Ord. 1025-1 12-10-01 ORDINANCE NO. 1025-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1025, THE 2002 ANNUAL
BUDGET ORDINANCE, BY AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF TWO
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, PLANNER I AND PERMIT CLERK, FOR THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR MUNICIPAL
PURPOSES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO
TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE CHANGES
IDENTIFIED HEREIN WITHOUT FURTHER APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A
REPEALER CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO ADJUST THE CITY BUDGET
BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE
CITIZENRY.
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by law to make changes in the City
budget for municipal purposes and for emergency appropriations to meet a pressing
need for public expenditure to protect the public health, safety, and welfare as a result
of unusual and unforeseen conditions; and
WHEREAS, said amendments are necessary to reappropriate funds to provide
for additional employees, materials, and supplies, as a result of unusual growth and
development in the City and an unforeseen increase in demand upon City operations
and services; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Manager or his designee is authorized to create two
additional positions, Planner I and Permit Clerk, for the Community Development
Department, for all purposes, as authorized by law for municipal purposes and for
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emergency appropriations to meet a pressing need for public expenditure to protect the
public health, safety, and welfare as a result of unusual and unforeseen conditions.
Section 2. That the City Manager or his designee is authorized to take all
actions necessary to facilitate the changes identified herein without further approval
of City Council.
Section 3. Declaration of Emergency, The City Council hereby declares that a
public emergency exists, as adjustment of the City budget bears directly upon the
health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this Ordinance shall be adopted
as an emergency measure, and that the rule requiring this Ordinance to be read on two
(2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby waived.
Section 4. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the
City under this Chapter and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the
benefit of the City.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.
Section 6, Repealer, All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict.
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Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and approval by the City Council.
PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the l0 day of
December , A. D., 2001.
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
D"'A~{iN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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