CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1110 HOUSTON STREET

5:30 P.M.

These are preliminary minutes of the meeting held August 26, 2003. The official minutes will be published following

With a quorum present, Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores called the meeting to order.

In attendance:

Elizabeth G. Flores, Mayor

Alfredo Agredano, Council Member, District I

Johnny Amaya, Council Member, District IV

Eliseo Valdez, Jr., Council Member, District V

Gene Belmares, Council Member, District VI

Jose A. Valdez, Jr., Council Member, District VII

Juan Ramirez, Council Member, District VIII

Gustavo Guevara, Jr., City Secretary

Larry Dovalina, City Manager

Cynthia Collazo, Assistant City Manager

Jaime Flores, City Attorney

Motion to waive final reading of Ordinance # 2003-O-216.

Moved: Cm. E. Valdez

Second: Cm. Garcia

For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0

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.

Motion to adopt Ordinance # 2003-O-216.

Moved: Cm. Belmares

Second: Cm. Agredano

For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0

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.

Motion to adjourn. Time: 5:42 p.m.

Moved: Cm. Amaya

Second: Cm. Agredano

For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0