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112 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, DECEMBER 9, THE 1974 Present: Mayor Emmie Craddock Councilmen Ted Breihan William L. Cunningham Bill Dibrell Luciano H. Flores John Hansen Kenneth E. Sutton I City Manager James B. Baugh City Secretary Doriss Hambrick Director,Public Works William Friedrich Also present: William C. Hearnton; Clarice Roark; Shirley Wickersham; Jim Broussard; Margaret Broussard; Chuck Swehla; Scott Burton; Ruth Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Marshall; Jerri Martin; Melissa Mil1ecam; Juan Palomo; Terry Roberts; and others. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Minutes of the November 25, 1974, meeting were approved on motion of Mr. Sutton, second of Mr. Hansen. Mayor Craddock presented a Proclamation issued December 2, 1974, in honor of the tenth anniversary of Gary Job Corps Training Center to Director of the Center, William C. Hearnton. I The Mayor introduced a discussion of utilities in San Marcos. Councilman Dibrell stated that he wanted, on behalf of San Marcos consumers, to request that the utilities companies break down the individual charges on customers bills. He also stated the need for a way to verify the increased costs of fuel and services to insure that more than the increase was not being passed on to the consumer. Mr. Dibrell and Mayor Craddock requested Resolutions encouraging the utility companies, the Lower Colorado River Authority and Entex, to clarify on each bill the charges as well as protest the fact that,in the case of LCRA, a commodity price index clause was charged to retail customers and not wholesale customers. Regarding the next agenda item, the City Manager reported that the Airport Commission had met December 6 after the agenda had been prepared, and had reached agreement on recommendations which would be made to the Council regarding lease agreements on December 16, 1974. Mr. Hansen moved approval of a Follow-Up Order authorizing the issuance of Certificates of Obligation 7 and 8, Series 1974, and cash in the amount of $890.00, for costs incurred in the construction of the new city hall, and declaring an emergency. Mr. Sutton seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock read the caption of an Ordinance as follows: I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE NUMBERED 1974-61 ESTABLISHING THE SALARY SCHEDULE AND AUTHORIZED POSITIONS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE SERIES BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FIRE TRAINEES AND FIRE FIGHTERS FROM 23 IN NUMBER TO 22 IN NUMBER AND RAISING THE STARTING SALARY FOR SAID POSITIONS FROM $461 MONTHLY TO $486 MONTHLY. Mr. Sutton moved approval of the Ordinance on first reading. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.