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~ ~ Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council January 13, 1992, Page 2 5. Council considered approving the minutes of the Special Called Meeting held on December 18, 1991. Motion was made by Councilperson Thrower to abprove the December 18 minutes as presented. Second by Councilperson Gay. The motion carried, 7 ayes, 0 nays, 2 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Thrower, McLaughlin, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None Abstain: Councilpersons Cooper and Porter 6. Mayor Malone presented a letter of appreciation to Mr. Joe Wallace, to express Council's gratitude for a gift of land adjacent to John Brown Park in La Porte. This will enable the park to be increased in size. 7. Special Certificates were presented to three outstanding citizens: Marie Coffman, Paul Chase and Jesse Garcia. This is to be an ongoing event by City Council in honor of the Centennial year. The three recipients were very appreciative. 8. There were no citizens wishing to address Council. 9. Council considered an ordinance adopting City of La Porte investment policy. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1802 - AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF LA PORTE INVESTMENT POLICY DATED JANUARY 13, 1992; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. It was noted that in Section 3, the words "Personnel Policy Manual" need to be replaced with the words "Investment Policy." Motion was made by Councilperson Cooper to adopt Ordinance 1802 as read by the City Attorney and with the word replacements noted. Second by Councilperson Thrower. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Cooper, Thrower, McLaughlin, Porter, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 10. Council considered an ordinance approving and authorizing a contract between the City of La Porte and McElroy & Sullivan, L.L.P., Attorneys at Law.