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~ ~ <br />• Special Meeting 8/22/77 2 <br />2. PUBLIC HEARING ON GENERAL REVENUE AND FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING <br />BUDGETS - Mayor Meza opened t e public hearing on the General <br />Revenue and Federal Revenue Sharing Budgets for the fiscal <br />year beginning October 1, 1977. <br />The City Administrator read the Federal Revenue Sharing Budget <br />as follows: <br />FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING <br />City Hall & Police Administration Building $102,162.00 <br />Community Services 10,000.00 <br />TOTAL $112,162.00 <br />Mayor Meza asked if there were any questions? <br />BETSY WEBBER - asked if the amount of Community Services would <br />be 10,000.00. The City Administrator answered in the affirmative. <br />JIM SMITH - asked if the $102,162.00 amount was contingent on <br />• the new City Hall. The City Administrator stated that bids <br />had not been accepted for the new City Hall, so there was no <br />way to know the exact cost. An amount up to $102,162.00 <br />will be used toward the new City Hall. <br />Motion by Commissioner Tomerlin, seconded by Commissioner Simons <br />to approve the Revenue Sharing Budget as presented. Motion <br />carried by the following vote: <br />AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons. <br />NAYS: None. <br />The City Attorney suggested that the citizens be encouraged <br />to participate in the public hearing. <br />EUGINA RILEY - stated that she felt $10,000.00 was a very small <br />amount of funds for community services. <br />Commissioner Tomerlin stated that the Nutritional Center was <br />only one of numerous programs that would be initiated with the <br />$10,000.00; once programs are initiated, then additional aid <br />would be available. <br />The Commission noted that the over 65 exemption of $12,500.00 <br />per year was another savings that the citizens would have. <br />• MS. ANNIE HIGBY - stated that she felt that $10,000.00 was <br />too small amount. <br />+ + + <br />