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Home My WebLink About16429 ORD - 07/29/1981AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1981 AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND ORDAINED AND SUCH OTHER YEARS AS THE SAME MAY BE APPLICABLE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That there is hereby levied, to be assessed and collected in current money of the United States of America, for the use of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the year 1981, and for each succeeding year therafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual ad valorem tax of $ .38 on each One Hundred Dollar value thereof, on all property, real, personal, and mixed, located within the said City of Corpus Christi, upon which a tax is authorized to be levied by law, and upon all franchises of all individuals, partners and corporations holding franchises in the City from said City of Corpus Christi, Texas, said tax to be appropriated to the payment and defrayment of current expenses,of the government, including but not limited to street improvement of said City. Said tax shall be assessed upon 100 percent of the cash market value of property subject thereto. SECTION 2. That there is hereby levied to be assessed and collected in current money of the United States of America for the use of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the year 1981 and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct ad valorem tax of $.24 on each One Hundred Dollars of value on all property, real, personal, and mixed, and franchises described in Section 1 of this ordinance and assessed upon 100 percent of the cash market value of property subject thereto, said taxes to be appropriated for the purpose of creating a sinking fund to pay the interest and principal maturities on all outstanding City of Corpus Christi bonds not otherwise provided for, and including the interest, agent fees, and maturities of the following City of Corpus Christi bonds: MICROFILMED 16129 SEP 2 71°84 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND INTEREST MATURING AUGUST 1, 1981 - JULY 31, 1982 Interest and Paying Agent Principal Fees Total 1954 Storm Sewer $ 90,000 $ 6,982 $ 96,982 1954 Street Right -of -Way 15,000 1,807 16,807 1957 Storm Sewer 35,000 1,351 36,351 1958 Airport 40,000 2,646 42,646 1958 Storm Sewer 35,000 2,316 37,316 1962 General Improvement 300,000 9,623 309,623 1963 General Improvement 160,000 7,523 167,523 1963A General Improvement 275,000 22,441 297,441 1964 General Improvement 255,000 29,628 284,628 1964 Park Improvement 20,000 2,324 22,324 1965 General Improvement 90,000 10,738 100,738 1966A General Improvement 135,000 29,084 164,084 1967 General Improvement 185,000 52,104 237,104 1968 General Improvement 150,000 48,030 198,030 1969 General Improvement 200,000 95,668 295,668 1969A General Improvement 150,000 23,782 173,782 1970 General Improvement 500,000 162,104 662,104 1971 General Improvement 150,000 88,029 238,029 1972 General Improvement 275,000 141,813 416,813 1973 Upper Level College 100,000 34,129 134,129 1973 General Improvement 300,000 203,518 503,518 1974 General Improvement 200,000 160,829 360,829 1974A Certificates of Obligation 50,000 27,605 77,605 1975 General Improvement 300,000 299,522 599,522 1975 Certificates of Obligation 200,000 41,344 241,344 1976 General Improvement 200,000 147,500 347,500 1977 General Improvement 150,000 113,187 263,187 1977A General Improvement 300,000 343,658 643,658 1978 General Improvement 400,000 508,026 908,026 1978A General Improvement 200,000 248,124 448,124 1979 General Improvement 200,000 479,601 679,601 1979 Certificates of Obligation 200,000 387,145 587,145 1980 General Improvement 100,000 597,630 697,630 1981 General Improvement 150,000 881,475 1,031,475 $ 6,110,000 $ 5,211,286 $ 11,321,286 SECTION 3. That all taxes for the year 1981 hereby levied shall become due and payable at the office of the Tax Assessor -Collector of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on or after the first day of August, 1981, and if the taxes levied for said year are not paid on or before January 31 next after becoming due, said taxes shall be deemed delinquent and interest shall be charged upon the gross amount of the taxes due and penalty due until paid at the rate of one-half of one percent for each month or fraction thereof thereafter. All taxpayers shall be allowed discounts for the payment of taxes due in accordance with the terms of Article 7255b, V.A.C.S., Texas, as follows: (a) Three (3) percent discount if such taxes are paid ninety days before the date when they would otherwise become delinquent; (b) Two (2) percent discount if such taxes are paid sixty days before the date when they would otherwise become delinquent; (c) One (1) percent discount if such taxes are paid thirty days before the date when they would otherwise become delinquent. Thus, the three percent discount shall be allowed if payment of taxes due is made on or before November 3, 1961; the two percent discount, if payment is made on or before December 3 , 1981; and the one percent discount, if payment is made on or before January 2 , 1982. SECTION 4. That in addition to all other taxes, there is hereby levied a tax in the nature of a street rental fee, as provided by Article 1175, Sec. 12, V.A.C.S., Texas, against all persons, firms or corporations having any pipes, mains, conductors or other facilities in any public ways, streets, alleys, utility easements, or water within the City limits of the City of Corpus Christi as part of a public utility system. Said charge shall be based on the gross receipt of such public utility derived from the sale of gas, electricity, water, cable television, or other utility service within the City limits. Said fee or tax is payable for each and every calendar year, and shall be paid on or before March 1 next following the end of such calendar year. Such payments shall be made to the Tax Assessor -Collector of the City of Corpus Christi with a verified statement showing the amount of such gross receipts for the respective year. A reasonable charge for street rental fee aforesaid is hereby determined to be four (4) percent of the gross receipts of such utility derived from the sale of gas, electric energy, or water, cable television and/or other utility service, including directory advertising, within the City of Corpus Christi and is hereby levied in that amount. In the event this street rental fee and/or occupation tax is by State Law prohibited, except as to a different rate than as is hereby levied, then the rate is hereby fixed at the highest rate permitted by State Law to be levied by the City. Any public utility having a franchise from the City or for any reason permitted to operate within the City shall be liable for the payment of the tax hereby levied unless a different rate of payment or other consideration is provided by written agreement with the City. SECTION 5. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 6. The necessity to prescribe the taxes to be levied, assessed and collected by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas 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 ordinance be passed finally on the date of its intro- duction and take effect and be in full force and effect fromafter its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the -29 day of�, 1981. ATTEST: gee Ci y Secretary MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: a` DAY OF 1981: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY B Corpus Christi, Te}cas day of , 1981 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL . Corpus Christi, Texas •For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings;._I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Council Members Respectfully, MAYO CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS iHE The above ordinance was passed by -the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky 16429 R STATE OF TEXAS, �ss: County of Nueces. PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT v.239100 CITY OF C.C. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came BILLIE J. HENDERSON who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the A O.GO?7N�IN ...QI,EBIC of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas,, in said County and State, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINACE NO.., 1.6/224._.... of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in ..CORP.A,S...OHRTSTI_GAJ T,ER- on the..3.r.d_ day of AUS TT S T _____. 19. ti 1, and once each day thereafter for. .. ono —. consecutive. r4a.y................. _...._...._ one Times. 22.14 BILLIE .J. BENDERS O i zd4 � Subscribed and sworn to before me this. 11th day of AUGUST 19 81 LOZS WINN Notary Public, Nueces ounty. Texas "'--NOTIGE"OP'PA55Ad. OF OitDINANCE-- ` - NOii6429 TAXESSBE CR I LEV EDT AS- 1 HE BYSTHE CITD OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE YEAR 1911 AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTE pR UNTIL OTHERWISE PRO AND ANO ORDAI SUCH OTHER YEARS AS THE SAME MAY BE AP- PLICABLE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAANEEMER- DECLARING GENCY. AND AP- PROVED by ED City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas 1 ort the 29th daY of WITNESS MY;,HAND; this' a.31st day oI JUIY, 19 Read, i k