; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission is required to hold a public
hearing on proposed rule changes upon request of a proper party:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to request a public hearing on the aforesaid proposed rule change in behalf
of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 2. The necessity to authorize the City Manager to request a
public hearing at the earliest practicable date 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 the suspension of the Charter rule and that this resolu-
tion 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 RESOLVED,
this the 26th day of November, 1980.
ATTEST:
Dy'Secretar�/�'
APPROVED: 26th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1980:
f J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Assistant Citorney
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THE CITY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
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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,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspend-, by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
The above ordinance was pass by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample de
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
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