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r&O I adjourned regular meeting, april 23, 1963 page two The Mayor read a letter to the City Manager from Mr. Arthur Harper, jr. asking for assurance that he would be able to get sewer service at his new home. It was brought cut that the City had entered into a contract with Mr. Paul J. Rogers to furnish sewer service to property owners in the sub-division, so no problem is involved in the matter. The City Manager reported that the State Highway Department will make the requ~sted traffic survey at the intersection of State Highway 123 with on~completion of the access roads, when traffic resumes a normal flow. A letter from District Engineer Ed Bluestein stated the survey would be conducted "in the near future and at such time as we think proper" . I Alderman Swift commented on the Progress Report which the City Manager had furnushed the Council on the "26 Items" voted priority at the previous meeting. He requested that the City Manager be more inform- ative in future reports. To get action on Item 1, which deals with downtown lighting, Alderman Swift moved that the Mayor be authorized to contact LCBA as the City's representative to work out a plan for improving downtown lighting. Alderman Stokes seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Alderman Swift asked the City Manager what was delaying the complet- ion of the College Courts sewer line. Mr. Fuller said the CitY,still lacked one easement. College Courts sewer could be connected to the main trunk line in about 30 days after the easement is effective, the City Manager stated. Alderman Swift read a lengthy comment on Item 3, "Personnel Policy". He recalled that the Personnel Policy had been requested last Fall and said the need for a definite understanding with employees, espec- ially as to vacations, had been "dramatized" the past week. Alderman Swift said the City Manager had introduced a new policy on vacations without consulting the Council, and that morale in every department had been affected by the change. Alderman Swift moved that all City I employees, upon completion of one year's satisfactory service, be entitled to two weeks vacation, the Department Heads presenting a vacation schedule for approval of the City Manager. Alderman Ruiz seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Council moved to go into executive session. As Mr. Charles Zunker was leaving the meeting, he enquired when the street to the hospital would be built. A discussion ensued on the cost of buying right-of-way to widen Thorp Lane for an all-weather road to the hospital. EXECur IVE SESSION The Mayor declared the Council to be in executive session for the discussion of the appointment of a Court Recorder, a Board of Equali- zation and a Tax Attorney. No action was taken on the Ordinance appointing a Ccurt Recorder, Judge E.O. Wiley having consented to continue serving up to six months, if needed. Alderman Pool moved the adoption of an Ordinance appointing Cole Herron, Chairman, Herbert Cunningham and W.R. Boucher as a Board of Equalizayion. Caption of the Ordinance, which was read in fUll, is as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THlEAPPOINTMENT OF A BOARD OF EQUALlZAT rON FOR THE CITY OF . SAN MARCOS, TEXAS; SETTING FORm THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUCH BOARD; DESIGNATING THE TIME OF MEErING;AND SErTING THE CQMPE-ISATION FOR SERVICES OF MEMBERS OF SAID BOARD I Alderman stokes seconded the motion for adoption and on roll call the following vote was recorded: ~s:<