f COMMISSIONERS' COURT convened at 1: 30 o' clock P.M „ September 16th, 1983, with the following officers present: GORDON S. MORRISS FRED HOLLAND EDWARD D. HIGGINS County Judge Commissioner Precinct 1 Commissioner Precinct 2 VICTOR LICH Commissioner Precinct 3 BILLY JOE GUTHRIE, JR. Commissioner Precinct 4 at which time a public hearing on the proposed operating budget for Kerr County, for the fiscal year beginning October 1st, 1983 through September 30, 1984, including General Revenue;, Sharing Funds, was held, 23 members of the public were present at the public hearing. Motion made by Commissioner Higgins, seconded by Commissioner Holland that the public hearing be adjourned and unanimously approved by the Court. The public hearing adjourned September 16th, 1983 at 2:20 P.M. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o COMMISSIONERS' COURT CONVENED AT 2:30 o'clock P.M., September 16th, 1983, with the following officers present: GORDON S. t40RRISS County Judge FRED HOLLAND Commissioner Prec. 1 EDWARD I). HIGGINS Commissioner Prec. 2 VICTOR LICH Commissioner Prec. 3 '~ BILLY JOE GUTHRIE, JR. Commissioner Prec. 4 ~~ I at which time a public hearing was held in the County Courtroom of the Kerr County Courthouse) in Kerrville, Texas, to consider proposed salary increases for certain elected County and Ij Precinct Officials of Kerr County, Texas, as per notice published in the Official Newspaper % of Kerr County, Texas. 23 members of the public appeared for the meeting. Motion made by Commissioner Holland, seconded by Commissioner Higgins and unanimously ~, approved by the Court that said hearing be adjourned. I o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o PUBLIC HEARING Adjourned at 3:10 P. M., September 16th, 1983. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o COMMISSIONERS' COURT RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION SEPTEMBER 16th, 1983 at 3:30 o'clock P.M., with the following members present: 1 GORDON S. MORRISS County 3udge '' FRED HOLLAND Commissioner Prec. 1 iI EDWARD D. HIGGINS Commissioner Prec. 2 VICTOR LICH Commissioner Prec. 3 BILLY JOE GUTHRIE, JR,Commissioner Prec. 4 ~~ a and the Court having duly opened, the following proceedings were had: N0. 15187 APPROVAL OF SALARY INCREASE OF THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OF PRECINCT N0. 2 ' On this the 16th day of September 1983, upon motion made by Commissioner Higgins, seconded by Commissioner Lich, the Court unanimously approved that the salary oŁ the Justice I of the Peace of Precinct No. Two be increased from $6,840.00 per annum to $9,000.00 per annum (a salary increase of $2,160.00 per annum), effective October 1st, 1983. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o N0. 15188 APPROVAL OF SALARY ADJUSTMENT OF LINDA BAKER, ASSISTANT TO THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS AND 4-H PROGRAM COORDINATOR On this the 16th day of September 1983, upon motion made by Commissioner Holland, seconded by Commissioner Guthrie, the Court unanimously approved a salary adjustment of Linda Baker, Assistant to the County Extension Agents and 4-H Program Coordinator, from $9,180.00 per annum to $9,480.00 per annum (from $765.00 per month to $790.00 per month), effective as '~"") v; of September 1st, 1983. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o N0. 15189 ADOPTION OF PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET AS AMENDED, FOR KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1st, 1983 On this the 16th day of September 1983, came on to be considered by the Court the public hearing in the matter of the Adoption of the County Budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1st, 1983. It appearing to the Court that proper notices have been published in the Official News- paper of Kerr County, in the City of Kerrville, Texas, for one week prior to the hearing date hereof, and after thorough examination by the Court and the consideration of the public interest of the community, the Court is of the opinion that the Proposed Operating Budget as amended, for Kerr County, Texas, for the fiscal year beginning October 1st, 1983, including General Revenue Sharing Funds, should be approved. Therefore, on motion made by Commissioner Guthrie, seconded by Commissioner Holland, the Court unanimously approved the adoption of the County Budget as amended, for the fiscal year beginning October lst, 1983. N0. 15190 o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o TAX LEVY FOR 1983 On this the 16 day of September, 1983, at a regular term of the Commissioners' Court, with all members present, it is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that the following tax levies and collections be made for the year 1983, in and for Kerr County, Texas, and/or other sub- divisions thereof, as follows: COUNTY AD VALOREM Jury Fund .0080 General Fund .1810 Permanent Improvement Fund .0020 Public Library Fund .0150 Courthouse & Jail Bond Sinking Fund .0075 Courthouse & Jail Certificates of Obligation Sinking Fund .0015 TOTAL~0 F. M. & Lateral Road Fund .0640 Total County Tax Rate .2790 Divide Common School District ~k12 Local Maintenance Fund .3680 Occupation Tax 50% of State Levy. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kerr County opt to allow split payment of taxes for all units for which it collects taxes. Pursuant to Sec. 31.03, State Property Tax Code, such option allows taxpayers who pay one-half of the unit's taxes before December 1 to pay the remaining one-half of the taxes without penalty or interest before July 1 of the following year. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to the provisions of Section 31.05 (b) Kerr County adopt the following discounts to apply to payment of taxes collected by Kerr County: (1) three percent if the tax is paid in October or earlier; (2) two percent if the tax is paid in November; and (3) one percent if the tax is paid in December.