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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the last session of the Texas Legislature passed
legislation which authorized cities to increase the maximum hotel occupancy
tax from 4% to 7%; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Legislature that the additional
revenue from the additional 3% room occupancy tax be used to enhance and
promote the tourist and convention industry, including the improvement,
equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of Convention Center
facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi is
committed to the maintenance, operation, and improvement of a first class
Convention Center facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the additional revenue from the additional 3% room
occupancy tax be committed to:
(1) supporting the operational costs of the Convention Center,
(2) providing a fund for equipment, improvement and major
maintenance projects for the Convention Center,
(3) providing a fund for expansion of the Convention Center
facility and major capital improvements related to the Convention Center
facility such as the development of the central plaza area.
SECTION 2. The necessity to enhance and promote the tourist and
convention industry through the maintenance and operation of a first class
convention facility, as aforesaid, 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 said 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 this suspension of the
Charter rule and that this resolution take effect and be in full force and
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effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED, this the
27th day of July, 1983.
ATTEST
APPROVED:o "DAY OF JULY, 1983
t? Bruce Aycock, ity Attorney
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus'' Christi, Te .s
� day of
, 198„
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, Respectfully,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
y the following vote:
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