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<br />;: <br /> <br />/j <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />3. AS I UNDERSTAND THE MAYORS LETTER TO ME; ASKINS AND <br />ARMSTRONG LAW FIRM WILL E REMOVED FROM MY <br />DEALINGS WITH THE CITY AND IN KEVIN BLACKWELL'S <br />UPCOMING TRIALS THAT START ON 7-24-97 SO I'LL SKIP ALL <br />THE WRITTEN DETAILS OF WHY I ASKED FOR THEIR <br />REMOVAL AND GET ON WITH THE EVIDENCE THAT CALLS <br />FOR THEIR PERMANENT REMOVAL FROM THE TAXPAYERS <br />POCKETS. <br /> <br />4. COOPERAS COVE, TX., POPULATION 30,000: <br />A. JUST HIRED THEIR OWN FULL TIME, VERY EXPERIENCED <br />STAFF ATTORNEY A WAY FROM THE CITY OF LlUBBOCK <br /> <br />B. HIS SALARY IS $57,500 A YEAR PLUS $4800 CAR <br />ALLOWANCE = $62,300 A YEAR <br /> <br />5. LEAGUE CITY, TX., POPULATION 40,000: <br />A. ARE ADVERTISING TO HIRE A FULL TIME ATTORNEY. <br />B. THEIR ADVERTISED, PROPOSED SALARY IS $37,725 A <br />YEAR <br /> <br />6. LA PORTE, TX., POPULATION 32,000 <br />A. IN 1996 THE CITY PAID CONT.RACT ATTORNEYS $186,423.70 <br />FOR 1483.15 HOURS OF WORK. <br />B. THAT EQUATES TO $262,646.17 FOR A FULL ATTORNEY <br />YEAR. <br />C. AN APPLES TO APPLES ROUND NUMBERS COMPARISON OF <br />TOTAL COST SHOWS LA PORTE SPENT OVER A QUARTER <br />OF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR WHAT LIKE SIZED CITIES <br />SPENT APP. $100,000 FOR. OR PUT ANOTHER WAY; THE <br />CITY IS PAYING OVER 2 1/2 TIMES THE GOING RATE FOR <br />ATTORNEY WORK. <br />