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. e Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte city council October 14, 1991, Page 3 Nays: Councilpersons Sutherland, Thrower, Porter, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone None Ayes: 8. Council considered an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1285, "An Ordinance Implementing Policemen's civil service; establishing classifications; number of authorized positions in each classification; establishing pay schedules. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1285-H - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1285, "AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING POLICEMEN'S CIVIL SERVICE; ESTABLISHING CLASSIFICATIONS; NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED POSITIONS IN EACH CLASSIFICATION; ESTABLISHING PAY SCHEDULES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE"; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF." Motion was made bY Councilperson Clarke to adoDt Ordinance 1285-H as read bY the city Attorney. Second by Councilperson Porter. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays. Nays: Councilpersons sutherland, Thrower, Porter, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone None Ayes: 9. Council considered an ordinance approving and authorizing earnest money contract for purchase of auction barn building on South Broadway. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1787 - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN EARNEST MONEY CONTRACT BETWEEN NEAL HINSON AND WIFE, SELMA JOYCE HINSON, AND DARRELL WARDEN AND WIFE, NIXI D'LAYNE WARDEN, AND THE CITY OF LA PORTE, FOR THE PURCHASE BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE OF THE AUCTION BARN BUILDING ON SOUTH BROADWAY, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT SUM OF $165,000.00; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by CouncilDerson Skelton to adopt Ordinance 1787 as read by the City Attorney. Second by councilperson Thrower. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays. Nays: councilpersons sutherland, Thrower, Porter, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone None Ayes: 10. Council considered a resolution authorizing City of La Porte to borrow the sum of sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000.00), to be evidenced by a tax anticipation note.