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6.c:, SPECIAL MEETI NG HELD ON JANUARY 4, 1961 I On the 4th day of January 1961, at lO o'clock in the morning, the Governing Body of the City of San Marcos met in special session at the City Hall, Mayor C. M. Allen presiding. , Present: , Mayor Alderman C. M. Allen S. R. Beecroft B. D. Hillburn Herman Korff James Tuttle City Manager B. R. Fuller City Secretary Judy B. Brackett The Mayor explained that the meeting had been called to discuss a letter which had been received from the Disposal Branch of the General Services Administration regarding transfer of the old Post Office building and site to the City at fair market value under the provisions of Subsection (3) (H) of Section 203 (e) of Public Law 152, the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. After a full discussion, it was the unaminous decision of the Council that the City would be unable to pay the appraised value of the property. The Mayor instructed the City Manager to notify the General Services Administration that the City was unable to meet the value set and would not be interested in acquiring the property. I At a previous meeting of the Council, the City Manager and City Attorney had been instructed to prepare an ordinance defining the duties of the city manager. This ordinance was introduced by Alderman Beecroft who moved its adoption. The Ordinance was red in full. It is entitled AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS; FIXING THE TERN! OF OFFICE; PRESCRIBING HIS POWERS AND DUTIES; AND, PROVIDING FOR HIS COMPENSATION The motion for adoption was seconded by Alderman Tuttle and upon roll call the ayes and nays were as follows: Ayes Beecroft, Hillburn, Korff and Tuttle Nays No ne Whereupon Mayor Allen declared the Ordinance passed, approved and adopted. The City Manager read a letter from Congressman Thornberry regarding his interest and cooperation in assisting the City to acquire the "Kissing Oak" property from the Fish and Wild Life ~8rVlce. I The City Manager was authorized to work with the College in providing as much "off-Street" parking as possible around the new dormatories which are being built at Southwest Texas State College. The Council discussed the matter of assessment on part of Lot 7, Block 3, Katy Addition. It was the unaminous decision of the Council that the assessment for the calendar year 1955 be reduced from $l,050.00 to $800.00.