Austin: Forgiven Taxes, Budget Hearing Silence
- Approved forgiving $1.70 in penalties and interest on $1.32 of delinquent taxes.
- Held a special public hearing to discuss the proposed city budget for 1938.
- No citizens attended the budget hearing to offer input, resulting in the meeting's quick adjournment.
Full Transcript
540 taxes in the sum of $1.32, said penalty and interest aggregating $1.70; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT the penalty and interest on the aforesaid taxes for the aforesaid years, in the sum of $1.70, should be and is hereby remitted, and the Tax Assessor and Collector 10 hereby authorized and directed to charge said penalty and interest off of said tax rolls and to accept the taxes due on said property for said years in full of said аввоввmеnt. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Alford, Bartholomew, G1111s, Mayor Miller, and Councilman Wolf, 5; naye, none. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 1:00 o'clock P. M. Attest: Naein Mehillar City Clerk APPROVED: Jomilla. Mayor SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL: Austin, Texas, January 4, 1938. The Council met at 7:30 P. M., Tuesday, January 4, 1938, for the purpose of having a public hearing on the proposed budget of the City of Austin for the year 1938, in accordance with published notice thereof. Roll call showed the following members present: Councilmen Gillis and Wolf; absent, Councilmen Alford, Bartholomew, and Mayor Miller. There were also present the City Manager and City Attorney. No one appearing to be heard, the meeting was adjourned. Attest: Haccie mehrerer City Clerk Approved Mayor Pro tem.