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By Laura Kestner, Editor

Mayor Danny Owen welcomes DeLeon’s new Police Chief, John McDaniel, Jr.

The DeLeon City Council hired a new police chief, John McDaniel, Jr.., Monday, August 28, after a lengthy interview and meeting in closed session.

According to City Secretary Karen Wilkerson, McDaniel will begin work Tuesday, September, 5. McDaniel, who currently lives in Clifton, was formerly an investigator for District Attorney B.J. Shepherd’s office. “He will be moving to DeLeon as soon as he can,” Wilkerson said.

In other business, council members agreed to let the Culpepper and Meriweather Circus pitch their tents at the new Festival Park grounds on October 10, and approved routine changes in employee insurance coverage.

By Laura Kestner, Editor

The DeLeon City Council met in regular session, immediately following a special session, Thursday, August 24, and addressed a lengthy agenda. The special session, scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m., was primarily a training session on the Open Meetings Act for new council members and actually started at 5:40. There was one additional agenda item, listed as, “pay reimbursement to the Comanche County Emergency Management Coordinator, Ray Helberg.”

Mayor Owens reminded the council of an interlocal agreement signed recently for emergency management with Gustine, Comanche and the county.

“We do owe Ray some back money at this time,” Owen said. “The way I understand it, in October this will be done differently, it will be paid to the County, but we need to take care of this back pay.” The decision was unanimous to pay Helberg.

At the beginning of the regular session, Owen apologized for things running late, and then explained to everyone about the required training.   >>Full Story<<

IN APPRECIATION FOR YEARS OF SERVICE. A plaque honoring the many years of service to Comanche County by recently deceased Commissioner Clyde Brinson was presented in Commissioners Court on Monday, August 28, to his widow, Shirley Brinson. County Judge James Arthur makes the presentation. Also pictured are County Auditor Joey Boswell, County Commissioner Bobby Schuman, County Clerk Ruby Lesley, and Commissioners Garry Steele and Chris Biggs.

By Jerry Morgan, Reporter

COMANCHE -- The viability of the Energy Volunteer Fire Department, predator control, honoring former county employees and a proposed County property tax rate increase were among the more significant topics of discussion and action at the Monday, August 28, meeting of the County Commissioners Court.

Proposed Tax Rate Increase

After briefly discussing the proposed County general fund budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1, the Commissioners voted unanimously to increase property tax revenues by 6%.

Because total taxable property values have risen by approximately 4.4%, the amount of the proposed revenue increase that will be reflected in the tax rate will be an approximate 1.6% increase. The Commissioners voted to propose an increase in the County property tax rate from 57.38 cents per $100 taxable valuation to 58.33 cents.

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The DeLeon ISD Board of Trustees adopted the 2006-2007 district budget and tax rate at a special meeting held on August 28. The budget adopted by the Board calls for total expenditures by the district not to exceed $6,403,089. The budget calls for the district to earn in state revenue and property taxes, along with other revenue streams, $6,548,381.   >>Full Story<<

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