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<br />regular meeting, september 8, 1975
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<br />page two
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<br />appointment of Charley Williams.
<br />Dr. Craddock seconded the motion.
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<br />Mr. Dibrell moved approval of the apP0intment.
<br />On roll call, the following vote was recorded:
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<br />AYE: Craddoek, Dibrell
<br />NAY: Flores, Hansen, Arredondo, Breihan
<br />ABSTAIN: Sutton
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<br />The Mayor deelared the motion failed. Dr. Craddock offered for confirmation the
<br />appointment of Richard Cruz. Mr. Hansen moved approval of the appointment.
<br />Mr. Arredondo seconded the motion, On roll call, the following vote was reeorded:
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<br />AYE: Flores, Hansen, Arredondo, Breihan, Dibrell
<br />NAY: None
<br />ABSTAIN: Sutton.
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<br />The Mayor declared the motion passed.
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<br />Mayor Craddoek introduced for eonsideration a request for the renewal of a
<br />temporary permit to locate a mobile home on Lot 22, B10ek 1 of the J.M. Stone
<br />Addition, located at the rear of 206 Mitehell Street. The applicant was Phillip
<br />D. Guerrero. It was noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission had reeommended
<br />approval of the request. Mr. Sutton moved approval of the temporary permit.
<br />Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
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<br />Mayor Craddock read the caption of an Ordinanee as follows:
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR
<br />THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON OCTOBER
<br />1, 1975, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1976; REVISING THE BUDGET FOR THE
<br />PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1975; LEVYING TAXES FOR
<br />TRE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS,
<br />TEXAS; PROVIDING A SINKING FUND FOR THE RETIREMENT OF THE BONDED DEBT OF
<br />SAID CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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<br />Mr. Arredondo moved the Ordinance be Passed, Approved and Adopted. Mr. Flores
<br />seconded the motion. Couneil discussed various revisions to the 1975-1976 Budget I
<br />suggested by Councilman Breihan. Those revisions were then presented in the form
<br />of motions to amend the ordinance under diseussion as follows. Mr. Breihan moved
<br />the budget be amended to restore five paid positions to the fire department budget
<br />at an inerease in personnel costs of $40,000. Mr, Sutton seconded the motion, which
<br />passed unanimously. Mr. Breihan moved to delete $4,000 from the travel and training
<br />budget of the fire department. Mr. Hansen seeonded the motion. On roll call, the
<br />following vote was recorded:
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<br />AYE: Arredondo, Breihan, Flores, Hansen, Sutton
<br />NAY: Dibrell, Craddock
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<br />The Mayor declared the motion passed. Mr. Breihan moved to cut $6,500 from
<br />Administration of the Finance Department and add another clerk at $5,700. Mr. Sutton
<br />seconded the motion. Mr. Dibrell stated that he was not prepared to discuss such
<br />complex revisions in the budget as submitted by Mr. Breihan. On roll call, the
<br />following vote was reeorded:
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<br />AYE: Breihan, Sutton
<br />NAY: Dibrell, Craddock, Flores, Hansen, Arredondo.
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<br />The Mayor declared the motion failed. Mr. Breihan moved to delete the Joint
<br />Appraisal Service item from the tax department budget. Mr. Arredondo seconded the
<br />motion. The Director of Finance informed the Couneil that the proposed new
<br />state constitution, if passed, would require all local governmental agencies in
<br />each county to participate in a joint appraasal tax library, and that, if the eity's I
<br />membership was discontinued an appraiser would be needed to maintain the eity tax
<br />records. Mr. Sutton eoneurred with Mr. Breihan, stating that the City had not
<br />received benefits from the joint service to justify its participation. Bob Barton
<br />encouraged the Council to consider the faet that proposed legislation requiring the
<br />joint serviee would probably be passed and retain the joint appraisal service 'in the
<br />budget. On roll call, the motion passed with the following vote:
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<br />AYE: Dibrell, Craddock, Flores, Sutton, Arredondo, Breihan
<br />NAY: Hansen.
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