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AMENDING SECTION 2-75 "MEMBERSHIP; TERMS AND FILLING
VACANCIES," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, REGARDING
MEMBERSHIP OF THE LIBRARY BOARD; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 2-75 "Membership; terms and filling vacancies," of the Code of
Ordinances, is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2-75. Membership; terms and filling vacancies
"(a) There shall be a library board consisting of ten nine
(449 ) voting members. Eight Seven (8 7) members shall be appointed
by the city council with terms of two (2)
years or until a successor is appointed_and-two (2)
(1) The eighth member will be a La Retama Club member nominated
by the La Retama Club.
(2) The ninth member will be a Friends of Corpus Christi Public
Libraries Board member nominated by the Friends of the Corpus Christi Public
Libraries Board.
(b) Each nominee in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section, must be
confirmed by a majority of city council members with terms of two (2) years or until a
successor is appointed.
(c) The representatives from the La Retama Club and the Friends of Corpus
Christi Public Libraries are subiect to all City rules applying to boards, commissions
and committees.
(d) If the La Retama Club and/or the Friends of Corpus Christi Public
Libraries choose not to nominate a representative from their respective
organizations to the Library Board, the Library Board may recommend a candidate
to the city council, who shall make the appointment, designating a term of two (21
years.
(e) Terms of members appointed and confirmed by the city council
shall expire November 5, five (5) in odd years and
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five four (6 4) in even years. The library board may
make recommendations to the city council for new
board members. A vacancy shall be filled for the
unexpired term by the same means as the original
appointment."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon and after publication of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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.
SECTION 4. Publication will be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi
as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
That the foregoing rdinan�c��jj was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the
/ / ay of /V &V441 Pmt , 2008, by the following vote:
Henry Garrett Priscilla G. Leal
Melody Cooper N John E. Marez
Larry Elizondo, Sr. Nelda Martinez _41—
Mike Hummell Michael McCutchon —_
Bill Kelly
v
That the fo egoingpprdinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the 1
day of /pl/t4V X( , 2008, by the following vote:
Henry Garrett
Melody Cooper
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummell
Bill Kelly
Priscilla G. Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Michael McCutchon
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the iedayof Wt�40l, 2008.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED as to form: November 3, 2008
By:
Y = tte Agu
As istant City Attorney
For City Attorney
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NOTICE OF
PASSAGE OF ORDI-
NANCE NO. 027945
Amending Section
2-75 "Membership;
terms and filling va-
cancies,"._ of the Code
of Ordinances, regard-
ing membership of the
Library Board;'provid-
Ing for an effective
date; and providing for
publication. This ordi-
nance was passed
and approved on its
second reading by the
City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi on
November 18, 2008.
/s/Armando-Chapa
City Secretary
City of Corpus Christi