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0 <br />0 <br />City Council Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting — December 8, 2003 - Page 3 <br />Ayes: Griffiths, Engelken, Mosteit, Warren, Young, Ebow, Meismer, Beasley and Malone <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />8. Council to consider approval or other action regarding adopting an ordinance authorizing updated service <br />credits and increased annuities on an annual repeating basis. <br />Interim Human Resources Manager Al Freeman presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 1875-J — AN ORDINANCE AMENDING <br />ORDINANCE 1875-I, AUTHORIZING AND ALLOWING, UNDER THE ACT GOVERNING THE <br />TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIRMENT SYSTEM, "UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS" IN SAID SYSTEM ON <br />AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR SERVICE PERFORMED BY QUALIFYING MEMBERS OF SUCH SYSTEM <br />WHO AT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ALLOWANCE ARE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE <br />CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING FOR INCREASED PRIOR AND CURRENT SERVICE ANNUITIES <br />FOR RETIREES AND BENEFICIARIES OF DECEASED RETIREES OF THE CITY; AND <br />ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE ORDINANCE. <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Griffiths to approve Ordinance 1875-J as presented by Mr. Freeman. <br />Second by Councilmember Mosteit. The motion carried. <br />Ayes: Griffiths, Engelken, Mosteit, Warren, Young, Ebow, Meismer, Beasley and Malone <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />9. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance approving the "City of La Porte <br />Personnel Policies Handbook". <br />Interim Human Resource Manager Al Freeman presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2003-2684 — AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING <br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE EMPLOYEE POLICIES HANDBOOK DATED JANUARY 1, 2004; <br />PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE <br />HEREOF. <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Warren to approve Ordinance 2003-2684 as presented by Mr.Freeman. <br />Second by Councilmember Ebow. The motion carried. <br />Ayes: Griffiths, Engelken, Mosteit, Warren, Young, Ebow, Meismer, Beasley and Malone <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />10. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute <br />a contract with the City of Morgan's Point for Emergency 911, Dispatch and Jail Service, Fire Suppression <br />Services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). <br />City Manager Debra B. Feazelle presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2003-2685 — AN ORDINANCE APPROVING <br />AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND THE CITY OF <br />MORGAN'S POINT, FOR EMERGENCY 911 DISPATCH AND JAIL SERVICES, FIRE SUPPRESSION <br />