HomeMy WebLinkAbout024276 ORD - 11/14/2000ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING A $50,000 GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE NO. 1050 FEDERAL/STATE GRANTS
FUND FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
BY THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION THROUGH
NOVEMBER 14, 2000; AMENDING ORDINANCE 8127, AS AMENDED,
SECTION 510, EXECUTIVE PAY PLAN, BY DELETING THE
CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DIRECTOR
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15, 2000; ELIMINATING EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 15, 2000 THE FOLLOWING MPO-DESIGNATED POSITIONS:
ONE CITY PLANNER Ill, ONE CITY PLANNER lI, ONE GIS SYSTEMS
SPECIALIST, AND ONE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Planning Organization has replaced the City of Corpus Christi as
Fiscal Agent with Nueces County effective November 15.2000, and starting that date funding for
employees presently dedicated to the MPO will be available to Nueces County for administration
of such employees but will no longer be available to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTIONI. A grant of $ 50,000 from the Texas Department of Transportation is appropriated
in the No. 1050 Federal/State Grants Fund for Transportation Planning and Related Activities by the
Metropolitan Planning Organization through November 14, 2000.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 8127, as amended, Section 510, Executive Pay Plan, be mended by
deletion of the following position classification effective November 15. 2000.
Job Code Grade Job Title Salary Range
EYM 640 E02
Transportation Planning Director $57,200- $91,500
SECTION 3. Funds identified in Section I will be used to fund the following positions for the
Metropolitan Planning Organization Division through November 14. 2000: one Transportation
Planning Director. one City Planner IIL one City Planner II, one GIS Systems Specialist and one
Executive Secretary. As identified in Section 2, the Transportation Planning Director position is
deleted effective November 15, 2000. The other MPO positions identified herein are eliminated as
City positions effective November 15, 2000.
SECTION 4. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
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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
eft~ct for its purpose.
SECTION 5. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members. copy attached,
the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for immediate action
necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs and (2) suspends the Charter
rule that requires consideration of and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that th's~T
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ATTEST:
Armando ~,iapa. City Secretary
APPROVED flow-h, tgd.~ [O , 2000
James R. Bray, Jr.
City Attorney
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
By:
Lisa~Agu~lar yg~ct~-~'4
Assistant City Attorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
Iq't'n ayof
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 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,
City of Corpus Christi
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neak Jr.
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Rex A. Kinnison
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Mark Scott
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Finance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officer that the money
required for the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to
the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated
for any other purpose:
Amount Required:
Direct~L'
Date:
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Fund No. and Name
Activity/Project No.
Activity/Project Name
Appropriation Ordinance:
Ordinance/Motion No.:
Council Meeting Dated:
Yes
No,