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ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE IV
"MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES,"
DIVISION 1 "GENERALLY," SECTION 2 "LIMITATIONS ON
APPOINTMENTS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TO PROVIDE Fold ELIGIBILITY FOR
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE SAME BOARD, COMMISSION, OR
COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE FOR TIME OF CONSIDERATION OF
APPOINTMENT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR A PERIOD WHEN NO
APPOINTMENTS ARE TO BE MADE; PROVIDING A REPEALER
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; ANCE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2 "Administration," Article IV "Miscellaneous ellaneous boards,
commissions, and committees," Division 1 "Generally," Section 2-67 "Limitations on
appointments," of the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 2-67. Limitations on appointments.
(a) No person may serve as a voting member of a board, commission, or
committee of the city for a period longer than six years consecutively
unless such service is required by virtue of the person's position or title as
the result of employment or to complete an unexpired term. No person
may be reappointed to the same board, commission, or committee after
having been appointed to terms that Wild provide r_six 6 consecutive
years of service_as a voting member unless the person has notserved on
that board, commission or committee for a .eriod of twelve 12 months.
No person shall be appointed by the mayor or city council to serve on
more -than one (1) board, commission or committee of the city at the same
time unless required by charter, statute or other ordinance or when such
service is required by virtue of the individual's position or title as the result
of employment.
The foregoing limitations do not apply to the appointment of advisory,
nonvoting members to a board, commission or committee of the city. Any
such advisory, nonvoting member appointed to a board, commission or
committee of the city is prohibited from serving as an elected or appointed
officer of the board, commission or committee to which such person has
been appointed.
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fizilAll board, commission, and committee ad Dointments will be presented to
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L No board, commission, or committee appointment v rill a made during the
period thirty (30) days prior t city council election and a tending to the
taking of office for the my elected council.
j Provisions (b) and all appointments made b Council and
are not inclu$ive_d_onlyCity board, cornmilsiontee
appointm ns
SECTION 2. 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 of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy
attached, the City Council finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and suspends the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two
regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed upon first reading as an emergency
measure on this 22nd day of January, 200 8.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED: January 22, 2008
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G ry W. Smith
Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
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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. Uwe, 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,
Council Members
Respectfully,
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Henarrett
Mayor, City of Corpus Christi
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Henry Garrett
Melody Cooper
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummell
Bill Kelly
Priscilla G. Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Michael M Cut hon
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namely, the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at
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Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak,
Nueces, Refugio, San Patricia Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the
publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE which the annexed is a
true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Citi Caller -Tires on the 28th of
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January 28, 2008
NOTICE OF
PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE
NO. 027559
Ordinance amending
Chapter 2 "Administra-
tion," Article IV
"Miscellaneous
boards, commissions
and committees," Divi-
sion 1 "Generally,"
Section 2-67
"Limitations on ap-
pointments," of the
Code of Ordinances,
City of Corpus Christi,
to provide for time of
consideration of ap-
pointment; and to
provide fora period
when no appointments
are to be made. This
ordinance was passed
and approved by the
City Council of to City
of Corpus Christi on
,!anus 2, 2008.
Is/Armando Chappa
City Secretary
• City of Corpus Christi