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• • Minutes Regular Meeting La Porte City Council February 12, 1996, Page 3 PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Gay to approve Ordinance 96-2090 be approved as read by the City Attornev. Second by Councilperson Thrower. The motion carried, 9 ayes, 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, Thrower, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES BY AND BETWEEN CITY OF LA PORTE AND DEXTER D. JOYNER (Ord. 96-2091) - C. Alexander Assistant Finance Director Cynthia Alexander reviewed the summary and recommendation to either approve or reject Ordinance 96-2091. Assistant Finance Director Cynthia Alexander and City Manager Robert T. Herrera answered Council questions. Mr. Herrera stated, "At the end of this two year term the City and the School District, since we are the largest property owners that has a taxing entity, have agreed that the City of La Porte will take a lead in hiring of the future Delinquent Tax Attorney. Right now if we did not have Dexter Joyner and if the School District did not have Dexter Joyner perhaps we could have a problem. At the end of this two year period we will either continue with Dexter Joyner or someone else." City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 96-2091 - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND DEXTER D. JOYNER; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Sutherland to approve Ordinance 96-2091 as read by the City Attornev. Second by Councilperson Maxwell. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, Thrower, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Maxwell, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 9. CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CTTY OF LA PORTE AND HTE, INC., FOR COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND MAINTENANCE (Ord. 96-2083-A) - L. Rigby Director of Administrative Services Louis Rigby reviewed the summary and recommendation for the request. Mr. Rigby, Mrs. Alexander and Mr. Herrera answered Council question.