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51 Z II/L CITY OF SAN MARCOS OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor J. E. Younger and Council Members 1M: Social Service Advisory Board SUBJECT: Final Recommendation of Social Service Advisory Board DATE: October 20, 1986 RE: I. FUNDING: The city Council must commit itself to funding the continued existence of social services in San Marcos. We recognize the termination of federal Revenue Sharing funds creates a strain on the city budget, but the reduction in federal funding does not reduce the level of need in our City. We recommend that two percent (2%) of the general fund revenues be targeted specifically for social services. We emphasize that the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Street Lights, Economic Development, or the Hays County Historical Society should be eliminated from consideration as a social service. Only those agencies directly serving the need of a target population such as single-parent households, children, the elderly or the poor should be included in the social service budget. We strongly recommend funding for social service agencies NOT be tied to any specific source of revenue, but simply be considered part of the general fund expenditure. The following suggestions for increasing general fund revenues were received during our public hearings of June and July of this year: Increasing the tax on mixed drinks Increasing the sales permit fees for alcoholic beverages Increase the fines on persons caught selling alcohol to minors Increase the DWIjPI fines Place a fee on those delivering alcoholic beverages in the city limits Hold a city lottery Increase Municipal Court fees Additionally, the SSAB submits the following recommendations which were part of an earlier submission August 27.: CSM-100