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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-05-28 Special Meeting• I~~ZII`dUT"LS - SPECIAL I'~IEETING LA PORTS CITY COIL~~~ffSSION - I~AY 2B, 1952 5:00 P. Ib'i. Special. meeting of the City Commission raas called to order by Mayor IaS. D, Burgin, tiuith the follovaing members and city officials present: Corrmv.ssioner L. R. Rigby, City Attorney Edward J. Cade, and City Clerk J. B. I1luldoon. The follrnraing ~-'raiver was read: To the City Commission City of La Porte, Texas I, the undersigned Commissioner of the City of La Porte, Texas, do hereby ti~aive any and all notice, ~eahether prescribed by lava or by the Charter or Ordinances of regulations of said City, of a special meeting of the City Commission to b e held on the 28th day of 1:'Iay, A. D. 1952, for the purpose of considering and taking action upon the follarv~.ng matter: Consideration of the necessity to borrow funds in the sum of x$10,000.00 for general administrative purposes; the passage of a resolution authorizing the issuance of a s pedal revenue and/or tax anticipation not e; appropriating and setting aside the sum of X10,000.00 out of current revenue to pay said note; and the sale of said note to the First National Bank of La- Porte, Texas. I am of the opinion that it is necessary for the City to borrow such sum of X10,000.00 and I hereby consent for the City Commission to authorize the proper City officials to issue, execute and deliver all instruments, and do all other things, necessary to negotiating such a loan from the said Bank. =litness my hand this the 27th day of I'.Iay, A, D, 1952. S. Robert A. ;'lhite Commissioner The purpose of this meeting was to pass a Resolution authorizing the City to borrow X10,000.00 by the issuance of a Special and Tax Anticipation note for the budget year 1951-1952. The City clerk read the Resolution in full, and upon motion by Rigby, second by Burgin, Vaas passed and approved, to--wit: RESOLUTION TIC STATE OF TEX_~S COUPdTY OF Ht'~I~P~IS: CITY OF LA PORTS: A R~OLUTIOT? ~SUTHORIZIIIG TI ~ CI'TY TO BOI~t'20~~'1 X10, 000.0~~ .BY .~~~ JIS~U.QNCE OF _A SPECIAL ~~ A1~tD ~ ~~ Aar TICIPATIOTJ NOTE F OR T ~'~ BUDGET ~Y`rIAR OF 1951-52. l~. CJ ti~TI~E.~;, it has been made knovrn to the City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, that a necessity exists to borrow funds in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars 010,000.00) for general administrative purposes and that such amount is consistent with the anticipated collection of special revenue and taxes far' such year as follarrs: property tax, Six Thousand dive Hundred Dollars (b,500.00); other revenue, Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ( X3,500.00); Z"tH:1~EAS, the First National Bank of La Porte, Texas, has examined the financial status of the City and is willing to make such loan; i7HER.EAS, the City will have current revenues in the amount of Ten Thousar~l. Dollars (.;$10,000.00) to pay such note at maturity and the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars 010,000.00) is hereby set aside ,-rith Tsrhsch to pay said. note at maturity; Td01'f TIICRE~RF, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of La- Porte, Texas, that the City Clerk be authorized to issue the negotiable note of the City to be designated "Special Revenue ark. Tax Anticipait~ion Note" for the year 1952, (Budget year 1951, ending June 30, 1952); such note to be i.n the principal. amount of Ten Thousand Dollars 010,000.00); to bear interest at the rate of 3~ per annum payable at maturity, and to be due and payable onor before the end of the fiscal yeas; that said note be sold by the Der actor of Finance to the said First National yank of La Porte, Texas, at not less than par value. tithen such note has been signed by the Director of Finance and deliv- ered to said Bank with a duly authenticated copy of this resolution, the indebt- edness thereby evidenced shall be f ~~.ly binding against the City. PASSL, this 23th day of ?~,Zay A. D. 1952, by a vote of 2 AYES and 0 NO.~. A~~'20V~ by the Iayor and attested by the City Clerk on said date. • • ATT~'~T : S. J.E. I~~~uldoon J. ' , LTuldoon, City Jerk City of Za Porte, Texas ~~ S . ~t~. D. Burma T~4, Burgin, T4ayor City of I,a Porte, Texas This is to certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Pesolution passed and approved by the City Commission at its meeting held on the 2c~ day of P,~a~r A,D. 1952, as the same appears of reccmd an tre minutes of sai~e~ing, to certify ~rhich, zfiri.tness my hand and seal of office. S. J.E, Iaiuldoon J. ~~.Iuldoon, ity Clerk ~a2otion by P:i.gby~ second by Burgin, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. SST: La Porte, Texas y I~,4. urgin, ~dlayor . i e City of ~~,a Porte, Texas