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Home My WebLink About17747 ORD - 07/27/1983AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1983 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 1983, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual ad valorem tax of $.3780 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 1983, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct ad valorem tax of $.1900 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: 4`x747 SEP 2 81984 QFJLMED CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND INTEREST MATURING AUGUST 1, 1983 - JULY 31, 1984 Principal Interest and Paying Agent Fees Total 1954 Storm Sewer $ 80,000 $ 2,384 $ 82,384 1954 Street Right -of -Way 25,000 757 25,757 1963A General Improvement 275,000 4,589 279,589 1964 General Improvement 255,000 12,750 267,750 1964 Park Improvement 20,000 1,018 21,018 1965 General Improvement 90,000 4,431 94,431 1966A General Improvement 135,000 18,510 153,510 1967 General Improvement 200,000 36,934 236,934 1968 General Improvement 150,000 34,455 184,455 1969 General Improvement 200,000 75,517 275,517 1969A General Improvement 150,000 4,833 154,833 1970 General Improvement 500,000 96,790 596,790 1971 General Improvement 200,000 72,170 272,170 1972 General Improvement 275,000 114,100 389,100 1973 Upper Level College 100,000 23,725 123,725 1973 General Improvement 300,000 174,060 474,060 1974 General Improvement 225,000 137,848 362,848 1974A Certificates of Obligation 50,000 22,400 72,400 1975 General Improvement 400,000 266,488 666,488 1975 Certificates of Obligation 200,000 21,146 221,146 1976 General Improvement 200,000 127,456 327,456 1977 General Improvement 150,000 99,651 249,651 1977A General Improvement 400,000 301,584 701,584 1978 General Improvement 500,000 458,477 958,477 1978A General Improvement 200,000 222,254 422,254 1979 General Improvement 250,000 446,949 696,949 1979 Certificates of Obligation 250,000 354,638 604,638 1980 General Improvement 100,000 578,545 678,545 1981 General Improvement 150,000 845,997 995,997 1981 Certificates of Obligation -- 52,490 52,490 1982 General Improvement 225,000 928,115 1,153,115 1983 General Improvement 220,000 976,976 1,196.976 TOTAL $6,475,000 $6,518,037 $12,993,037 SECTION 3. That all taxes for the year 1983 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, 1983, 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 authorized by Section 33.01, Texas Property Tax Code. All Taxpayers shall be allowed discounts for the payment of taxes due in accordance with the terms of Article 31.05, Texas Property Tax Code, as follows: (a) Three percent if the tax is paid in October or earlier; (b) Two percent if the tax is paid in November; and (c) One percent if the tax is paid in December. 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 a part of a public utility system. Said charge shall be based on the 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. 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 suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed andel/ shall take qect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the o2 i'"— day of /�_... , 1983. ATTEST: Ci ecret� MAYO APPROVED: rZ7 "DAY OF JULY, 1983 J .ruce Aycock, C/y Attorney THE CIT" OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, Texs day of , 1983 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 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 THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS y the following vote: 17747 ' PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS, ss: County County of Nueces. #3676 CITY OF CC Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came DEBRA ,JACKSON who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the ACCAIiNTLN.G...CLEE.K. 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 NQTzCX OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in _...-.---•-•-- on the 1 day of AUGUST _ __ 19 83 and once each DAY thereafter for..ONE consecutive DAX ONE. Times. $_ 30.69 DEBRA JACKSON ACCOUNTING CLERK Subscribed and sworn to before me this EUGENIA S. CORTEZ 1st das of AUGUST 18_-83 s NotPublic, Nueces County, Texas vu'rrr�. s— -NOTIC 0 15,aisAGE OF ORDINANCE'" 177" lY PRESCRIBING ASSESSED A CITY OF CORP FOR THE YEAR 1983 AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER UN- TIL ND OR- DAINED AND SUCH OTHER YEARS AS THE SAME M BLE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS DECLARING EMER- GENCY. d Was passe by the City Council of the Tex- as on the 27th day 09 July, 3 The lull text of sate ordinance Is available e public in City Secretary Bill G. Read City Secretary Corpus Christi, Texat _..pTIC..nF.PASSAr THE TAX- ES TO BE LEVIED, ND COL• LECTED BY THE US CHRISTI TEXAS OTHERWISE PROVIDED A AY BE APPLICA CLAUSE• AND ING AN EMER d and approve C ty of Corpus Christ., 198 I ble to th the Office of th