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Special City Council Meeting
June 27, 1978
7'00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT'
Mayor Bravenec; Councilmen Adams, Hazen, Halter, Boughton,
Ringer; City Manager Bardell; Fire Chief Landua; Tax Assessor-
Collector Schroeder; Administrative Assistant Albrecht
MEMBERS ABSENT'
Councilman Dozier; Student Government Liaison DuBois
VISITORS PRESENT:
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Agenda Item No. 1-- Consideration of an ordinance le.vying taxes and an ordinance
ad.optin§ the budget for 1978-1.979..
Councilman Halter questioned the community support programs. He commented that
he felt the Brazos Valley Senior Citizens Association's request should not be
included.
Councilman Boughton indicated that county programs should be financed through
the county.
Councilman Halter moved to adopt Ordinance No. 1113 and Ordinance No. 1114 and
to accept the budget, with the stipulation that the $15,000.00 allocated to the
Bryan Library be used for book acquisition.
Councilman Boughton seconded the motion.
Councilman Adams said that funding of certain agencies were a function that should
be carried on by the county government, as city residents are paying twice under
the present arrangement.
Councilman Halter moved to amend the motion until questions were answered
concerning the Arts Council of Brazos Valley.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Hazen and passed unanimously.
Councilman Ringer said he felt the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural Science
was as deserving as some of the others that requested funding and were accepted.
Councilman Ringer moved to include the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural Science's
request in the budget.
The motion died for lack of a second.
There was a vote on adopting Ordinance No. 1113 levying taxes and Ordinance No. 1114
adopting the budget, with transfer of $8,200.00 allocated to the Arts Council of
Brazos Valley to the contingency fund pending review of the Council's request.
Not included were the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural Science and the Brazos
Valley Senior Citizens Association.
The motion passed unanimously.
Councilman Ringer moved that the Mayor be directed to send letters to the following
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Agencies of notice of the intention to phase out city funding of their programs:
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
Arts Council of Brazos Valley
Indigent Hospital
Bryan Library
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural Science
Brazos Valley Senior Citizens Association
Councilman Adams seconded the motion.
Councilman Halter said it seemed inappropiate for the Bryan Library to receive
a letter since they did not seek funds from the City of College Station.
Councilman Halter moved to amend the motion by excluding the Bryan Library from
the list of agencies receiving letters.
Councilman Adams seconded the motion, which passed by the following vote:
FOR: Councilmen Adams, Hazen, Halter, Boughton, Ringer
AGAINST: Mayor Bravenec
The motion to send letters to agencies seeking funding from the City of College
Station passed unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 2 .-- Consi_d_e. ration ..of adoption of the ta_x roll .submitted.
City Manager Bardell presented the resolution for adoption of the tax roll.
Councilman Halter moved to adopt the tax roll as submitted.
Councilman Boughton seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Agend..a....Item No. 3 -..-. _Closed .session to consider pos.pible land acquisi.t, ion.
Mayor Bravenec called the Council into closed session.
Agenda Item No. 4 -- Action on closed session items.
There was no action on closed session items.
Age..nda Item No. 5 -- Adjourn.
Councilman Ringer moved to adjourn, with Councilman Adams seconding the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
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