Sick leave policy under review in Baytown council
Baytown officials study options to fund a 2.1 million sick pay liability by creating an accrual account. Council member Perry Simmons criticizes current benefits and urges limiting unchanged payouts, while staff note potential bond-rating impact and civil service protections for some workers. Annual accrual deposits could offset future payouts, with remaining costs and past payments itemized across funds.
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Lisa Ocker
Baytown
Perry Simmons
Simmons
Allen Cannon
Lanham
Firefighters
Police
Hartman Strict on 1983 Values for Taxes
Hartman says using 1983 values is impractical at this late date and may be illegal. Smith urged a special Harris County Appraisal District meeting, but Hartman notes the next regular session is Sept. 10 and sees no urgency. Smith testified before the County Commissioners on the 1984 reevaluation, asserting many taxpayers face inflated assessments while some properties are at market value.
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Bruce Guynn
Fred Hartman
Baytown
Harris County Appraisal District Board
Carl Smith
Hartman
Smith
Appraisal District Board
Praisal Board
United States
Harris County Commissioners Court
Searcy German
Harris County
German
Glen Erwin
Erwin
Layoff policy debate on 1983 values stalls regional use
Harris County lawmakers note that 1983 values are hard to apply outside Houston and HISD as there are over 360 taxing entities in Harris County. Not all ap praisals match true 1983 market values. Commissioners delay action on the 1985 appraisal district budget until next week.
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Houston
Houston Independent School District
Harris County
Bob
Union and Exxon Reach 22 Month ER&E Contract
After five months without a contract Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union and Exxon Research and Engineering approved a 22 month pact. Salary rises total 96 monthly dollars with a $225 lump sum in lieu of retroactive pay. The agreement limits layoffs and tasks for research technicians and sets the stage for a union management committee to study transfers and shift issues.
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Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union
Exxon Research & Engineering
Baytown
Football flourishes after age rule changes at Pearce Street
The Pearce Street Journal notes past doom predictions for schoolboy football when age limits shifted from 21 to 20. It argues the game improved and will similarly prosper under the new stricter passing grade policy.
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Pearce Street Journal
Baytown officer earns bronze at police olympics
Police Officer David Lay secured third place in the billiards event at the International Police Olympics, competing against law enforcement from across the United States and several foreign countries. The Sun notes local reactions as Ray Taylor Jr, Kirby Follis, Mindy Jensen, Ted Olson, and Arlene Arends are highlighted in community updates.
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Baytown
David Lay
U.S
Ray Taylor Jr
Kirby Follis
Barbers Hill High School
Mindy Jensen
Ted Olson
Sun
Arlene Arends
Dimension Department
Baytown Forecast Calls for Hot Sunny Days
Weather outlook for the Baytown area shows sunny and hot days with fair mild nights through Thursday. Temperatures rise from mid-70s at night to mid-90s in daylight, with a recent 8 am to 8 am period recording a low of 80 and high of 95 degrees.
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Baytown
Ex-teacher guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child
Robert Ralph Johnson a former Baytown teacher and coach was found guilty by a Chambers County jury after six minutes of deliberation in Anahuac His sentencing phase included testimony from Johnson and his wife in Judge Carroll Wilburn s court He admitted to having sex with a 13 year old student later saying he wondered why it happened and asking for forgiveness The incident occurred in November 1983 at a West Chambers County mobile home with several teen witnesses claiming Johnson had intercourse with the girl The girl now 14 testified she had sex with Johnson multiple times including the early morning hours of November 6 1983
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David Byford
Anahuac
Robert Ralph Johnson
Baytown
Johnson
Chambers County
Carroll E. Wilburn Jr
McNair
George H. Gentry
West Chambers County
Chambers County Sheriff's Department
Chambers Memorial Hospital
City Council to Decide on Oil Drilling in Baytown
Baytown City Council planned a 7 p.m. special meeting to amend the 1963 oil and gas ordinance and rule on Minex Inc. four-well applications for city‑owned land amid a local drilling boom. An earlier protest by Southwest Addition residents prompted the ordinance review.
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Baytown
Minex Inc
City Council
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