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SPECIAL ivlEETING HELD ON j"ANUABY 6. 1960 Gn the 6th day of January 1960, th~ Governing Body of the City of San Marcos, Texas met in Special Session, Mayor C. M. Allen presiding. I The meeting was called to order by the Mayor with the following pre.sen1;: Mayor C. M. Allen Alderman: ~. R. Beecroft W. M. Davis B. D. Hillburn Herman Korff James Tuttle City Manager B. R. Fuller Walter Buckner, San Marcos RECORD Gene Posey, County Comrnissioner Prec. 1 The Mayor explained the purpose of the meeting was to discuss a proposal which had.been suggested by County Commissioner Gene Posey. I lV,r. Posey explained that he was calling a public meeting to discuss the advisability of organizing a rural volunteer fire association. The members of the association wDuld pay annual dues of an estimated amount of $l.OO, or more, which would be used to supplement the funds available from the County to defray the expenses connected with having the City's fire equipment respond to rural alarms. COffiTIissioner Posey explained that he was only interested in having the equipment answer alarms where a house or readily accessible oqtbuilding waS involved. The City would not be expected to fight pasture fires nor to leave the road. The various aspects of the proposal were thoroughly discussed, as well as the previous offers for fire-fighting services which had been made to the County Co~nissioners' Court. The City Manager explained that, if a contract was entered into for fire service, it would have to be with the County offioial ;r ~ome recognized governmental agency eligible to enter into such a contract. Alderman Davis noted that previous offers for service had been on a yearly basis and that he felt Mr. Posey needed a price per run. He suggested that SlOO.aO per run, plus milage over a certain distance, seemed in keeping with charges made by other municipalities. Commis- sioner Posey agreed that this sounded "pretty reasonable". I Alderman Tuttle made a motion that the service of one piece of equipment, with an operator, be placed at the disposal of Hays County to answer all fire alarms at a price of $100.00 per run or on an annual basis of $1,800.00. It is undeTstood that the County is to define the area within in Precinct No. I to be covered by the San Marcos Unit and further, that the fire equipment will not be expected to make any run that did not have a serviceable road nor to leave the road to fight pasture fires. Further that a standby run would be considered a regular run for which compensation would be expected. The motion was seconded by Alderman Hillburn. After considerable discussion, the rOll call on the motion resulted in the following vote. Ayes: s. R. Beecroft W. M. Davis B. D. Hillburn Herman Korff James Tuttle Nayes: None Mayor Allen declared the motion carried and aSked Commissioner Posey to work with the City Manager in drafting a contract if the proposal was