HomeMy WebLinkAbout032181 RES - 08/11/2020Resolution determining that the proposed citizen -initiated "Petition for Charter Amendment
related to the Prohibition of the Use, Acquisition and Sale of Desalinated Water" failed to
comply with Texas Local Government Code § 9.004 because it was not signed by at least 5%
of the qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Whereas, the City Council finds that the City had 152,502 qualified voters on July 30, 2020;
Whereas, Tex. Local Gov't Code § 9.004(a) provides (a) The governing body of a municipality on
its own motion may submit a proposed charter amendment to the municipality's qualified voters
for their approval at an election. The governing body shall submit a proposed charter amendment
to the voters for their approval at an election if the submission is supported by a petition signed by
a number of qualified voters of the municipality equal to at least five percent of the number of
qualified voters of the municipality or 20,000, whichever number is the smaller.
Whereas, 5% of 152,502 qualified voters is 7,625;
Whereas, on July 30, 2020, 4,227 unverified signatures were submitted to the City Secretary's
office requesting approval of a proposed citizen -initiated "Petition for Charter Amendment related
to the Prohibition of the Use, Acquisition and Sale of Desalinated Water";
Whereas, the maximum number of potentially verified signatures requesting approval of a
proposed citizen -initiated "Petition for Charter Amendment related to the Prohibition of the Use,
Acquisition and Sale of Desalinated Water" would not meet the minimum number of signatures
required for mandatory submission of a citizen -initiated charter amendment at an election.
Now therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Due to the failure of the petitioners to meet the minimum number of signatures required by Tex.
Local Gov't Code § 9.004 for submission of a citizen -initiated charter amendment to the voters for
an election thereon, the City Council determines that no further action is legally required or
appropriate to be performed on the aforesaid petition.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the Uttfl day of, , 2020:
Joe McComb
Roland Barrera
Rudy Garza
Paulette M. Guajardo
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Ben Molina
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SCANNED
Everett Roy
Greg Smith
ATTEST:
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