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regu I ar meet i ng, january II, 1965 page two ''\.. Col. James W. Hill was recognized by the Mayor. He stated he had a couple of th i ngs he, wanted to bring before the Council as a citizen :whohad had much previous experience with law enforcement in the United States and abroad. He ~aid the designation of Camp Gary as a Job Corps Training Center for young men was going to pose police problems for San Marcos; he read a loud two recommendat ions to the Counc ii, furnishing the following copy to the City Secretary: "I. That by February 1,1965 there be a minimum number of 'enforcement' Pol icemen (excluding meter men) employed to represent a ratio of I Police per each 1000 San Marcos population (14 Police per 14,200 Pop.) I 2. That the minimum starting pay be $300 monthly, a~d that the City provide: ~. Initial Unif~rm to include cap. shirt, pants, shoes,raincoat, and all-weather jacket. Also, gun, gun harness, and ammunition to include ann- ual qualification over a standard Police Target Course. And that there wi II be a $50.00 annual uniform replacement allowance. (This second recommendation appties to meter men as wel I as 'enforcement Policemen). " Co I. Hill sa i d he had had an appoi ntment wi th Ch i ef of Police Bob Miles of Austin at 4 o'clock that afternoon and had checked the FBI standard of I policeman for each thousand persons in a city. Col. Hi II said he was not offer- ing the recommendation in a spipitof criticism of the City I Manager. or of the City Counc i I; that he was we I I aware, of the "p~oblem of do~ lars"irivolved. He also stated he had not discussed his recommendations previous to the meeting with the City Manager, theCh i ef of Po Ii ce, or the Corpor- ationJudge. ' The Mayor thanked Col. Hi I I for his interest, and stated that the Police Department was i~ the process of being in- creased at the present, and that asenro II mentat the Camp Gary school increased, there would be more patrolmen em- ployed. Under "City Manager Items., the Mayor referred to a letter of resignation from S.H! L~99itt,member of the Planning & Zoning Commission. The resignation was accepted with regret, and the Mayor agreed to subm i tthe name of a' person' to fill the vacancy. at the next meeting. Alderman Pool introd~ced a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute quit-claim deeds to the State Highway Department for rightcof-way needed for I 35. The Resolution waS read infull and Alderman Pool moved its adoption~ AJderman Tut~le seconded the motion, and on rollcal I, the fol lowing v.ote was recorded: I AYE: NAY: Pool, Ruiz, Serur, Tuttle, Whittenberg None The Mayor declared the Resolution Passed and Approved. A copy of the Resolution is made a part of the Minutes.