439 439 - CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin will be held on the 8th day of July, 1958, at the Municipal Building, Eighth and Colorado, in Austin, Texas, at 2:30 P.M. for the purpose of discussing wage increases. (Sgd) Elsie Woosley City Clerk ATTEST: (Sgd) Elsie Woosley City Clerk (Sgd) Tom Miller Mayor City of Austin, Texas CONSENT TO MEETING We, the undersigned members of the City Council, hereby accept service of the foregoing notice, waiving any and all irregularities in such service and such notice, and consent and agree that said City Council shall meet at the time and place therein named, and for the purpose therein stated. (Sgd) Emma Long (Sgd) Wesley Pearson (Sgd) Lester E. Palmer (Sgd) Ben White 440 440 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Meeting July 8, 1958 2:30 Ρ.Μ. Council Chamber, City Hall The meeting was called to order with Mayor Miller presiding. Roll call: Present: Councilmen Long, Palmer, Pearson, White, Mayor Miller Absent: None Present also: W. T. Williams, Jr., City Manager; Doren R. Eskew, City Attorney; Reuben Rountree, Jr., Director of Public Works. The Mayor announced that this meeting was called for the purpose of discussing wage increases. The Assistant City Manager submitted and explained two schedules for proposed increases, and showing results of each. The employees covered in these schedules, and both proposals are as follows: Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Hoseman-Ladderman $25 8.3% $20 6.6% Driver $25 7.8% $20 6.2% Captain $30 8.8% $20 5.9% Dist. Chief $40 10.8% $40 10.0% Asst. Chief $50 11.9% $50 11.9% Patrolman $25 7.8% $20 6.2% Sgt.-Investigator Lieutenant Captain $30 8.3% $20 5.5% $40 10.0% $40 10.0% $50 11.3% $50 11.3% Q Discussion of hours of work was held, and of the time the Firemen went to 63 hours, and the police remained at the 48 hour week. The City Manager gave a report of a meeting he had with a group of firemen on the raise. The Council went over the standing s of the department heads in comparisons with other cities, and compared duties of various department heads with duties of those in other cities. The Mayor stated that the Council had been telling the public, even at CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 441 the time of the bond issue, that taxes would have to be raised for the general housekeeping, and that they had been told that for the past six months. A public hearing was set for Tuesday, July 15th, at 3:00 P.M. to hear the public on these wage increases and tax increase. There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 4:10 Ρ.Μ. subject to the call of the Mayor. ATTEST: Elsie Massley City Clerk APPROVED Jon Muller Mayor