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I I I 120 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 27, 1978 Present: Mayor Robert L. Cavazos Council Members Frank T. Arredondo Ted Breihan John A. Hansen Bob Hyatt Berry R. James Kenneth E. Sutton Acting City Manager City Secretary City Attorney Director of Public Works Albert Sierra Doriss Hambrick Charles E. Evans Ray Kotowski Also Present: Alan King, Jerri Martin, Erica Martin, Mildred Mitchell, Frances Emery, Melissa Millecam, Joe Cox, Ruth King, Rosemary Suniga, Chris Bishop, Gary Bond, Down Smith, Gilbert Tenorio, Albert Guerra, Bob Barton, Jr., and others. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Mayor introduced for consideration minutes of the regular meeting held Monday, November 20, 1978. Mr. Hansen moved they be approved as presented. Mr. Hyatt seconded the motion. Mr. Arredondo requested that they be corrected on Page 3 in the next to the last paragraph to reflect his vote on the ordinance amending Section 2 1/2 of the San Marcos Code to open "abstain" instead of "nay". Mr. Hansen agreed to the correction and the motion to approve the minutes was unanimously adopted. The minutes of the special meeting held Wednesday, November 22, 1978 were unanimously approved on motion of Mr. Hansen and second of Mr. Arredondo. Mr. Arthur Guerra carne before the Council to request that his application for a temporary mobile home permit to locate a mobile home on Lot 20 of Block 12 of the C. D. Wallace Addition, 314 Durango, be tabled until he had an opportunity to speak with the person objecting to placement of the mobile home on that lot. Mr. Hyatt moved the request be tabled. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced Item #6 out of order. Mrs. Hambrick reported that the Hays County Commissioners had met earlier in the day and agreed to set a rate of $15.00 per voting booth and $25.00 per counter for punch card voting equipment. She also informed the Council that the amount budgeted for the April Election would probably cover the rental of the equipment at the fees established by the County. Mayor Cavazos reported that the School District Board of Trustees had already agreed to use the new punch card voting system if the cost were reasonable. Mr. Arredondo moved to approve a change from the paper ballot system currently employed by the City to the punch card voting system, said change to be effective for the first regular election to be held in April. Mr. James seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced for discussion and consideration recommend- ations made by the 1978 Charter Review Commission. Those recommendations are attached and made a part of these minutes. All Charter Review Commissioners were present to discuss the recommendations with the City Council. Those members were Chairman Bob Barton, Jr., ~lrs. Ruth King, Mrs. ~lelissa Millecam, Mrs. Mildred Mitchell, and Mrs. Rosemary Suniga. Mr. Barton summarized the recommendations. Regarding the recommendation for compensation for Council Members, Mr. Arredondo suggested that the amounts recommended were only token amounts and that $1,000 per month for the Mayor and $500 per month for Council Members would be more appropriate. Mr. Arredondo also reminded the Commission and Council that Council Members who were employees of the State would not be able to accept compensation