HomeMy WebLinkAbout17778 ORD - 08/15/1983AN ORDINANCE
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE
BOND ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING AND
CONSTRUCTING A NEW CITY HALL AND RELATED PERMANENT
IMPROVEMENTS HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1983; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, on the 13th day of July, 1983, the Mayor and the City
Council by Ordinance No. 17709 ordered a bond election to be held on
August 13, 1983; and
WHEREAS, notice of said election was given as required by law and
as directed in said ordinance, as is shown by affidavit properly filed in the
office of the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS, said election was duly held on the 13th day of August 1983
in conformity with the election laws of the State of Texas, and the results
of said election have been certified and returned by the judges and clerks
thereof; and
WHEREAS, this Council has today canvassed the returns of said
election held on the 13th day of August, 1983; and
WHEREAS the Council finds' that the said election was in all
respects lawfully held and that the City Secretary's tally and certification
of results to the Council are correct:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council officially finds and determines
that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said election was
duly given, that proper election officers were duly appointed prior to said
election, that said election was duly held, that the City has complied with
the Federal Voting Rights Act and Article 1.108 of the Texas Election Code,
that due returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered,
and that the City Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance
with law and the Ordinance calling said election.
SECTION 2. That the City Council officially finds and determines
that the following votes were cast at said election on the submitted
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MICROFILMED
Proposition, by the resident, qualified electors of said City, who voted at
said election:
14,432 VOTES: FOR
8,538 VOTES: AGAINST
PROPOSITION
THE ISSUANCE OF CITY HALL BONDS UP TO
) THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $15,000,000
SECTION 3. That the City Council officially finds, determines and
declares the result of said election to be that the proposition so submitted
has received a favorable majority vote in all respects and has carried, and
that the aforesaid bonds may be issued and taxes may be levied, assessed and
collected annually, as voted and approved by law.
SECTION 4. The necessity of making an official canvass of votes
and declaring the results thereof due to the proceeds from the sale of the
proposed bonds being required as soon as possible and without delay for
necessary and urgently needed public improvements, creates a public emergency
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 exists, having
requested the suspension of the Charter rule that this ordinance 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 ACCORDING SO ORDAINED, this the
W` 1W` day of August, 1983.
ATTEST:
1 r ry • MAYOR
THE CI
APPROVED: /S4 DAY OF AUGUST, 1983
truce Aycock, Cit Attorney
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi, T4Ji983
day of
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,
MAYO
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
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THE CIT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
the following vote:
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