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• • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council October 7, 1981, Page 15 Lehman: I understand what you are saying. I think the City Council should have a week. or two to discuss it and you know, bring it among theirselves there, and see if they can't do something to reinstate it and get the morale back up for the police officers and also the City workers herein La Porte. I think you need to see if you can't bring in a few more policemen to see if you can't helf out here. Town's getting awful big to just have 4 policemens out there on the street at night. Thank you and good night. Simons: Mr. Skelton, to answer your question, I'm a little confused on that part, too, because I discover some of our policemen. only getting 12 cents an hour increase.. Twelve cents, not 12 percent, that comes to about 12 percent increase, not 7 percent. Skelton: I didn't go through every single policeman and that doesn't sound .right. It's supposed to be a 7 percent increase. I used the total force for each category in the 800 series. I am sure you are going to find some deviations from one side to the other, but we will try to work it out if there is any • problems, the best we can, but I personally think that, as an overall general thing, we did quite a good think with that 15 percent to 16 percent increase for the year. Meza: Thank you, Mr. Skelton. Lehman: Sounds good. In the next couple of weeks or so let us know what you are coming up with there. We'll work along with you. I can understand that a man can't just jump in there with the figuring and do any good. You know, there's no big hurry on it; just a couple of weeks or so there. Meza: Thank you, Mr. Lehman. Spradling: I wish to address Council., Mr. Mayor. Meza: Does the Council wish to hear Mr. Spradling? Simons: Yes. Spradling: This is a whole new subject. What I want to talk to you about tonight is, I want to lodge a complaint against the City Manager. I came down here yesterday to talk to the City Manager about some problems out in my neighborhood con- . cerning cable television that was being installed, and T came • at the request of a ~.itizen out there and I represent the