1983-09-21 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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. . . e e Minutes, Public Hearing and Regular Meeting La Porte City Council September 21, 1983, Page 10 Longley: Very pleased with the budget - it's very trim yet it's adequate. Would like to welcome Debra on board, who is heading a department that's very close to his heart. Matuszak: Welcome, Debra. Bob Herrera did an outstanding job of getting the budget together and deserves consider- able praise, as does the rest of the staff that contributed to it. Didn't really want to have to raise any of the rates, probably nobody did, but we have to face the facts that they were needed. City employees will be honored tomorrow at 5:00 P.M. at the Firemen's Hall in appreciation of the work they did during the hurricane; he intends to be there. 18. Council adjourned into executive session at 9:16 P.M. and returned to the Council table at 9:36 P.M. Item 14 was then taken up by Council, being appointments to the La Porte Area Water Authority. Motion was made by Councilperson Graves to reappoint Travis Doughty and .;Terry Bramlett to the La Porte Area Water Authority and to name the third person at the meeting of October 5. Second by Councilperson Skelton. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves and Mayor Cline Nays: None 19. There being no further business to be brought before the Council, the meeting was duly adjourned at 9:37 P.M. Respectfully submitted: ~~ Cherie Black, Assistant City Secretary flssed & approved this the 5 h day of October, 1983 . , 'J ~ V~Cline, Mayor