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OCT 1 r� 1974
SPECIAL CALLED JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL AND THE LUBBOCK COUNTY COMISSIONERS
AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM, OCTOBER 16, 1974, 4:00 P.M.
74-33-390-1039 The Lubbock City Council and the Lubbock Commissioners' Court met in joint session at 4:00
(l) P.M. in the County Commissioners' Courtroom, October 16, 1974 to discuss a Fire Protection
Agreement between the City of Lubbock and Lubbock County; the following members thereof being
present to -wit:
Mayor Roy Bass, Councilman Dirk West, Councilwoman Carolyn Jordan, Councilman Alan Henry,
Councilman Bryce Campbell, City Attorney Fred 0. Senter, Jr., City Manager N. B. McCullough,
City Secretary -Treasurer Treva Phillips, Fire Chief Hershel Sharp and Director of Finance
Sterling Miller, County Judge Rod Shaw, County Commissioners Arch Lamb, Max Arrants, Les
Derrick and Alton Brazen, Criminal District Attorney Alton Griffin and County Auditor Royal
Ferguson.
The proposal of $550 per call made on October 10, 1974 by the Lubbock City Council and sent
to the Commissioners' Court in the form of a resolution was rejected by the Commissioners'
Court.
After further discussion, motion was made by Councilman Campbell, seconded by Councilwoman Jord-
an, motion carried, Mayor Bass, Councilmen West, Jordan, Henry and Campbell voting Yea, none
voting Nay that the County of Lubbock be offered a fire service contract for $506.67 per call,
which is based upon 2/3 of the actual cost of operation of the Fire Department, excluding
revenues derived from purchase of water through fire hydrants, depreciation, cost of capital
and administrative overhead, for a period of twelve months, cancellable by either party on 30
days notice during said period, with the amount to be recomputed at the end of such period
unless sooner terminated, on the basis of 2/3 of the actual cost.
In response to questions from both the County Commissioners and the City Council, Alton Griffin,
Criminal District Attorney representing the Commissioners' Court, and Fred Senter, Jr., City
Attorney, stated that response to fire calls outside the city limits could begin immediately
The City Council then instructed Fire Chief Hershel Sharp to notify the dispatchers that be -
binning immediately, response would be made to fire calls within the County.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 P.M.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION, THE CITY
MEETING October 16, 1974.
ATTEST:
Treva Phill i s, Cir ecretary-Treasurer
READ AND APPROVED THIS THE14th day of November.
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Treva Phi ll ips, City Se retary-Treasurer
COUNCIL ADJOURNED FROM SPECIAL
ROY BA S, MAYOR
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ROY BASS, MAYOR