HomeMy WebLinkAbout024817 ORD - 03/26/2002ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $280,000 FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS IN THE NO. 1050
FEDERAL/STATE GRANTS FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF
SPECIALIZED TRAINING EQUIPMENT FOR HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS(HAZMAT),FIRE SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PERSONNEL; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That $280,000 from the U. S. Department of Justice Office of Justice
Programs is appropriated in the No. 1050 Federal/State Grants Fund for the purchase
of specialized training equipment for hazardous materials (HAZMAT), fire services, law
enforcement, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel.
SECTION 2. 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 this ordinance is passed and takes effect
upon ,fi[.s~ reading as an emergency measure on this the ;~d~ay of
-t' ~ ~.~Q, ~ (~. ,2002.
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
ayor ~
APPROVED: This 21st day of March, 2002:
James R. Bray, Jr.
City Attorney
R. J a)/"Re'i'n i ng
First Assistant City Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texas
,~ ~ day of ~qJ"~ (',L~("~'3, 2002
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,
Council Members
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
John Longoria
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Henry Garrett
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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:
$280,000 '
Description of Contracts, Agreements, Obligations, or Expenditures:
Ordinance appropriating a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office for the purchase of
specialized training equipment for hazardous materials, fire services, law enforcement, and
emergency medical personnel.
Fund fi'om which Money is to be Drawn:
1050 Federal/State Grant Fund
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Fund No. and Name:
Activity/Project No.:
Activity/Project Name:
Appropriation Ordinance:
Ordinance/Motion No.:
Council Meeting Dated:
Notes/Descriptions:
1050 Federal/State Grant Fund
1050-00000-820701
Domestic Preparedness Equip Support 2001
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