CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1110 HOUSTON STREET

LAREDO, TEXAS 78040

AUGUST 26, 2003

5:30 P.M.

DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid or services, are requested to contact Gustavo Guevara, City Secretary at (956) 791-7308 at least two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The accessible entrance and accessible parking spaces are located at City Hall, 1100 Victoria Ave.

Out of consideration for all attendees of the City Council meetings, please turn off all cellular phones and pagers, or place on inaudible signal. Thank you for your consideration.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. FINAL READING

2003-O-216 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of $449,067.00 from the Texas Department of Health for the BioTerrorism Preparedness Program of the City of Laredo Health Department for the period beginning September 1, 2003, through August 31, 2004, and authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo’s full-time equivalent positions by creating a Clerk II (Grade 25) position and a Public Health Technician (Grade 36) for the program, and eliminating the position of Sanitarian II.

IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION

The City Council hereby reserves the right to go into executive session at any time during this public meeting, if such is requested by the City Attorney or other legal counsel for the City, pursuant to his or her duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to consult privately with his or her client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising out of such item.

V. ADJOURNMENT

This notice was posted at the Municipal Government Offices, 1110 Houston Street, Laredo, Texas, at a place convenient and readily accessible to the public at all times. Said notice was posted on Friday, August 22, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.

Gustavo Guevara, Jr.

City Secretary