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AN ORDINANCE
TO IMPLEMENT FOLLOWING SALARY INCREASES FOR THE MUNICIPAL
COURT JUDGES: PRESIDING JUDGE - 2.5% EFFECTIVE MAY 25, 2009;
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES - 3.5% EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16, 2009 AND 6.5%
EFFECTIVE MAY 25, 2009; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Whereas, on November 11, 2008, City Council authorized Ordinance number 027929
which appropriated $25,300 from the reserve for Municipal Court Juvenile Case
Manager Fund for Juvenile Case Manager Salaries, which made funds available for
Municipal Court Judges salary increases;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The Presiding Municipal Court judge will receive the following pay
increase — 2.5% effective May 25, 2009. The Municipal Court Judges will receive the
following pay increases — 3.5% effective February 16, 2009 and 6.5% effective May 25,
2009. These increases are in addition to the 2.5% increase effective November 24,
2008 provided in Pay Plans 400 and 600.
SECTION 2. 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 that requires consideration of and voting upon
ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall take
effect upon first reading as an emergency February 10, 2009.
ATTEST:
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Armando Chapa
City Secretary
Approved as to form: January 19, 2009
By: ,}'fl
Lisa Agui
Assistant City Attorney
For the City Attorney
CITY OF ORPUS CHRISTI
enry Garr tt
Mayor
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Corpus Christi, Texas
/0 Day of Jeki , 2009
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
e ry Garre
Mayor
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 McCutchon
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money
required for the current fiscal year's portion of 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. Future payments are subject to
annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date 02110/09
Agenda Item:
AN ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT FOLLOWING SALARY INCREASES FOR THE
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES: PRESIDING JUDGE - 2.5% EFFECTIVE MAY 25,
2009; MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES - 3.5% EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16, 2009 AND
6.5% EFFECTIVE MAY 25, 2009; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Amount Required: $ 25,300
Fund Name
Fund No.
Org.
No.
Account
No.
Project
No.
Amount
Salaries
1020
10400
510100
$20,493
Retirement
1020
10400
511000
$ 4,807
Total
$25,300
Certification Not Required
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Director of Financial Services
Date: L - z - o 9
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