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~ ~ MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING of the LA PORTS CITY COMr•'fISSION OF LA PORTS, TEXAS July 6, 1962 - 7:00 P.M. 1. P~IBERS OF COMMISSION PRESENT: Harold P. Pfeiffer, MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor; Odell L. Bro~,m, treet Commissioner; Dennis C. Dunham, Health and Recreation Commissioner; W. A. Stabs, Jr., Police and Fire Commissioner. ~ ~ ~0 ~.1 i. ~~ C ~~ ~. ~j ~' "~ MEMBERS OF COMr~SSTON ASSENT: Tom W. Osburn, Water NIE~I.;3ERS ASSENT and Sewer Commissioner. Reason: Other work commitments.) # ;~ -~t- OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Charles L. Pitman, OTIiER CITY City Attorney; C ovis D. Mann, City Clerk; Carlos Smith, O~~t~ICIAhS PRESENT City Engineer; Dick Cunningham, Public Works Superintendent; H. F. Freeman, Chief of Police; J. 0. Rollins, Fire Chief. ~ ~ ~ PRESIDING: Mayor Harold Pfeiffer. ~ ~ ~ PRESIDING 1. Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Com- 1°TT_NUT;ES mission held of June 15, 1962, and of the Special Meeting held on June 28, 1962, were read and approved. ~ '.~ ~ 2. Mayor Pfeiffer made a bri+~f address to the De- BRIN~FING OF partment Heads, presenting the two new department heads - DEPA_~,Tl'~ENT HEADS Mr. Carlos Smith, City Engineer, and Mr. Clovis D. Mann, City Clerk. He cot;nnended the department heads for their work and loyalty of the past, and asked that they continue to stress economay, not being "penny wise and pound foolish, but never-the-less to continue to be conscious of the City's financial situation, recognizing the present groT,~rth and the anticipated future growth, making all efforts to make necessary provisions". Mayor Pfeiffer informed the group that the new bud- get was the lamest budget in the City's history with the sal- aries of most employees raised. The greatest budget increase, however, was for Capital Improvements felt necessary at this time in order to catch-up on needed imp~_ovements and to keep abreast of the City's growth. .,..