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Home My WebLink About17151 ORD - 07/28/1982AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1982 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 1982, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual ad valorem tax of $ .36 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 1982, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct ad valorem tax of $ .23 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: :azndeccitIrtiminex0. ‘ric:Afi 17/51 /SRP 2 8 1984 MICROFILMED, CITY" OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND INTEREST MATURING AUGUST 1, 1982 - JULY 31, 1983 Interest and Paying Agent Principal Fees Total 1954 Storm Sewer $ 80,000 $ 4,608 $ 84,608 1954 Street Right -of -Way 25,000 1,445 26,445 1958 Airport » 40,000 1,400 41,400 1958 Storm Sewer 35,000 1,227 36,227 1963 General Improvement 160,000 2,554 162,554 1963A General Improvement 275,000 13,543 288,543 1964 General Improvement 255,000 21,178 276,178 1964 Park Improvement 20,000 1,678 , 21,678 1965 General Improvement 90,000 7,581 97,581 1966A General Improvement 135,000 23,783 158,783 1967 General Improvement 185,000 44,640 229,640 1968 General Improvement 150,000 41,214 191,214 1969 General Improvement 200,000 85,529 285,529 1969A General Improvement 150,000 14,330 164,330 1970 General Improvement 500,000 129,320 629,320 1971 General Improvement 200,000 81,182 281,182 1972 General Improvement 275,000 127,867 402,867 1973 upper Level College 100,000 28,975 128,975 1973 General Improvement 300,000 188,778 488,778 1974 General Improvement 225,000 150,012 375,012 1974A Certificates of Obligation 50,000 25,025 75,025 1975 General Improvement 300,000 282,956 582,956 1975 Certificates of Obligation 200,000 31,354 231,354 1976 General Improvement 200,000 136,968 336,968 1977 General Improvement 150,000 106,410 256,410 1977A General Improvement 400,000 325,608 725,608 1978 General Improvement_ 450,000 484,359 934,359. 1978A General Improvement 200,000 234,266 434,266 1979 General Improvement 200,000 463,817 663,817 1979 Certificates of Obligation 200,000 371,507 571,507 1980 General Improvement 100,000 587,551 687,551 1981 General Improvement 150,000 864,006 1,014,006 1981 Certificates of Obligation -- 52,490 52,490 TOTAL $6,000,000 $4,937,161 $10,937,161 • SECTION 3. That all taxes for the year 1982 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, 1982, 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 percent for each month or fraction thereof thereafter. All taxpayers shall be allowed discounts for the payment of taxes I.or 5 due in accordance with the terms of Article 7255b, V.A.C.S., Texas, as follows: Three (3) percent discount if such taxes are paid ninety days before the date when they would otherwise become delinquent; Two (2) percent days before the delinquent; One (1) percent days before the delinquent. discount if such taxes are paid sixty date when they would otherwise become discount if such taxes are paid thirty date when they would otherwise become Thus, the three percent discount shall be allowed if payment of taxes due is made on or before November 3, 1982; the two percent discount, if payment is made on or before December 3, 1982; and the one percent discount, if pa.yment is made on or before January 2, 1983. 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 132 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 director 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 pay- ment 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. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need to prescribe the taxes to be levied, assessed and collected by the City of Corpus Christi, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspen- sion of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall t eeffect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the day of , 1982. ATTE : g0ec1-6 /4de retary 11115WD): AY OF JULY, 1982: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY MAY THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, day of 1982 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; 1/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, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The above ordinance was passed by the foll Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky Amended by Ordinance NO.LIZi5 Oa* ift22it ng vote: 17151_ „ STATE DF TEXAS, County of Nueces. IRS: #v38o45o PUBLISHERS AFFIDAVIT . CITY OF C.C. (26) Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came LORRAINE C. MARTINEZ , who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the ACCOUNTING CLERK of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi llmes, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 17151,... THE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in 2nd AUGUST 82 on day and once each.. day consecutive $_ day one Times. 28,80 LORRAINE C. MARTINE.Z. 1114-40011... ACCOUNTING CLERK Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of AUGUST 1982 thereafter for one EUGENIA S. CORTEZ Notary P lic, Nueces County, Texas _ ‘6,14 tie*okarrasweasi rat".‘'."‘59....7.^?4,7*.,.:...71...veyqrr...sasr,Stla.m+rirrs.rmrr.r.rawftgary,nir