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HomeMy WebLinkAbout021553 ORD - 01/19/1993AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 3, 1993, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE ELECTION OF MAYOR AND EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR HOLDING SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION AND PUBLICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCH EARLY POLLING PLACES; DESIGNATING POLLING PLACE LOCATIONS; ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT ARD RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Charter provides for the holding of a regular City election for Mayor and Council members in the City of Corpus Christi, on the first Saturday in April in odd -numbered years, the same being April 3, 1993; and WHEREAS, it is provided in Section 3.004 of the Texas Election Code that the governing body shall order elections pertaining to municipal affairs, give notice and appoint election officers to hold the election; WHEREAS, the City Council desires to place City of Corpus Christi proposed amendments to the Christi; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CHRISTI, TEXAS: before the electorate of the Charter of the City of Corpus COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS SECTION 1. That a regular City election (hereinafter "the Election") for the election of Mayor and eight Council members shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on April 3, 1993. SECTION 2. That at the Election all the qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi shall be permitted to vote. SECTION 3. That the names of candidates for the office of Mayor and the names of candidates for the office of the City Council members shall be placed on said ballot in the manner and form prescribed by law. SECTION 4. That the Election shall include consideration of amendments to the Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. SECTION 5. That voting machines shall be employed at the Election in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the Election shall be held at the polling places in the regularly prescribed precincts of the City of Corpus Christi, as set forth on Attachment A hereto, incorporated by reference and made part of this ordinance. The Election shall be held in accordance with the election laws of the State of Texas. The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the day of the Election. SECTION 6. The City Secretary shall conduct the Election as directed by resolution of the City Council and by law. SECTION 7. Voting machines shall be used for the conduct of the Election on election day and paper ballots shall be used for conducting early voting. Early voting in person at each of the temporary branch polling places shall be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning on March 15, 1993, and ending on March 30, 1993, and on Saturday, March 27, 1993. Such early voting in person may be conducted at the main early polling place located in the lobby of City Hall, adjacent to the office of the City Secretary, 1201 Leopard, or at the temporary branch polling places hereby established as follows: Northwest Site Westside Site Southside Site Flour Bluff Site 11425 Leopard 4040 Greenwood 5151 McArdle 10110 Compton Road Hilltop Community Center Greenwood Senior Citizen Center C. C. Area Council for the Deaf Nueces County Building In addition, early voting in person may be conducted at the mobile temporary branch polling places set forth in the attached Exhibit B, incorporated by \Ord\93002. skp 021553 UROBLAIED 2 reference and made a part of this ordinance, during the days and hours specified therein. Each branch polling place and the main early polling place shall serve all election precincts. SECTION 8. It is ordered that the Election shall include consideration of the following amendments to the Charter of the City of Corpus Christi: Charter Amendment 1 -- Annexation by Ordinance Amend ARTICLE I, HOME RULE GOVERNMENT, Section 2, Annexation, to hereafter read as follows: The city shall have the power by ordinance to fix the boundary limits of the city and to provide for the alteration and extension of the boundary limits. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 1 For An amendment to provide for annexation of additional territory Against adjacent to the City by ordinance. Charter Amendment 2 -- Modification of the Provisions for Initiative and Referendum Amend ARTICLE I, HOME RULE GOVERNMENT, Section 4, Initiative and Referendum, to hereafter read as follows: Sec. 4. Initiative and Referendum. (a) The legislative power of the city is vested in the city council, but the people of the city reserve unto themselves the powers of initiative and referendum which shall be exercised in the manner prescribed in this charter. (1) Initiative. The registered voters of the city shall have the power to propose ordinances to the city council and, if the council fails to adopt the ordinance in substantially the form in which it was presented, to adopt or reject the ordinance proposed at an election as provided herein. (2) Referendum. The registered voters of the city shall have the power to require reconsideration by the city council of any adopted ordinance or part thereof and, if the council fails to repeal the ordinance, or the disputed part thereof, to approve or reject it at an election as provided herein. (b) The power of initiative and referendum reserved herein shall not extend to specific items contained in the operating or capital budgets of the city, contracts, appropriations already made, the levy of taxes or the individual salaries of city officials or employees. The powers of initiative and referendum contained herein are not in lieu of the referendum powers and procedures provided elsewhere in this charter and under state law; therefore, the powers of initiative and referendum provided in this section shall not apply when another referendum procedure is available under this Charter or state law. \Ord\93002.ekp t 3 (c) Any fifty registered voters may commence initiative proceedings and any five registered voters may commence referendum proceedings by filing with the city secretary a statement that they intend to circulate petitions calling for an initiative or referendum. The statement shall include the following: (1) the names and addresses of the registered voters commencing the proceedings; (2) the full text of the ordinance being proposed by initiative or the full text of the ordinance to be reconsidered by referendum. (d) In the case of an initiative, the city attorney shall draft an ordinance in legal form, consistent with the laws of the State and the United States, incorporating in substance the text submitted. The city secretary shall present the initiative or the request for referendum to the city council at its next regular meeting. Forty-five days from the date of presentment shall be allotted to the city council to consider the adoption of such ordinance by initiative. In the case of referendum, the city council shall have until the adjournment of the next regular city council meeting to reconsider such ordinance. (e) In the event the council fails to take the proposed action within the time allotted, the city secretary shall furnish to the proponents petition pages for circulation among the registered voters of the city. Each petition page shall contain the following: (1) a summary not to exceed 100 words stating in substance the initiative or referendum measure to be considered by the voters and the notation that the full text of the ordinance is available for inspection at the office of the city secretary; (2) the printed name, address and registration number of each voter signing the petition; (3) the signature of each signer in ink and the date of signing; (4) the date of issuance of the petition by the city secretary and, in the case of a referendum petition, the names and addresses of the five persons who initiated the procedure. (f) All petition pages comprising an initiative or referendum petition shall be assembled and filed with the city secretary as one instrument within ninety days from date of issuance of the forms for such purposes by the City Secretary. Within twenty days, the city secretary shall determine whether the same is signed by at least five percent of the registered voters of the city. The procedures for filing supplementary petition pages with the city secretary for recall petitions shall also apply to initiative and referendum petitions. (g) In the case of referendum, if all necessary petition pages comprising the referendum petition have been assembled and filed with the city secretary within sixty days from the deadline for action by the city council to reconsider the ordinance the effectiveness of the disputed provisions shall be suspended pending the outcome of these referendum proceedings. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the city council from repealing the disputed provisions to be reconsidered during such period. \Ord\93002.skp 4 (h) Whenever an initiative or referendum petition is certified by the city secretary to have valid signatures at least equal to five percent of the registered voters of the city and the city council does not adopt the ordinance proposed by initiative or repeal the disputed provisions sought to be reconsidered by referendum, the council shall include the proposition on the ballot at an election to be held as follows: (1) in the case of an initiative, at the next regular city council elections; (2) in the case of a referendum for which the necessary petition pages have been filed within sixty days from the deadline for action by the city council to reconsider the ordinance, at the next available uniform election date under state law; or (3) in the case of any other referendum, at the next regular city council elections. (i) Not later than the next regular meeting of the city council following the election, the council shall canvass the election returns, and if a majority of the registered voters voting on the issue approve of the ordinance submitted by initiative or the referendum, such action shall become effective as of the date the returns are canvassed or as of any later effective date as may be provided. (j) Any ordinance adopted by initiative shall not be subject to repeal or substantial modification by action of the council for a period of four years from the date of the election, except by referendum election called by the council or by petition as herein provided. Any ordinance repealed by referendum shall not be reinstituted in whole or substantial part by action of the council for a period of four years from the date of the election, except by referendum election called by the council or by petition as herein provided. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 2 An amendment to modify the provisions for initiative and For referendum, to include allowing referendum procedures to cover a disputed portion of an ordinance, assuring at least sixty days for the circulation of petitions to suspend an ordinance, Against clarifying the application of the referendum procedures, and making other procedural clarifications and adjustments. Charter Amendment 3 -- Term Limitation for the Mayor and Council Members Amend ARTICLE II, CITY COUNCIL, Section 1, Membership and Term, to add an additional subsection follows: (d) No person shall serve more than four two-year terms consecutively as a council member, or four two-year terms consecutively as mayor, or six two-year terms consecutively in any combination of such offices. A person who has reached the limitation on terms provided in this section shall be eligible for election or appointment to the city council after not serving on the city council for one full term of office. [This provision shall take effect beginning with the terms of office commencing in April 1993. Terms of office served prior to such date shall not count toward this limitation.] \Ord\93002. skp r 5 The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 3 An amendment to provide term limitations for the mayor and For council members limiting them to serving four two-year terms consecutively in each office, or six two-year terms consecutively Against in any combination with terms of office commencing in April 1993. Charter Amendment 4 -- Filing for City Council by Filing Fee or Petition Amend ARTICLE II, CITY COUNCIL, Section 2, Election Procedures, subsection (a), to hereafter read as follows: Candidates for mayor or city council shall file with the city secretary within the time provided by law an application to appear on the ballot. The candidate shall not owe delinquent taxes to the City, and the application shall meet the requirements of the Texas Election Code, as the same may be amended from time to time. No candidate shall be placed on the ballot unless his or her application is accompanied by: (1) a filing fee of $100.00, or (2) a petition signed by registered voters residing in the territory from which the office is elected equal in number to the greater of: (a) 25, or (b) one-half of one percent of the total vote received in the territory from which the office is elected by all candidates for mayor in the most recent mayoral regular election. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 4 For An amendment to provide for filing for election to the city council by either the payment of a filing fee or the submission Against of a petition in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Charter Amendment 5 -- City Council Regular Meeting Schedule Amend ARTICLE II, CITY COUNCIL, Sec. 14(a) and (f), Meetings of Council, to hereafter read as follows: (a) The city council shall meet in regular session at least once each week at city hall or at another governmentally owned place within the corporate limits of the city, unless the city council elects to adjust the regular meeting schedule for valid reasons recorded in the minutes; provided that in any event the city council is required to meet in regular session not less often than twice each month. Special sessions and workshop sessions may be held in any public place, and the council shall prescribe the manner in which such sessions shall be called. (f) No ordinance shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced but the same shall be considered and voted upon at two regular meetings, except in the case of emergency and then only when requested in writing by the mayor or a majority of the members of the council, and the finding of an emergency by the council shall be conclusive. No ordinance granting any franchise shall ever be \Ord\93002. skp 6 passed as an emergency measure. For the purposes of this subsection, an "emergency" shall be defined as a condition involving an immediate need to preserve and protect public property, the need for the immediate and efficient utilization of physical resources in the city, the need for the immediate and equitable institution of zoning changes in order to protect the health, safety and welfare, or an immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of the city's affairs. Amend ARTICLE IX, PUBLIC UTILITIES, FRANCHISES AND LEASES, Sec. 3, Ordinance Granting Franchise or Lease, to hereafter read as follows: (a) Every ordinance granting, renewing, extending or amending a franchise or a lease of property of the city shall be read at two regular meetings of the council, and shall not be finally acted upon until the twenty-eighth day after the first reading thereof. Within five days following each of the two readings of the ordinance, a description of the franchise or lease, including the names of the parties, the term, payments to the city and the purpose of the franchise or lease, shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, and the expense of such publication shall be borne by the prospective franchise holder or lessee. Copies of the full text of any such ordinance shall be made available to the public at no charge in the office of the city secretary. With the exception of any ordinance authorized by election provided herein, no ordinance granting, renewing, extending or amending a lease or franchise of more than one year shall become effective until the expiration of sixty days following the date of its final adoption by the council, and every such ordinance shall be subject to referendum procedure provided by state law, Article 1181, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended now or in the future. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this charter, any ordinance granting or authorizing the execution of a lease having a term of one year or less may be finally passed and the lease authorized without publication of any notice, and in cases of declaration of emergency may be passed without necessity of two readings. Amend ARTICLE I, HOME RULE GOVERNMENT, Sec. 2 (d), Annexation, so that the first sentence thereof, unless such provision is deleted in its entirety by the adoption of Proposition 1, shall hereafter read as follows: (d) The city shall have the power by ordinance to fix the boundary limits of the city and to provide for the alteration and extension of the boundary limits; provided, however, that each such ordinance shall be read at two regular meetings of the council and shall not become effective until the expiration of sixty days following the date of its final adoption by the council. Amend ARTICLE I, HOME RULE GOVERNMENT, Sec. 4 (d), Initiative and Referendum, unless such provision is otherwise amended by the adoption of Proposition 2, to hereafter read as follows: (d) In the case of an initiative, the city attorney shall draft an ordinance in legal form, consistent with the laws of the State and the United States, incorporating in substance the text submitted. The city council shall have forty-five days from the date of presentment to consider the adoption of such ordinance at two regular meetings. In the case of referendum, the city council shall have one week from the date of presentment to reconsider such ordinance. \Ord\93002.skp 7 The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 5 An amendment to allow the City Council to adjust its regular For meeting schedule, provided that the City Council is required to meet in regular session not less often than twice each month, and to require two readings of ordinances except in cases of Against emergency, provided that certain leases shall not be finally acted upon until the twenty-eighth day after first reading. Charter Amendment 6 -- Modifications of Provisions for Removal of Council Members Amend ARTICLE II, CITY COUNCIL, Section 11, Removal, to hereafter read as follows: Sec. 11. Removal. (a) A council member shall be subject to removal by the council or by any other means authorized by law for: (1) Willful violation of any code of ethics or conflicts of interest provision under state or federal law or city ordinance. (2) Willful violation of any express prohibition of this charter. (3) Misconduct, malfeasance, incompetence, inability or willful neglect in performance of official duties. (4) Conviction of any felony, or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. (5) Failing to maintain any residency requirement provided by law. (6) Absence from three consecutive regular council meetings without leave of absence first had, except due to circumstances over which the council member had no control. (b) A removal action by the council may be instituted on its own initiative, or shall be instituted upon petition by five or more registered voters, and any final decision to remove a member shall be by the majority vote of all council members holding office, with the exception of the challenged member. The council may provide by ordinance for the referral of any disciplinary matter involving a council member to the ethics commission for recommendation. The challenged member shall have the right to written articles of impeachment, an opportunity to be heard, to be represented by counsel, to summon witnesses who shall be required to give testimony, and to reasonable advance notice of the hearing. The burden of proof shall be on those bringing the charges. The hearing shall be open to the public, and the conclusions and findings of the council shall be final. If the member is removed, a complete statement of the reasons therefor shall be filed with the city secretary. The council shall additionally have the authority to reprimand or suspend a member for a period of not more than thirty days if removal is not warranted. (c) Pending charges for removal, the council may suspend the challenged member from office for a period not exceeding thirty days by the majority vote of all council members holding office, with the exception of the challenged member. (d) Commission of any of the violations specified in subparagraphs (1) through (5) above shall additionally be grounds for forfeiture of office in proceedings pursuant to state law. \ord\93002.ekp 1 8 (e) A member who is removed from office, whether pursuant to this section, by recall or other legal proceeding, or who resigns after any such proceedings have been initiated, shall not be eligible to be appointed to or run as a candidate for city office for two years from the date of removal, recall or resignation. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 6 For An amendment to modify the provisions for removal of council members by incorporating the procedures before the ethics Against commission and conform them to other provisions of the charter. Charter Amendment 7 -- Conform Non -Discrimination Provisions With Federal Law Amend ARTICLE VII, EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS, Section 1, Classified Service, to hereafter read as follows: The policy of the city is the establishment of a personnel system based on merit and not on any other consideration. There shall be a classified service in which all appointments shall be made on the basis of qualifications and fitness, and promotions shall be made on the basis of merit. The classified service shall include all employees of the city except employees filling those positions designated by the council as exempt. All personnel actions shall be consistent, uniform and fair. Disciplinary actions shall not be based on unlawful or discriminatory reasons such as race, sex, religion, national origin, creed, disability, age, color or political beliefs. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 7 For An amendment to change the term "handicap" to "disability" and add the terms "age" and "color" to the non-discrimination provisions of the City Charter in order to conform such non - Against discrimination provisions with current federal law. Charter Amendment 8 -- Council and Board member Candidacies Amend ARTICLE II, CITY COUNCIL, Sec. 11, Removal, subparagraph (a) to hereafter read as follows: Sec. 11. Removal. (a) A council member shall be subject to removal by the council or by any other means authorized by law for: (1) Willful violation of any code of ethics or conflicts of interest provision under state or federal law or city ordinance. (2) Willful violation of any express prohibition of this charter. (3) Misconduct, malfeasance, incompetence, inability or willful neglect in performance of official duties. (4) Conviction of any felony, or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. \Ord\93002.skp 9 (5) Failing to maintain any residency requirement provided by law. (6) Absence from three consecutive regular council meetings without leave of absence first had, except due to circumstances over which the council member had no control. Amend ARTICLE VII, EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS, Sec. 2, Civil Service Board, and Sec. 5, Officers and Employees, Candidacies, to hereafter read as follows: Sec. 2. Civil Service Board. There shall be a civil service board, which shall consist of three persons, citizens of Corpus Christi. No member of the board shall during his or her tenure be a candidate for or hold any city office or position, and no member of the board shall during his or her tenure hold any other public office, except notary public. The city council shall appoint the members of such board. The term of office of each member of such board shall be for three years, or until a successor is appointed. The civil service board, subject to the approval of the council, shall adopt, amend and enforce a code of rules and regulations providing for appointment, employment or suspension in all positions in the classified service. The civil service board established herein shall promulgate rules and regulations that insure fair treatment of employees in hiring, promotions, grievances and disciplinary actions including suspensions, dismissals, or terminations in accordance with the policy stated herein. Sec. 5. Officers and Employees, Candidacies. Except as provided in this charter, no person elected to any office of the city shall, during the term for which he or she was elected, be appointed to any other office or position in the service of the city. If any officer or employee of the city shall file as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, he or she shall forfeit his or her office or employment, provided that a member of the council may file as a candidate for election to a position under this charter. Provided, further, that a member of the council or a member of a city board, commission or committee may file as a candidate for nomination or election to any non -city public office, but such person shall forfeit his or her position if elected or appointed to such office. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 8 For An amendment to allow members of the city council and city boards and commissions to become candidates for any non -city public office, but providing they will forfeit their positions in the Against event they are elected or appointed to the new office. Charter Amendment 9 -- Tax Rate Limitation for Debt Service Required for Bonds Amend ARTICLE VIII, TAXATION AND BONDS, Section 1, Taxation, to hereafter read as follows: Sec. 1. Taxation. (a) The city council shall have power, and is hereby authorized annually, after the budget is adopted, to levy and collect taxes up to the maximum authorized by the Constitution of Texas based on the assessed value of all real and personal property \Ord\93002. skp lf' 10 in the city, not exempt by the Constitution and laws of Texas from taxation; provided that, except as provided in paragraph (b) below, the maximum tax rate for all purposes shall not exceed sixty-eight cents ($0.68) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed value. The maximum tax rate limitation shall remain in full force and effect until changed by charter amendment or by ordinance duly adopted after a referendum election at which a majority of the registered voters voting at such election approved adoption of the ordinance. (b) The maximum tax rate the city council may levy in support of debt service for any tax -supported obligations which are authorized by the voters of the city at an election held after April 4, 1993, shall be limited to the tax rate limitation provided in the Texas Constitution. In the event any such voter -approved obligations are refunded by the issue of refunding obligations as authorized under Texas law, the debt service on such refunding obligations shall be subject to the maximum tax rate limitation in paragraph (a) above unless: (i) the refunding results in a net present value savings to the city as determined by the Texas Attorney General, or (ii) such refunding obligations are authorized by the voters of the city at an election held for such purpose. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 9 For An amendment to provide that the debt service required for bonds approved by the voters in the future will be subject to the tax Against rate limitation provided in the Texas Constitution. Charter Amendment 10 -- Revisions to City's Authority to Grant Leases Amend ARTICLE IX, PUBLIC UTILITIES, Section 2, Power to Grant Franchise or Lease, to hereafter read as follows: Sec. 2. Power to Grant Franchise or Lease. (a) The council shall have the power by ordinance to grant, renew, and extend all franchises of all public utilities of every character operating within the city and all leases of property of the city; and, with the consent of the franchise holder or the lessee, to amend the same; provided, however, that (1) no franchise shall be granted for a term of more than thirty years; and (2) no lease covering any property of the city shall be granted for a term of more than sixty years. No franchise or lease on any property of the city which lies under the waters of Corpus Christi Bay and was patented to the city by the State of Texas shall be granted, renewed, or extended for a term of more than five years unless there is submitted to the qualified voters of the city, at an election duly called for such purpose, the question of whether or not the council should enact the particular ordinance granting, renewing or extending such particular franchise or lease, and a majority of such qualified voters voting at such election favor the enactment of the ordinance. The question of whether or not the council should enact any particular franchise or lease for a term of five years or less may be submitted to the \Ord\93002.skp 11 qualified voters of the city; and in such event the ordinance shall not be enacted unless approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at such election. (b) No lease covering any property of the city which lies under the waters of Corpus Christi Bay and was patented to the city by the State of Texas shall grant to the lessee any right to erect or maintain any structure or building with the exception of yacht basins, restaurants, buildings for the housing of bay front concessions and uses permitted by the city zoning ordinance in a bay front use zoning district. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 10 For An amendment to make limited revisions to the City's authority to grant leases up to sixty years, providing that leases longer than five years covering submerged lands on the bayfront must be Against submitted to a referendum. Charter Amendment 11 -- Increasing the Annual Compensation of the Mayor Amend ARTICLE II, CITY COUNCIL, Section 7, Compensation, subsection (b), to hereafter read as follows: (b) The mayor shall receive as compensation the sum of eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000.00) during each year of service on the council, such sum to be paid in equal installments throughout the year. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 11 For An amendment increasing the annual compensation of the mayor to Against $18,000.00. Charter Amendment 12 -- City Employees Candidacies Amend ARTICLE VII, EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS, Section 5, Officers and Employees, Candidacies, to hereafter read as follows: Except as provided in this charter, no person elected to any office of the city shall, during the term for which he or she was elected, be appointed to any other office or position in the service of the city. If any officer or employee of the city shall file as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, he or she shall forfeit his or her office or employment, provided that a member of the council may file as a candidate for election to a position under this charter. (*] Provided, further, that employees may file as candidates for nomination or election to any non -city public office and may serve in such positions if elected or appointed, so long as such activities do not interfere with their city employment contrary to ordinances and administrative regulations. \ord\93002. skp r 12 * Additional material to be inserted in the event of adoption of Charter Amendment 8. The Charter Amendment proposition to appear on the ballot as follows: Corpus Christi Charter Amendment 12 For An amendment allowing city employees to become candidates for a non -city elective office, providing it does not interfere with Against their city employment. SECTION 9. The City Secretary is directed to publish such Charter Amendments as required by the Local Government Code and to post and publish such election notices as are required by the Election Laws of the State of Texas. SECTION 10. By approving and signing this ordinance, the Mayor officially confirms as her action all matters recited in this ordinance which by law come within her jurisdiction. SECTION 11. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgement 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 12. The fact that it is necessary and essential that the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi order elections pertaining to municipal affairs, that the notice of such election should be promptly posted and published, that a regular City election shall be held on the first Saturday in April, 1993, and that the requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may be timely met, and immediate action is necessary for the efficient and effective administration of the City's affairs, creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordinance shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that such emergency and necessity exist, having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and 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, the Council hereby finds that such emergency and necessity do exist, and IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the ! 'I day of )L' I l \ , 1993. ATTEST: ro City Secretary APPROVED: JAMES R. By /5 MAYOR / \ THE Y'OF CORPUS CHRISTI e - DAY OF ,J QK vari , 191 CITY ATTORNEY day of \Ord\93002.skp City Attjrney , 19 13 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at three regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Respectfully, MAYOR Council Members THE'CITY-OF" CORPUS CHRISTI The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mary Rhodes Cezar Galindo Leo Guerrero Betty Jean Longoria Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Dr. David McNichols Clif Moss Mary Pat Slavik \Ord\93002.skp r -r 021553 ATTACHMENT A Attached to and made a part of Ordinance No. dated ordering a General Election on April 3, 1993, in the City of Corpus Christi. VOTING PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES City of Corpus Christi General Election - April 3, 1993 PRECINCTS LOCATION AND ADDRESS 1 McGregor Building 1015 N. Chaparral 2 Windsor Park School 4525 S. Alameda 3 First Presbyterian Church 430 S. Carancahua 4 Kostoryz Elementary School 3602 Panama 5 Hamlin Middle School 3900 Hamlin 6 Fire Station No. 13 1802 Waldron Road 7 Oak Park Elementary School 3701 Mueller 8 Moose Lodge #734 8001 S. Padre Island Drive *9 Calallen ISD Warehouse 5215 Avenue -A 17 Alternative High School Center 1530 Airline 18 County Building - Flour Bluff 10110 Compton Road , 1993 20 Water Utilities Building - Conference Room 2726 Holly Road 21 Kiwanis Recreation Center 3933 Timon Boulevard T PRECINCTS LOCATION AND ADDRESS 24 Del Mar College - Coleman Center, Room 106 Old Brownsville Road 30 T. C. Ayers Recreation Center 1722 Winnebago 31 Vasquez Garage 1025 Tenth Street *32 Blanche Moore Elementary School 6121 Durant 33 Evans Elementary School 1315 Comanche *34 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 1020 Clarkwood 38 39 *40 & *19 41 Crossley Elementary School 2512 Koepke Ayers Street Church of Christ 1610 Lawnview Padre Island Property Owners Asso. 14015 Fortuna Bay SER -Jobs for Progress (Cafeteria) 1402 S. Port 42 Wenzell Garage 217 Leming 43 44 45 & 46 47 Travis Elementary School 1645 Tarlton Zavala Elementary School 3102 Highland George Wiggins Recreation Center 2320 Buford Ben Garza Gym 1815 Howard 48 Mosier Residence 4637 Branscomb 49 Scott Vetters Scout Hut 3221 McKinzie Road PRECINCTS LOCATION AND ADDRESS 50 & 59 51 53 Lindale Recreation Center 3133 Swantner Gibson Elementary School - Cafeteria 5723 Hampshire Sam Houston Elementary School 363 Norton 56 Resident Services Building 1455 Southgate 57 Del Mar College Richardson Aud., Parlor A Baldwin & Ayers 58 Menger Elementary School 2209 S. Alameda 60 Adult Learning Center 3902 Morgan 61 Shaw Elementary School Annex 3109 Carver 62 Wynn Seale Middle School 1707 Ayers 63 Parkway Presbyterian Church 3707 Santa Fe 64 Santa Fe Swim Club 4134 Santa Fe 65 Montclair Elementary School 5241 Kentner 66 Bayshore Bible Church 901 Brawner Parkway 67 Fire Station 821 Louisiana 68 Bledsoe Garage 1430 Ormond Drive 69 Baker Middle School 3445 Pecan 70 Williams Drive Clinic 5805 Williams Drive r PRECINCTS LOCATION AND ADDRESS 71 Lexington Elementary School 2901 McArdle 72 Central Park Elementary School 3602 McArdle 73 Fannin Elementary School 2730 Gollihar 74 Cunninghan Middle School 4321 Prescott 75 Crockett Elementary School 3302 Greenwood 76 Port Avenue Drug Store 913 S. Port 77 78 79 & 52 80 Lozano Elementary School 650 Osage Kennedy Elementary School - Cafeteria 5040 Rockford Driscoll Middle School 261 Driscoll Skinner Elementary School - Cafeteria 1001 Bloomington 81 Fire Station No. 9 501 Navigation 82 Runaway Shelter 721 Omaha 83 Gulf Coast Council of La Raza 2203 Baldwin 84 C.C. Area Council for the Deaf 5151 McArdle 85 Allen Elementary School 1414 - 18th Street 86 Prado Garage 3206 Topeka 87 Carroll Lane Elementary School 4120 Carroll Lane PRECINCTS LOCATION AND ADDRESS 88 Almaraz Garage 2309 Riggan 89 Genesis Baptist Church 5730 Kimbrough 90 Panjo's Pizza 1320 Airline 92 Cullen Middle School 5225 Greeley 93 Robert Wilson School 3925 Ft. Worth 94 Calk Elementary School 4621 Marie 95 Ss. Cyril & Methodius Church, Hall No. 4 3210 S. Padre Island Drive 96 Kirton Garage 3013 Brawner Parkway 97 Calvary Baptist Church 2421 Gollihar 98 Moody High School 1818 Trojan Drive 99 Bennett Garage 417 Villa 100 Tuloso-Midway Intermediate School, Main Foyer 1925 Tuloso 101 Tuloso-Midway Rand Morgan High, Room 101 2653 McKenzie Road 103 106 *107 & *23 109 Tuloso-Midway Middle School, VIP Lounge 9730 LaBranch Browne Middle School 4301 Schanen Magee Elementary School 4201 Calallen King High School 5225 Gollihar PRECINCTS LOCATION AND ADDRESS 110 County Building 11408 Leopard *111 Railroad Commission 10320 Interstate Highway 37 112 113 *114 & *15 115 Schanen Estates Elementary School 5717 Killarmet Garcia Elementary School 4401 Greenwood St. John's Baptist Church Annex 5445 Greenwood Club Estates Middle School 5922 Merganser 116 Coastal Haven Apartments, Recreation Rm. 4710 Middlecoff 117 Flour Bluff High School - Auditorium 2505 Waldron Road 118 119 120 & 91 121 122 & *26 Nazarene Trinity Church, Rice Hall 6225 Weber Fire Station No. 14 5901 S. 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