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MINUTES OF THE EMERGENCY MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
May 9, 1972
The City Council of the City of Baytown met in an emergency session
on Tuesday, May 9, 1972, at 5:00 p.m., in the Baytown City Hall with the following
members in attendance:
Jody Lander
Tom Gentry
Charles Pool
Jim McWilliams
C. 0. Walker
** Allen Cannon
C. Glen Walker
J. B. LeFevre
Neel Richardson
Edna Oliver
Absent: Howard Northcutt
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Mayor
Acting City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Administrative Assistant
Mayor Walker called the meeting to order and the following business was
transacted:
Appoint City Manager
Councilman Gentry moved to appoint Fritz Lanham as City Manager for the
City of Baytown, effective May 22, 1972, salary to be $25,000 per year, plus
$1800 per year car allowance, plus moving expenses to Baytown. Councilman Walker
seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Lander,
Mayor Walker
Nays: None
Reschedule Council meeting
Gentry, Pool, McWilliams, Walker
Because several councilmen will be attending the institute for mayors and
councilmen in San Antonio at the time of the next regular council meeting, May 16
Councilman Lander moved to r6- schedule the meeting to May 23 at 6:30 p.m.
** Councilman Cannon arrives. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. -
Ayes: Councilman Lander, Gentry, Pool, McWilliams, Walker and Cannon
Mayor Walker
Nays: None
Designate Representative to Washington Hearings,.
Mayor Walker called attention to a letter from a staff assistant on the
senate subcommittee on public works acknowledging Baytown's place on the agenda
Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. Baytown is also scheduled to be before the house
committee at noon that same day. Councilman Gentry moved to designate Mayor
Walker as the spokesman for the local government. Councilman Walker seconded
the motion. Even though authorization has been made to send two representatives
discussion followed as to the necessity of two representatives. A vote on
the motion was called:
Ayes: Councilmen Lander, Gentry, Pool, McWilliams, Walker and Cannon
Mayor Walker
Nays: None
Counclman Lander moved to send another representative along with the
Mayor. The motion died for lack of second as this authorization has been made.
Councilman Walker moved to delegate authority to the Mayor to choose the person
who will go with him to Washington. Councilman Gentry seconded themotion.
Ayes: Councilmen Lander, Gentry, Pool, McWilliams, Walker and Cannon
Mayor Walker
Nays: None
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Minutes, May 9, 1972
Memorial Day and 4th of July
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As a matter of clarification, Mr. LeFevre referred to the recently insitituted
policy of the federal governemnt for celebration, on Mondays, holidays falling in the
middle of the week. He requested the City embrace this policy for Memorial Day and
July 4 of this years Councila offered no objections.
Adjourn
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor Walker declared the
meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: 6.2 ("'I� &24e'-'-P014
C. Glen Walker, Mayor
ATTEST:
Belinda Bingham, Deputy ty Clerk
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