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• Minutes - Regular Meeting, March 4, 1981, Page 2 • the Council studied at length. Councilman Malone reminded Council of funds set aside in Revenue Sharing to build a swimming pool in Lomax and to pave a parking lot. He asked that that $150,000.00 be transferred from Capital Improve- ments to be added to the funds for Job. No. 1288-80 (Lomax Street and Drainage Improvements), bringing available funds to $1,397,045.00. Motion was made by Councilman Kibodeaux to adopt Option 1 as presented and allocate $150,000.00 budgeted .for Capital Improvements in Lomax for the Street and Drainage Improve- ment Project using the overage needed for Option No. 1 to top "H" Street's entire length to Big Island Slough. The motion was seconded by Councilman Simons. The motion car- ried, 4 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, Simons Nays: None 5. City Attorney Askins read Resolution No. 81-4: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF CALCIUM SULFATE AS ROAD SUB-BASE MATERIAL FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 23RD STREET IN LA PORTE, AS A TEST SECTION; AND WAIVING BID FORMALITIES. Motion was made by Councilman Tomerlin to pass and approve Resolution No. 81-4 as read by Askins. Seconded by Council- . man Simons. The motion carried, 4 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, Simons Nays: None 6. City Attorney Askins read Resolution 81-5: A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY COUNCIL'S OPPOSITION TO THE ADOPTION OF CIVIL SERVICE FOR THE LA PO RTE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE APRIL 4, 1981 ELECTION. Councilman Kibodeaux asked to be excused from the room for personal reasons and immediately removed himself from the Council Chambers. Councilman Simons stated he was not going to vote for this Resolution; he had done some investigation into the question of why they want to go Civil Service; one thing was because of political whims. "I had Mr. Hudgens make up a list of the officers; there happened to be 17 that have left the department, and of that number there were only 3 officers that were terminated. The rest left for better jobs or for personal reasons, so there are no political whims there. So I find out the political whims are internal, not external. So I would like the Mayor to appoint a committee to investigate this because I am not voting for this as it stands." Cline: Mr. Simons, you are saying you are not going to vote for the adoption of Resolution 81-5? • Simons: Right. Tomerlin: Mr. Simons, I would be more than happy, between now and the election to serve on any committee to help resolve any problems in any department of the City; however, I cannot agree with the basic principles of Civil Service so I would like to make a motion that we accept Resolution No. 1-5 as read.