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City Council Meeting Minutes April 21, 2020 The motion carried by the following vote: For: 7 - Council Member Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, Council Member Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore, Council Member Baker and Council Member Gonzales Against: 0 MOTION TO AMEND: a motion was made by Mayor Hughson, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, in Section 2 to strike all sentences after the second sentence and after the word "deemed" insert "by the investigating officer". The new section will read as follows: "The subject is not a resident of the county in which the offense was allegedly committed. For the purposes of this Section, an individual who lives, works, or goes to school in the county where the offense was allegedly committed will be deemed by the investigating officer to be a resident of Hays County." The motion carried by the following vote: For: 6 - Council Member Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore, Council Member Baker and Council Member Gonzales Against: 1 - Council Member Marquez MOTION TO AMEND: a motion was made by Mayor Hughson, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, in Section 4 to strike "justifications" and insert the word "reasons." After the words "for the arrests" insert the words "indicated by using one or more of the circumstances in Section 2; identity, Hays County connection, imminent danger, demand for magistrate, arrest warrant, or other offense." The new section will read as follows: "The City Manager shall provide and make available to the public a quarterly report or memorandum concerning the use of the cite and release process in lieu of arrest in instances when a ticket or citation is allowed by state law. This report or memorandum shall be provided to the City Council and made public on a quarterly basis and should document anonymized records of every instance that a resident was issued a citation in lieu of arrest and every instance that a resident was arrested for a nonviolent misdemeanor charge when the suspect had no outstanding warrants, was not intoxicated and legally could have been given a citation, but an arrest was made anyway, and shall include the justifications reasons for the arrests indicated by using one or more of the circumstances in Section 2; identity, Hays County connection, imminent danger, demand for magistrate, arrest warrant, or other offense." City of San Marcos Page 20