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ALSO INSIDE
INSIDE TODAY
Congressional
backing grows for
gun control debate
National, 9A
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Denton boys beat Lake
Dallas; Lady Falcons
beat Denton
Sports, IB
Denton Record-Chronicle
Vol. 109, No. 139 / 26 pages, 3 sections
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Denton, Texas
50 cents
Council adopts smoking ordinance
By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe
Staff Writer
Despite overwhelming public sup-
port for extending a proposed smok-
ing ban to bars, the Denton City
Council bowed to pressure from local
bar owners and adopted a smoking
ban that left their businesses alone.
During its work session Tuesday
afternoon, the City Council learned
that the city had received 45 calls sup-
porting the ban. Less than 20 of more
than 80 e-mails received also support-
ed the ban, according to city spokes-
woman Lindsey Baker. Baker told the
council that many of those commu-
niques encouraged the city to ban
smoking in bars.
Business owners came out in force
during the regular session Tuesday
night, telling the council that they wor-
ried whether, in the current economy,
their bars could survive the change.
Lloyd Banks, owner of Rockin’
Rodeo, said bars that had patios had
an advantage over businesses like his.
Rockin’ Rodeo is in a strip mall.
“With a smoking ban, I know my
equipment will last longer, but I don’t
know if my business will,” Banks said.
“Can you guarantee that?”
Dusty’s owner Jennifer Gibbs, who
served on the ad hoc committee that
deliberated a proposed ordinance for
the council, summed up the anxiety
personally, saying it made her sick to
her stomach.
“Since September, I’ve worried that
I don’t know what’s going to happen to
my business,” Gibbs said. “It’s been a
rough three years and I’m not sure
we’d survive the short-term effect [of a
ban].”
But they were outnumbered by
members of the general public, includ-
ing some professional musicians, who
advocated for the ban, including
extending it to bars.
See ORDINANCE on 13A
George,
Clemons
to join
Travis
County commissioners
approve sheriff-elect’s
top administrative picks
By Bj Lewis
Staff Writer
Sheriff-elect Will Travis brought his
first business before Denton County
commissioners Tuesday, and commis-
sioners approved the top two members of
his administrative team.
Rex George, an investigator with the
Denton County District Attorney’s Office,
will become the chief deputy, and Randy
Clemons will serve as the assistant
deputy chief of operations.
As chief deputy, George will earn
$116,172 per year in salary.
Travis sought approval of a salary of
$94,000 for Clemons. The salary
amount for that position was in the budg-
et but was higher than the recommenda-
tion from the human resources depart-
ment. That prompted commissioners to
find a happy medium in pay.
“I was just trying for what was already
budgeted,” Travis said. “I definitely did
not want to [cause] problems. They had
so much in the past. I just stayed within
94 or under and I put it in their hands
and let them make the final decision on
what they thought would be best.”
Commissioners voted 4-1 on a $91,930
per year salary.
See COMMISSIONERS on 13A
Denton Record-Chronicle/David Minton
Kylie Earle, 6, donates her old books to Donna Pierce, Krum Public Library director, as Angela Auzston looks on Tuesday in Krum.
More volume for the volumes
Krum library officials plan bigger, better facility
By John D. Harden
Staff Writer
KRUM — City public library officials are in the
process of hiring a consultant who will determine
how much it will cost to construct a new, larger
library.
For years, library officials have said they need-
ed more building space to accommodate their
reading programs and services, which the city has
outgrown.
“We’re at the point that when a new book comes
in, we have to take an older one off the shelf,” said
Donna Pierce, library director. “I don’t want to
take Shakespeare off the shelf just because he isn’t
circulating as much as newer books.”
The current library is housed in an estimated
2,400-square-foot facility that has little room for
maneuvering around bookcases and shelves.
According to library officials, they are consider-
ing constructing a 13,000-square-foot building,
which is more than five times the current build-
ing’s size.
Library officials gave a presentation to council
members Monday about starting a campaign to
raise funds for the new library. During the meet-
ing, council members accepted the idea of the
campaign and gave Pierce the go ahead to find a
consultant.
See LIBRARY on 13A
TODAY
IN DENTON
Mostly sunny
High: 77
Low: 35
Weather report, 2A
FIND IT INSIDE
CLASSIFIED
1C
COMICS
6B
CROSSWORDS
6B, 4C
DEAR ABBY
4A
DEATHS
13A
FOCUS ON EDUCATION
3A, 5A-8A
OPINION
12A
SPORTS
IB
TELEVISION
10A
WEATHER
2A
7
5
Aubrey school board
OKs one-time payment
for district employees
By Britney Tabor
Staff Writer
Aubrey school district employees will
have some extra money in their pockets
come January.
Last week, the school board voted 7-0
to distribute a one-time payment to dis-
trict staff on Jan. 11 in addition to their
monthly checks.
Superintendent James Monaco said
the staff of about 220 would receive $55
for every month of their contracts. Those
eligible include people who were hired
before Oct. 1 and who are still on the pay-
roll on Jan. 7, 2013, he said. Monaco said
the average teacher would receive $500.
The district in August approved a 1
percent pay increase for its employees, he
said, and the one-time payment allows
the Aubrey school district to stay com-
petitive with other districts in the area.
“This is part of our continued philoso-
phy of being loyal to the people that work
for us,” Monaco said.
The one-time payments will cost the
district approximately $125,000, which
will be paid out of the district’s general
fund, he said. In determining whether or
not to distribute the payment, the district
looks at average daily attendance figures
and tax collection revenues. If numbers
look favorable that the district will draw
in more revenue than projected, Monaco
brings to the board a recommendation to
approve a one-time payment.
This is the second consecutive year the
Aubrey school district has distributed a
one-time payment to district employees
as a result of favorable tax collection rev-
enues and an increased student enroll-
ment. Last year’s one-time payment was
distributed to help district employees off-
set increased insurance costs.
BRITNEY TABOR can be reached at
940-566-6876. Her e-mail address is
btabor@dentonrc.com.
News crew escapes Syria
Associated Press/Anadolu via AP TV
NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel exits a car after cross-
ing back into Turkey on Tuesday. Engel said he and members of his net-
work crew escaped unharmed after five days of captivity in Syria,
where more than a dozen pro-regime gunmen dragged them from their
car, killed one of their rebel escorts and subjected them to mock exe-
cutions. See story, Page 11A.
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