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<br />Regular Meeting
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<br />September 12, 1988
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<br />Page 4
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS,
<br />TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 3 OF THAT ORDINANCE WHICH REGULATES
<br />AND RESTRICTS THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES
<br />AND LAND, DATED JUNE 13, 1984 (VOL. 66) BY ZONING ALL THAT
<br />CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONSISTING OF 1.40 ACRES OF
<br />LAND OUT OF THE J. M. VERAMENDI SURVEY NO.2, SAN MARCOS,
<br />HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING THAT TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS
<br />1.5 ACRES IN A DEED FROM WILLIE LEE TOLBERT, WIDOW, TO
<br />HATTIE CALVIN, SAID DEED DATED DECEMBER 22, 1971, AND
<br />RECORDED IN VOLUME 267, PAGE 159, HAYS COUNTY DEED RECORDS,
<br />BEING ALSO A PORTION OF THAT TRACT OF 10 ACRES OF LAND
<br />CONVEYED TO JUDGE LAMPKIN, ET UX, BY A. C. WILLIS, ET UX, BY
<br />DEED DATED MAY 1, 1938, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 116, PAGE
<br />446, HAYS COUNTY DEED RECORDS, LOCATED AT 132 JACKSON
<br />STREET, FROM "Mil (SINGLE-FAMILY, DUPLEX AND NEIGHBORHOOD
<br />BUSINESSES DISTRICT-) TO "OP" (OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL
<br />DISTRICT); AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />Mayor Morris introduced for consideration approval of an
<br />Ordinance on second reading, the caption which was read as
<br />follows:
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS,
<br />TEXAS, RENUMBERING SECTIONS 21-1 OF ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 21,
<br />PUBLIC SAFETY, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY, TO
<br />SECTIONS 21-2 AND 21-3, RESPECTIVELY, ADDING A NEW SECTION
<br />21-1 THERETO TO CREATE A PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTHENT WITHIN
<br />WHICH ARE THE POLICE AND FIRE DIVISIONS OF SAID CITY,
<br />AMENDING SECTIONS 21-2 AND 21-3 THEREOF TO PROVIDE THAT THE
<br />POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF RESPECTIVELY, SHALL REPORT
<br />DIRECTLY TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AMENDING SECTION
<br />21-13 OF ARTICLE II, SECTION 21-22 OF ARTICLE II 1/2, AND
<br />SECTION 21-25 OF ARTICLE III THEREOF TO AMEND THE CITATION
<br />TO STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO COMPLY WITH CHANGED STATE LAW, AND
<br />DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />Ms. Kissler moved for approval of the Ordinance on second reading
<br />and Mr. Moore seconded the motion. Mayor Morris moved to amend
<br />the Ordinance to include the following preamble: "WHEREAS, the
<br />position of Director of Public Safety was created and filled in
<br />1985 by the City Council; and,
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<br />"WHEREAS, a Department of Public Safety was assumed but not
<br />created officially since that time; and,
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<br />"WHEREAS, lines of authority between the Director of Public
<br />Safety and the Police Chief and Fire Chief have not been clearly
<br />defined; and,
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<br />"WHEREAS, the formal creation of a Department of Public Safety
<br />will be beneficial to the City at this time; and,
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<br />"WHEREAS, the City Manager may recommend changes and realignments
<br />to the City Council for the Department of Public Safety in the
<br />future, as circumstances warrant; and,
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<br />"WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the City to establish clear
<br />lines of authority and responsibility with respect to the
<br />Police Chief, the Fire Chief, the Director of Public Safety and
<br />the City Manager in order to improve the management of those
<br />governmental functions and carry out the policies of the City
<br />Council; now, therefore," and additional wording in Section 21-1,
<br />at the beginning of the second sentence: "The director shall be
<br />either the Chief of Police or the Fire Chief and. . . .", as
<br />read into the record by Mayor Morris, and the motion was seconded
<br />by Mr. Brown, which passed unanimously.
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