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Home My WebLink About18379 ORD - 07/31/1984AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1984 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 1984, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual ad valorem tax of $.3785 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 1984, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct ad valorem tax of $.1895 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: 18379 SEP 2 81984 MICROFILMED CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND INTEREST MATURING AUGUST 1, 1984 - JULY 31, 1985 Interest and Paying Agent Principal Fees Total 1964 General Improvement 255,000 4,320 259,320 1964 Park Improvement 20,000 348 20,348 1965 General Improvement 80,000 1,442 81,442 1966A General Improvement 135,000 13,239 148,239 1967 General Improvement 200,000 28,822 228,822 1968 General Improvement 150,000 27,696 177,696 1969 General Improvement 250,000 64,925 314,925 1970 General Improvement 500,000 63,760 563,760 1971 General Improvement 200,000 63,158 263,158 1972 General Improvement 275,000 100,334 375,334 1973 Upper Level College 100,000 18,475 118,475 1973 General Improvement 300,000 159,342 459,342 1974 General Improvement 225,000 125,685 350,685 1974A Certificates of Obligation 50,000 19,650 69,650 1975 General Improvement 400,000 244,464 644,464 1975 Certificates of Obligation 200,000 10,738 210,738 1976 General Improvement 200,000 117,944 317,944 1977 General Improvement 150,000 92,892 242,892 1977A General Improvement 400,000 277,560 677,560 1978 General Improvement 500,000 429,697 929,697 1978A General Improvement 200,000 211,742 411,742 1979 General Improvement 450,000 420,758 870,758 1979 Certificates of Obligation 425,000 329,376 754,376 1980 General Improvement 300,000 560,613 860,613 1981 General Improvement 350,000 828,068 1,178,068 1982 General Improvement 225,000 904,477 1,129,477 1983 General Improvement 250,000 956,075 1,206,075 1984 General Improvement 250,000 1,198,650 1,448,650 TOTAL $7,040,000 $7,274,250 $14,314,250 SECTION 3. That all taxes for the year 1984 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, 1984, 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 and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the 24th day of July, 1984. ATTEST: Ci. Secretary APPROVED: 3/ DAY OF JULY, 1984 J. BRUCE AYCOC , " TY ATTORNEY By Assi• a City Attorney MELENE R. DODSON ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY MAYOR 67 f THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, Texas 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, Council Members Respectfully, MAYOR THE CI Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The above ordinance was passed by the following Luther Jones Betty N. Turner David Berlanga, Sr. Welder Brown Leo Guerrero Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Joe McComb Frank Mendez Mary Pat Slavik vote: 1%79 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS, lss: County of Nueces. 11 AD#69105 Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came. GRACIE DE LUNA .., who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the ADM. ASST. SECRETARY of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Chri�ti Times. gaily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas,, in said County and State, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSAGE QF ORDLNANO_AQ,,__1a32.9 ,..._......___ _...._...._ of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CALLER -TIMES PUBL. CO on the .5th day of _August .19_81, and once each daL__..._..thereafter for..—. one consecutive One dp.y Times. $ 28.60 r GRACIE DE LUNA Adm. Asst. Sec. Subscribed and sworn to before me this.._. q th day of. .August. Notary Public, Nu unty, Texas EDNA KO TER - 11/30/84 "L ,,,F175701777"'''."1- 1IDISW4CE,M18449 " - RESCRIBINU THE TAXES TO LEVIDED, ASSESSED AND t :OLLECTED BY THE CITY OF . :ORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 'OR THE YEAR 1984 AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND ORDAINED AND SUCH OTH-_ ER YEARS AS THE SAME MAY BE APPLICABLE, PRO- VIDING A SAVING CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY. Was passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas on the 4th day of September, , 1984 The full text of said - ordinance is available to the public in the Office of the City Secretary. -s-Bill G. Read City Secretary Corpus Christi, Texas