Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 2005 Page: 16 of 60
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f,p 16A, The Hondo Anvil Herald, Thursday, May 19,20*5
OFFICIALS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE I
Vance Byron Tomey was the
last man sworn in by Barden.
Danner (hanked the judge for
administering the oaths of office
to the three newly-elected city
representatives.
“It was my privilege,” said
Barden, who was a four-term
mayor of the city.
Looking at his new council
members, both seated to his
right, Danner said, “We wel-
come the new council members
and we look forward to the
service and hard work you have
pledged to perform.”
The next duty was for the new
council to select a new mayor pro-
tem Place #4 Councilman
Sammy Nooner offered the
motion to appoint Councilwoman
Ann-Michelle Long with the
responsibility of filling in for the
Jim Danner J. Gruber
mayor in his absence.
The motion to make Long mayor
pro-tern passed by a unanimous 5-
0 vote after receiving a second
from Tomey. The only council
representative in the middle of her
second term, Long is the senior
member pf the city's policy
making body. Long was elected in
a May 2003 special election to
replace Fisher in Council Place #5,
when he stepped down to mount
his successful run for mayor.
“Congratulations. I hope to be
gone a few months this
Vance Tomey
summer,” said Danner, kidding
Long as the audience chuckled.
Next, it was the city manager’s
turn to recognize Hargrove and
Rivers for their terms on council
and for their parts in hiring him
as city manager in August 2003.
“They were both instrumental in
bringing me to Hondo,” said
Herrera. “I’ve enjoyed working
with Todd and Councilman
Rivers. If you recall, it was a three
to two vote to hire me, and
Hargrove and Rivers were part of
the three. It has been a pleasure
working with you and for you. I
think very highly of you, and you
two will be hard to replace. But
the gentlemen elected in your
stead come highly recommended
and regarded as well. I’m
looking forward to working with
the new council.”
Herrera spoke to Hargrove,
who declined to serve a third term
after serving on council four
years, to enjoy his new free time
with his family. “Congratulations
to you, Todd. You have a
wonderful family. Enjoy your
time. And Councilman Rivers, the
same goes to you,” said Herrera.
Rivers, who served five years
on council, also declined
another council term as Place #2
representative to spend more
time with his family. Although,
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City audit receives good reviews
By William Hoover
Anvil Herald Correspondent
Certified Public Accountant Pat
Wagner, with Holtman & Wagner,
CPAs, gave Hondo City Council
a report on her company’s audit
of the city’s financial statements
for the 2003-04 fiscal year ending
last Sept. 30. “We gave you a
clean or unqualified opinion,” she
said. “It is the best opinion any
entity can get.”
Wagner told council the audit
showed the city had $8,740
million in capital assets, including
infrastructure like roads and
bridges. She said the audit was
conducted according to GASBE
34 standards, which looked like
a balance sheet and determined
the cost of governance.
For example, Wagner said the
public library showed expenses of
$212,000 with patron income or
charges for services of $16,266
plus a small $3,491 donation. “So
it cost the taxpayers of the city
$192,649 to operate the library,”
said Wagner. “This does not
gauge its efficiency, it just shows
how much tax income you chose
to spend on library operations or
governance of various city
departments.”
The audit showed net city
assets minus total liabilities was
$9,602 million, which did not
help the city much as a
management decision-making
tool, according to Wagner. The
total fund balance for the general
fund, which Wagner said council
can control, was $796,966.
The audit showed revenues
were less than budget by
$173,000. But expenses were
also under budget by $619,781.
“So the upshot for the city is, the
city has spent $156,794 more
than its revenues. However, you
budgeted to spend $607,000
more than your revenues. So, it
was a positive outcome as it
relates to budget,” said Wagner.
The auditor also noted the
total of enterprise funds,
electric, sewer and airport funds
had made a positive contribution
to the city budget.
Councilman Sammy Nooner
offered the option to accept the
audit. The motion passed
unanimously after a second
from Councilwoman Ann-
Michelle Long.
In Other Business
• Acting on a request from
Hondo Independent School
District Superintendent Clyde
Parsons, council approved a new
school crossing zone on Avenue
E (FM 462) between 26th and
27th streets. Supt. Parsons
requested the speed zone hours
be from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and 3:30
to 4 p.m. The crossing required
a study by the Texas Department
of Transportation.
“We concur it will provide a
service to the neighborhood east
of Avenue E,” said City
Manager Robert Herrera. “We
found the kids crossed at several
locations and this will conform
the crossing spot.”
In response to cost questions
from Mayor Jim Danner about
a crossing guard, Herrera said he
did not think there would be any
additional cost to the city. Long
offered the motion to approve
the new crossing zone. The
motion passed unanimously
after a second from Nooner.
• Council adopted the parks
master plan presented at the
previous meeting with minimal
modifications. The modifica-
tions basically defined the
length and features of the city’s
proposed nature trails.
Director of Community and
Business Development Carol
Buttler informed council that a
public hearing on the master plan
would be held at the June 6 council
meeting. This would allow the
grant writer, Margaret Hardin, to
submit the document to the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
before the July 31 deadline.
^Hie parks master plan
priorities were selected to help
improve the city’s chances of
winning a TPWD grant. The top
10 priorities are to build nature
trails, playgrounds, pavilions,
open playing fields, picnic
tables, a skate park, basketball
courts, baseball fields, softball
fields and batting cages.
• The next Hondo City Council
meeting will be Monday, June 6,
at 6 p.m., in city hall. The
meeting is open to the public.
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Q. I recently had an acci-
dent at home. I was blinded in
my right eye and have lost much
of the vision in my left eye. My
vision problems have affected
my ability to work and left me
severely depressed. Can I get
disability benefits through So-
cial Security?
A. If you meet Social
Security’s definition of legal
blindness then you may qualify
to receive disability benefits.
You are considered legally blind
if your vision cannot be corrected
to 20/200 in your better eye, or
if your visual field is 20 degrees
or less, even with a corrective
lens. If you do not meet this defi-
nition of blindness, you still may
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your vision problems alone or
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lems make you unable to work.
Q. I stopped work at the
end of last year, when l was 52.
I don't expect to work again, and
will probably file for Social Se-
curity retirement benefits when
I turn 62. Will 1 still get the same
benefit amount that is shown on
the Social Security Statement
that / recently received?
A. Most likely not. When
Social Security calculated your
35 highest years of earnings to
estimate your future benefits on
your Statement, there was an as-
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amount?
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years old this year. Jake’s full
retirement age is 66, but he
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ing age 62. If Jake retired at 62
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he would be due at age 66. If he
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tirement check if he worked un-
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age 62, but $1,160 at age 68. It
is something to think about, es-
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longer lives. But here is an im-
portant point to remember: If
you decide to delay your retire-
ment, be sure to sign up for
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circumstances, medical insur-
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applying for it. You can find out
more about delayed retirement
credits by visiting Social
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