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By JERRY NEEDHAM being an outspoken individual. He volving long -range planning for a
City Editor is a graduate and at one time an rapidly expanding metropolitan
The City of College Station oiler- accounting professor ofTexas A &M. area. Gardner has been responsible
ates under a council- manager form Adams calls his approach to council for some progressive input into the
of government. The six -man council matters one of "common sense." council and is keenly interested in
and a mayor make up the legislative BOB BELL, a flashy and energe- beautifying the city.
branch of the city. tic 33- year -old, is employed by GARY HALTER, a mild -
The council meets on the second Spearman Realty and until recently mannered 33- year -old, is an assis-
and fourth Thursdays of each month was station manager of KTAM- taut professor of political science
in sessions usually lasting several KORA radio. He was elected to the with the University and has served
hours. Occasional special sessions council last April. He is well versed on the council since last April. Dr.
are called to handle any pressing in parliamentary procedure and is Halter teacher courses in city man-
matters. also mayor pro -tem of College Sta- agement, city finance and law. His
Many hours are required to be- tion. specialty is municipal management
come informed on matters pre- LORENCE BRAVENEC, 39, is and administration, and he advises
sented before the council, but a professor of accounting with the other Texas cities on management
councilmen are not paid for their University and has served on the an d technology application.
services. This is to allow University council since April 1974. As he has O. M. Holt, 61, is retired and
employes to serve without giving up gained experience as a councilman, serving his first term as College Sta-
their salaries from the state. Most he has become increasingly more tion mayor. He is presently a con-
councilmen also feel that the job is outspoken. sultant with two local insurance
not so time- consuming so as to re- JAMES DOZIER, 52, is serving companies. Mayor Holt has six
quire monetary compensation. his third term as a councilman. He is years experience as a College Sta-
Councilmen are elected to two- an associate professor of finance at tion councilman.
year terms. Half are elected every A &M and is also a lawyer. Dozier In addition to the same duties re-
year to provide for greater stability. served as College Stativit city attor- qui red ofacouncilman, the mayor is
A short profile of the mayor and ney in 1972 and 1973.,, His law responsible for keeping order and
councilmen follows to enable new background has helped the council following parliamentary procedure
residents to become familiar with in drafting ordinances and entering a t council meetings. The mayor's
their city government. contracts. signature is required on all official
HOMER ADAMS served one JAMES GARDNER, 54, is an city documents.
term as councilman during the A &M professor of urban regional NORTH BARDELL, 45, be
1960's. He was re- elected in 1972 planning. He is serving his second
and again in 1974. He is also owner year on the council and was previ came city manager in January 1974.
of Adams Transfer and Storage lo- ously city planning director. His Bardell previously worked tier the
cated in College Station. knowledge of urban planning gives a s assistant cities of Waco and e Bryan and served
a
Adams gives the impression of the council ready access to ideas in- ssistant city entineer of College
Station.
The city manager is selected by
the mayor and council and is pre-
sent at all council meetings. The
manager receives a salary from the
city.
Bardell also serves as chief statis-
tician at Texas A &M home football
r ames and has done so for 20 years.