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Amundsen said. “I see no reason rant collections were abysmal—and building codes and require that all of Public Safety for certification $2500 ing council’s recommendatiou *
for him not to occasionally show up this year’s is even worse,” he said. code conditions be met before build- regarding a software system that “Let’s see if we are approved for The company pointed out that
here and at least give us some sense Petra pointed out that last year’s ing permits would be approved. The would allow the police officers to certification before we discuss there were two options for the
that he is involved in the goings on,” budget ended in deficit, and that this new ordinance would make water access information directly without spending the money for the sump pump replacement.a
he concluded. year’s numbers are in the danger and sewage a separate building issue having to go through any other law modem," Councilman Amundsen “Cadillac” pump designed for
“It would appear to me that these zone, too. and would be in addition to an enforcement agencies such as the suggested. higher volumes and which cost
men [Stotland and Kilgore] are ran- “We need to improve our warrant already existing ordinance which sheriff’s department. The other council members $1600 or a “Volkswagen pump
ning the police department—not the collection revenue in order to avoid now includes water and sewage “This system is an all-around unanimously agreed. with less capacity which cost $600.
chief,” Petru added. a deficit situation,” Petru continued, under a catch-all construction stan- necessary tool for us to ran the •Council approved S.T. “Do we go with the Cadillac or
Council then formally requested "Someone needs to take responsibil- dards category. department effectively,” Stotland Environmental Services request to the Volkswagen? he asked.
that the mayor ask Chief Davies to ity for this problem—and soon,” -Council approved the MPD’s said. place a fixed limit on the amount of Council opted for the
attend the next council meeting. Petra concluded. request to repair an ailing police car The system called T-LETS money the company could spend Volkswagen.
“If you want to go by the book on In other council business: by removing the engine and trans- (Texas Law Enforcement on “emergency” costs during ongo- “We need to know what we can
this, we’ll go by the book," Petra -Council unanimously approved mission from one of the depart- Telecommunications System) ing construction of the city’s new spend in this type of emergency,
said. “Mayor, would you please ask an updated contract with the city’s ment’s decommissioned vehicles would require a modem for opera- water and sewage system. said S.T.ES s representative. “We •
Chief Davies to attend the next Emergency Medical Service. and placing them in the damaged tion—an expense the council was An S.T.ES representative can’t always wait to repair the
council meeting?” Petra asked. “Council unanimously approved a car. The decommissioned vehicle reluctant to approve without fur- explained that two pumps had gone problem.
Mayor Bradley agreed to do so. proposal to create a new ordinance will then be used for spare parts or ther debate. down at one of the sewage lift sta- Council agreed to discuss and
“This is a very serious situation,” specifically governing the building sold at auction. Stotland explained that the T- tions. The company replaced the approve a figure for emergency
Petra emphasized, now addressing of on site sewage facilities. The •Council approved the MPD’s LETS modem would cost some- larger pump but held off on replac- repairs.
Officer Stotland. “Last year’s war- ordinance would outline standard request to apply to the Department where in the neighborhood of ing the smaller, sump pump pend-
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The Texas Safe Schools Act trict’s policy three years ago, ” said «The number of teachers reporting Cole continued. “But once we begin offenses committed on school cam- “ADAPT is ran like a boot camp,”
passed in 1995 was the result of the Wayne Duncan, AISD Chief of problems with threats of violence to to make an exception for even one pus or at school events. Current law Duncan explained. “We have a for-
TFT’s campaign efforts. The law Police. students decreased by six percent. student, the line becomes blurred requires schools to expel for felony met marine who is in charge of the
gives teachers the authority to “If a student is disruptive, the «The number of teachers reporting and the rule loses meaning,” Cole offenses. program,” he said.
remove disruptive students from teacher may remove the student threats of violence to themselves explained. Bivins responded to concerns that Only students expelled from pub-
their classrooms while establishing from the classroom,” Duncan was down by 33 percent. “If we say that a student caught in districts that have no alternative lie school on a misdemeanor charge
“zero tolerance” for carrying guns or explained. “After the third incident, ‘The number reporting assaults by with one beer at school is not a big education programs, zero tolerance are allowed into ADAPT.
illegal drugs on campus the teacher has the option of not students on other students was down deal, we can be sure that some other would turn students out into the “Students expelled on felony
“We knew all along that merely allowing the student to return to by 10 percent. student will try to bring two beers, streets. charges are entered into the county-
passing a law would not automati- class,” he continued. «The number of teachers saying and then claim, ‘I was only one beer “It is worse to tell a school district run boot camp,” Duncan explained,
cally change things,” said TFT “After the third offense, it takes a they were assaulted in the past year over the line, so what’s the big you’ve got to keep the kid in school “The difference between the two is
President John E. Cole. “The law three-person committee decision as decreased by 35 percent, deal?’,” Cole said, even though he may bring cocaine to that, at the end of the day, students
gives teachers an important tool to to whether to allow the student to “Other parts of the survey were The Texas Senate agreed last week school,” Bivins said, at ADAPT go home; students at
use in dealing with violent or disrup- return or not,” Duncan concluded. not as encouraging,” Cole said, when they passed a bill that puts Only 22 of 254 Texas counties will county don t, Duncan concluded,
tive students, but teachers have to As part of the TFT’s campaign to, “What we found was that only a teeth in the 1995 Texas Safe Schools be required to offer an alternative Students entered into ADAPT
educate themselves about the law first, get the law passed, then keep third of our teachers were seeing Act. The legislation is one of three education program to students spend a minimum of one semester
and stand up for enforcement of the the law firm, a survey was conduct- clear evidence that their school dis- “safe schools” bills by Senate expelled through the new safe in the program, but the time spent
law if we are to rid our schools of ed in 1993 to determine what prob- tricts were taking this law seriously,” Education Committee Chairman schoolslaws. Those 22 counties varies depending on the individual
violence and drugs,” he concluded. lems teachers were encountering he explained. Teel Bivins, R-Amarillo passed by have a population of 125,000 or student situation.
Alvin Independent School District with student misbehavior on campus “Some school administrators and the Senate. more. “We’ve had tremendous results
has realized the effectiveness of followed by a 1996 survey to learn if the school districts announced that Under Bivins zero tolerance legis- AISD has provided an alternative from the ADAPT program,”
strict enforcement of zero tolerance the new law has helped. they wanted to change the Safe lation, school officials would have program called Alvin Disciplinary Duncan said. “We’ve really turned
for several years now. Some of the positive results of the Schools Act—to make it more flexi- the authority to expel students for Alternative Placement and Teaching a lot of kids around,” he concluded.
“Zero tolerance became our dis- 1996 survey were: ble in order to deal with exceptions,” misdemeanor alcohol and drug (ADAPT) since last year.
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Schwind, Jim & Wootton, Wade. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 66, Ed. 1 Monday, March 24, 1997, newspaper, March 24, 1997; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1600938/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.