HomeMy WebLinkAbout021747 ORD - 09/14/1993AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING A $35,000 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT TO
CONTINUE A FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM AT THE GREENWOOD BRANCH
LIBRARY; APPROPRIATING A $15,000 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
GRANT TO PURCHASE FOREIGN LANGUAGE MATERIALS AT THE GREENWOOD
BRANCH LIBRARY; APPROPRIATING $133,000 OF A $714,726 GRANT
FROM THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY FOR CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE
SOUTH TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated a $35,000
U.S. Department of Education grant to continue a Family Literacy
Program at the Greenwood Branch Library.
SECTION 2. That there is hereby appropriated a $15,000
U.S. Department of Education grant to purchase foreign language
materials at the Greenwood Branch Library.
SECTION 3. That there is hereby appropriated $133,000 of
a $714,726 grant from the Texas State Library for continued
operation of the South Texas Library System located at Corpus
Christi Public Library for State fiscal year 1993-94.
SECTION 4. That this hereby amends budget ordinance No.
021707 by adding t -ie amounts appropriated herein to the Library
Fund.
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.
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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 take immediate action to preserve and
protect public property by expediting the construction of public
improvements, such finding of an emergency is made and declared
requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this
ordinance is passed and shall take effect pon irs reading as an
emergency measure this the Ay day of P��i2 , 19 Ff. .
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa, City 'ecretary
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED: C' DAY OF , 19 U .
JAMES R. BRAY JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By:
Alison Gal -way
Assistant ity Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texas
day of f�_ V it h -k
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
, 19
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 two 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,
Council Members
MAYOR
THE CITY 0$ CORPUS CHRISTI
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best (,
Melody Cooper k
Cezar Galindo LL
Betty Jean Longoria ( j,1g,
Edward A. Martin (,'i.
Dr. David McNichols
David Noyola 1.
Clif Moss 0
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