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Minutes 01-06-58MI~OTEE OF A REGULAR BEACH, I~LORIDA, HELD JA~ARY 6, 195~. M~ETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BOYi~TON AT THE CITY HALL, B~YNTON EEACH, ~RESENT: Mott Partin, Mayor. Don Rehburg, Vice Mayor. Stanley WeD e~ L.S. Chadwell Harvey 0yet. City Clerk D.V. Williams. Deputy City Clerk Olive Cierpik. Chief o~ P~lice Carver Zel! Taylo~ Carl Stone. Martin Durkin James J. Mahoney. The M~or called the meeting to order at 7.30 P.M. The Deputy City Clerk read the min~W~e$ of the last regular meeting of December 16, 1947, and also the minutes of the special meeting of December 30, 195V. Mr. Weaver moved the minutes be approved as read. Mr. Chadwell seconded. Motion carried. A letter was read from the Lake ,~'orth Chmnber of Commerce. A letter was read from the M~icipal Code Corporation, addressed to Mr. Griffith, re~esting conference da~e be arr~ged for Jsnuary 7. An excerp~ from the minutes of the Recreation Board meeting of December 17, submitting the resignations of its members, was read. A letter from ?Ja!ter Dutch was read tendering his resignation from the Civil Servioe Board. Mr. Weaver moved the resignations be ~ccepted and the grati- tude of the City be expressed for their good work during the year. Mr. Chadwell seconded. Motion carried. The Building Report for the month of December was read, the total ~ount being $302,205.00. The report also stated 637 permits for building had been issued during the year 195~ to the amount of $5,856,149.00. Mr. Griffith read the agreement between Mr. Otto Lombardo and the City. Mr. 0yet moved the Mayor be authorized to execute the agreement with Mr. Otto ~Lom~ardo as outlined by the City Attorney. Mr. Rehburg seconded. Motion carried. Mr. Griffith advised judgment, including cou~t codt, principal and interest on damage awarded to Elmer Habal be paid. Nr. 0yet moved the money, amounting to ~1,160.70, be paid Ma. ~eaver seconded. Motion carried. Mr. Griffith advised against signing the agreement submitted by the COunty to the City covering the R/W, bu~ does recommend that the City execute the deed for the widening of H£ghway ~o.1. with attaches rs~olution Mr. WeB er moved the deed~e executed. Mr. Rehburg seconded. Motion carried~ The bank balances a's of December 31, 1956, audDecember 31, 1957, were read. ~The December 31, 19~7, balance was $493,463.9~. The house trailer to be used by the Eddy Construction Company during the building of the new City Hall was approved, as a temporary office. The police car bid from the Adsms Ch~v2olet Company, being ~50.00 cheaper than the othe~ bid ~eceived, authority to purchase it was ~iven. After discussion, Mr. 0yet moved the Girl Scouts, water bill be adjusted by deducting $30~00 from it, making th~ amount to be paid ~3.58. Mr. Rehburg seconded. Motion carried. Regarding the Jerry Rich water bill which has been outstanding for several years, i~ was ~reed this amoLmt should be collected. Mr. 0yet moved the assessment on Jessie Dame,s house be pro- r~ed as of May, 1R$~, when it was torn down. Mr. V~eaver recommended the bid of DeBolia6 for ~1,367.00 for a dump body be accepted, as nothing cheaper cs~ be obtained. The swearing-in of the two new C,ouncilmen - M~. Martin Durkin and Mr. James Mahoney - was then pr~ceeded~with, both taking the ~ath of office administered by Deputy City ~ie-~k Olive Cierpik. Mr. Weaver said it had been a, pleast~e for him to serve on the Council and he hopes he can continue to serve the citizens of Boynton Beach in the futtu~e. Mr. Behburg offered his condolences to the incoming Councilmen and expressed his desire to serve the City in future in any way possible. Mr. Partin nominated Mr. Chadwell for Mayor. There being no further nominations, the nomination was declared unanimous, and Chadwell wa~ elected Mayor for the coming yea~. Mr. Partin nominated ~. Durkin for Vice Mayor. There being no further nominations, ~. Durkin was elected Vice Mayor for the coming year. -3- Appointments to the various City Boards as agreed to Council in executive meeting were announced as follows:- ZONING BOARD: Pattl McBride Walter Nolan A.E.Shook James J. Mahoney Forney Horton Albert Deen Joseph Bu~well J.R.Baughman by the BIYlLDING: A.E.Shook L.S.Chadwell W.C.Greer Foy Ward ~il2t~n Rolff W. Q. Hays Jack Ridgeway W.R. ~anshumaker George Feltis PLANNIEG BO~RD~. Jack Simmonds F.J.Racey Henry R. Merkel Jr. Martin Durkin Milton Cobin Stanley Weaver ~gene Nahlmeister J.G.Waldie John MacFarlane CIVII~ SERVICE BOARD: Paul Mercer C.T. Bowles Stanley Weaver. PLYING BOARD: Charles F. Hochmuth L.S. Chadwell G~orge James Clarence S. Bosworth A.E~S~ook. ELECTRICAL BOARD: ~eon Grunmuons J.I.Lacey Gaylen Good.in ~.T. (Sam) Woo~bright. CEMETERY BOARD -4- Lois Partin Bertha Chadwell Dorothy Williams Flossie Bosworth Mott Partin P~ REATI ON BOARD Mort Partin Donald Rehburg William Eche~el Bob McDonald George Kelly Mrs. Ray Allen Mrs. ~R. Han~h~m~k~r Mrs. O.H. Adcock Mrs. J. Lueien Jones Howard Waite Alfred Wolken Bob Holzman Martin Grah~n. INDUS~BXAL BOARD: Paul Harrington Leonard L. Banks John Rodgers Fred C. Koepnick /Charles Lavin Harvey E. Oyer Jr. J, Lucien Jones Donald Ward PARKS BOARD: S.A.Oakes Irwin Waite Dr. R. Kitching Homer Shelton Flossie Bosworth. Mr. Mahoney moved the Council vote on the Boards before going into individual appointments. Mr. Oyerseconded. Motion carried. Mr. Oyer moved the appointments to the various Boards be accepted as ~ead. Mr. ~irkin seconded. Motion carrie~. City Attorney: City Judge: City Clerk: Deputy City Clerk: Police Chief: Fire Chief: Robert F. Griffith Jr. Joseph Humphries Dorothy V. Williams. Olive Cierpik A.C.Carver Charles Senior Superintendent of Public Works: Zell Taylor. Superintendent of Water Department: Carl Stone. -5- Building Inspector: W. Ro!fe Plumbing InspectSr:~ C. F. Hochmuth. Electrical Inspector: Leon Grum~nons Mr o Oyer moved the Council accept the a~p~tments mentioned from City Attorney to Electrical Inspector inclusive. Mr.Durkin seconded. Motion carried. Police and Fire Departments: Rolt~ng Roads Sanitation Water:E~ Council Stenographer City T~easttver CityTax-~ssessor Personnel Director Purchasing Agent Deputy Tax Collector Comptroller De~utyTreasurer Principal Clerk Tax Co~lector Deputy Tax AssessOr L. S.CChadwell M.H.Partin Vice Mayor Martin Durkin James J. Mahoney Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Alice Kelly D .V .V~illiams Olive Cierpik Teresa Padget t Mr. Mahoney, addressing the Mayor, said regarding bbs City Treasurer amd City ~ax Assessor appointments, it was npt of a personal nature at all, but he believed with the growth of the City as shown by the need For a new City Hall, he feels that Mrs. Williams has been heavily burdened in his opinion with work. He continued: "The fact that I also feel the City Treasurer should possibly be e person who has had expe~ience in the field of accounting, and in the question of the City Tax Assessor, I feel that since the City is growing that that is a position that is going to take more and mo~etime outside in complaints and in being assured that property is ~being taxe~ correctly and properly, and with understanding that Mrs. Williams will still be in charge and all of the other people rep.oft to her, which is additional duties to her, on those tw°~ I Would like at this time, if it ms order, that I will have to go on record, in fairness to Mrs. Willtams,~ that I will vote 'No.'. If ~ou would like to take them up individually, I would be very glad to. Mr. Chadwell: Well, Jimmie, do I understand that is a blanket no ~ Mrs. Mahoney: On those twO. -6- Mr. Chadwell: On all those appointments, or Just on the tax assessor - Mr. Mahoney: City Treasurer and City Tax Assessor~ as I believe, eS t Just mentioned~ ~hat those duties are important duties, they are~time ~ and it is nothing as t said that is in any way reflecmting on Mrs. ~llmams ~at I feel she has much to do and as the City is growing I feel also that some of those duties should be passed to others. Mr. Durkin: Do ! ~nd~rstand that the two officers are City Treasurer and City Tax Assessor, Mr. Mahoney: Right. Otherwise I am in accord. Mr. Oyer: Well, did you make that as a motion, or yr. Durkin: He Just went on record as opposedsto those two. That's all. Mr. Oyer: I think before we do a~v~ore discussing, we should have a motion on the table and ~ move the appointments be passed as read. Mr. Durkin seconded the motion. Mr. Chadwell: It has been moved and seconded that these appointments be passed as read. All in favor say 'Aye'. Mr. Mahoney: Mr. ~ayor, wouldn't it be possible to break' down these appointments, I don,t want to go on record as against all of these offices,- the City CounciLmen are taking over, and the other offices. I would appreciate the opportunity of having the offices of City Treasurer and City Tax Assessor offered separately in a motion. Mr. Du~kin: I think the motion was made that they all be accepted as ~ead. I seconded that motion and it cannot be ~th- drawn without my revoking my second. ~he motion has been made and seconded, let's put it to a vote. Mr. Chadwell: All in favor of the motion say 'Aye'. Mr. Durkin, ~r. Partin and Mr. Oyer voted 'Aye'; Sr. ~ahoney voted 'No.' Mr. Chadwell: Now Jimmie you can make your reservations on.you~ vote, that you vote for all of them except Treasurer and Tax Collector, isn't it, Mr. Mahoney: I approve of all, and I vote 'No' on City Treasurer and City Tax Assessor. Mr. Du~Kin: I ~uld like to put intO the minutes, too, that I fear that any change in the situation as it now obtains would be a detriment to the City at this time, because we have nobody ~o replace the person occupying those two positions. Z merely want that in the record~ too. -7- Mr. ~. Mr. Mayor, I would like to make a comment on that. I don~t think ths important part of the question is whether o~ not there is anyone available to take the place as far as personnel or personalities go, but I think the basic thing is that all of us realise the community is growin~ .and tha. t we are going to hate t~ constantly expand the administrative en~ of the City, and I think each one of us has got his-own ooinions; personally, I sm in f'avor of the method of creating the ~ffice of city manager or city engineer ~ ~ d to help the overall administration and p.r?gr.e.ss o~ t.he~ C~t~ty~,~I~ ~sa~ee with N~r~ Mahoney here on the metno~ ~o go a~ou~ ~e ~inistrative-set-n~, but I don,t feel it is the proper ~Lme in ~he first meeting tonight to go into the merits o~ demerits of a City Manager or other things. Mr. Du~kin: Well, it boils down to this, Mr. Mayor, If we don't sppotnt a City Treasurer or City Tax Assessor - who is going ' s ~q~en are we going to get new to fill these sob tomorrow, ones to fill them, ~. Chadwell: ~e have already appointed them. M~. I~rkin: Well, we have already. But if we didn't appoint them, this thing would go on, there wouldn't be head o~ tail to the financial picture, at ali. Mr. Mahoney: Mr. Durkin, in my mOve I had in mind someone Jto propose; however the vote has been cast and I ~i~ abide by it. Mr. 0yet: So will I. I will pass any further discussion on it. Mr. ChadwelI: Does that do away with the appointments now, ~¥e can go~von with the Boards. Mr. Mahoney, h~ing asked for the floo~ to make a few comments, addressed the public as follows:- ~ Ladies and Gentlemen: ! have been elected your City Council- man. I feel that with it I have accepted a great deal Of respons- ibility and t~,~st imposed upon me by the people of Boynton Beach and the electors of Boynton Beach° There has been much progress made in the past in this City, and I believe we Should give thanks to these men who so capably and unselfishly gave of thie~ bime in having those things done. t also feel that the City of Boy,ton Beach is a Corporation. This corpor- ation is named and supported by the people, the taxpayers of Boynton Beach, and i sincerely hope that each and every one will give a lot of attention to the future actions and progress and the work that their City Council is doing. I would like to, sh this time, commend ~r. Chadwell in his appointment as Mayor and also Mr. Durkin in his appointment as Vice As you know, I ran on a platform of an audit to Justify high taxes. Gentlenen, this is an important matter to me and quite evidently has been a~impo~tant matter to many people. For me to come out at this moment and say, Gentlemen, t want an audit, I do -8- not think is the~proper way to a~proach it. t have had the opportunity of looking over the 1984, 19§§ and 1958 reports over the week-end. Nfs. ~tlliams very graciously sl lowed me to have them. In doing that I took them to two retmut~le people in the field of accounting, disinterested people. Frcm neither one was I able to get a satisfactory explanation as to what they entailed. _I realise it is Just possible Mr. Durkin has not had that opportunity, t don,t believe so. Mr. Durkin: I think ~ou,re mistaken. yourself, Leave me ~lone. You Jus~ speak for ~r. MahoneY: Iwas Just going to bring in that and, Mr.Durkin, if I say S~omething of that type, I don~t think it calls for a remark. ~. ~arktn: ~ell, it doesn't, to say what I did or did not do. then I could tell you very prOmptly. but it doesn't call for you You might ask me if ! did, and Mr. Mahoney: In the past weeks I have w~itten to the Comp- troller's office in Tallahassee and asked for the latest report which was required by State Statutes as filed by the City of Boynton Beach. ~ talked to Mrs.~illiams about this and she informs me that that r sport was turned over to the Road Department; However, the law is very specific in that it should be filed direct with the Comptroller's office. I will read a letter from the Comptroller's office addressed to me dated December 20 in which he says: Dear Mr. Mahoney: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of December 16 requesting that we furnish certified copy or photostatic copy of the latest financial report of the City of Boynton Beach pursuant to Florida StatUte 16~61. (That is chapter 16~61). The records in this office do not reveal that the City of Boynton Beach has fitedwith this office a financial report since 19~3pursuant to Section 167.61 Florida Statutes. It is possible you might find a copy of the reports you desire in the records of City Hall. Regretting my inability to be ofsubstantial assistance, Si~ned by M.J.Pri~stly, County Finance Director." I don,t think it is sO much a question of their being mislaid, very often those are true, but ~ must apply this letter. I feel that it might be o~ benefit to me tl~kt if we went back to the accountant who performed these audi~. ~e have a Nr. J.P. Cochrane, Jr.; I have looked at 1954 and i955 signed by him; and -9- a Mr. Gerald L. Hawkins of the firm of ~Vilbu~ F. Devine & Co., C.P.A., which he did in 19~6. I would like to m~ke a suggestion that the City Council at this time have these gentlem~ meet with us. All two account~ts come out with very much of the type of a report outlining some ofn~e same things, but worded differently. It is' possible that these accepters might not be available. If they a~e not I would sug~ge, at that we apply to the Florida East Coast Chapter of the ~me~ican Insitutte of Accounting in West Palm Beach, Florida. I am sure Bm very happy to give us the type of assistance we need to do. There is re s reads as follows:- ~hese reports which, so fa~, I haven't been able One othe~ alternative to all this ~ud that would ttatut in the State shall keep books of accounts. It stated financial reports at least as often as once a yea~ not Iate~ than the first day of Nov~ber of eaEh year ti t~e ~omptroller in accordamce with forms and me th~ds prescribed by hmm wh~ch'~hall be applicable to all municipalties wmthin the State. Such ~epo~ts shall be filed in the office of the Comptroller as a p~rt o~ the public documents of this State. Such ~epo~t shall contain an accurate statement in s~mma~ised ftrm. ah~ also in detail of the the State when~ ac( The C an financial department of any municipality in the Comptroller tO make such examinations to do so by sh least twenty per cant of the tax- of ~ny municipality. Every such examination in~ the financial ions and reso~ces of the the and laws have been accuracy of the municipal ~ ~nd as to as the and expense It then at all. snd of such the of books be made a the by ~o" ~oes into penalties which I don~t think enter into this And, Gentlemen there are t~ee ways. I know for myself in taking this I have accepted a great responsi~illty. I am not or making a statement that anything is w~ong. It is evid~nt we have not had a detailed report in ten years. As one of the me~ ~vaaing for office said - ~A spot audit is all that is req~ ired by Iaw~. I see nowhere in our laws in ou~ State Statutes wh~re that is to. Itmay be an accepted form in many munic~palities. We have ~had the s~e conditions exist in the City of Lake Worth and the City of Delray. Beach ~n the past. At that time they all saw fit to -10- request the Florida ~ast Coast Chapter of the American Institute ef Acco~tnt- ants for s~lvice a~d assistance. ~ proposal is t~ ~ h~ve either ~hese ~ ~udi~ors who ~c~l~ ps,creed the work ~hem. ~ave ~hem ~o tn and ~co~ if ~ need ~ de~ailed a~it. If ~ do not ~hen I den'~ ace ~he need or necessi~ for f~. I ~d Iike some advice from Some ~rsom v~o is ~tl acq~imted ~th these ~y~s of ~ici~l fi~r- ing ~d fin~cia! s~a~e~n~s ~ T~ Mr. D~rkin: k~r. ~Eayor. for ~r. ~E~honey's information. ~ ~ve been in co~e~ee ~h ~o~h audi~o~ ~d I ~ ~i~e su~ that ~o~h weuld be ve~ pleased ~e eeme do~ he~ ~ ~swer ~ q~estions ~hat he~ ~r. ~oney, or I, or ~ o~her ~mber of this Bo~ ~shes to ask. ~her ~ ~ I ~ censider~ a proposed motion, in ~ te an audi~ ~o be p~se~ed at the nex~ acetic. ! didn~ do it te~$ bemuse I felt ~e~ ~ se m~ e~her ~tte~ on this ~n~ $~t ~G~d o~r i~ediate a~e~ien, He~ve~, as I s~, I ~ ~te s~ ~o~h gen~l~n, Mr. Cochin ~d Er. Ea~s, from ~t they said $o me -- you see I ~ a liZZie fu~he~ ~yo~, ~ even apDroache~ ~he tE a~i~o~ ~hemselves ~d ~ they said Se me I ~ quite su~ t~y ~Uld ~e please~ ~o ce~ dee ~e~ ~dm ~iso~ss ~heir ~spec$ive audi~s ~th ~his Boa~ zt ~ ~i~. Er. ~ahoney: ~ell, I Shink, Er. Durkir~, that is very a~miral~le of you. I am glad you have spoken So them. I did met - Mr. Durkin: I didn't mean to be so curt shutting you off that time, bus I think when yen make statements either a qmestion should be asked whethtr a person did anything about it or not, instead of making a declara- tory ~tate~ent. ~r. X~honey: I don't consider it declaratory, I said I do not know if - r. Durkin: No, you didn't - you ~aid '~r. Durkin did net'. r. ~ahsney: Well,possibly.- T'll apologies for that remark. · ~r. Durkin: I don't require ar~ apolgies at this meeting or at any meeting of this Commission. ~ay w proceed, Mr. the fennel SO ~aboney: I would like to mak~ a mo~ion at this Sims t~kat we invite gentlemen. ~r. Cochra~e and ~r. Hawkins. to meet with the City to explain the audits they have m~de in the pas~, so that v~ wilt have, this year, a complete picture,- being new, I will speak for myself, I will have a complete picture ~f iS. ! make that in the for~ of a that I~rkin: I think iS might be better to invite them Separately, we den'S want az~v confusion ~ith them. I will be very glad to second Er. ~ayor. ~4ro 0yet: ~r. 2~ayor, could ~ make an amendment to that? Er. Chadwe!l: They have made the motion and seconded it , Harvey. tf they are agree~ you can make your amendment. -11- Mr. Durkin: ~et's hear the amer~ment. Mr, Oyer: It is very evident that both of these men have p~t in q~ite a bit of thought on this audit, and m~ opinion on ~hether e~ not we need she is naturally reserved at the p~esent time. I do think though that at such time as we hold a meeting we ~ahould have the records here available at the time ef the last detailed audit that the City had, and every audit since then. I am sure they are here in the records, and with our City Attorney's help te advise ~ us on ar~y legal matters that ~ arise on it, I think by going ever the audits these two firms have submitted to us, with them here to explain or answer any questions that may occur "~o us, it will give us a clearer idea. Er, Durkim Do you expect them to go ever these audits for the last five, seven, eight, ten years? tVhat wo~ld they knew about them? You are taking up their time. De you want to pa~ them for the time they come in and explain these past audl~s? They work for about $100 a day, or mere. l~r. Oyer: Thirty-five to forty dollars a day. Mr. D~rkin: I beg your pardon, Mister, you aren't familiar with the prices. I have it here, gentlemen, I can assure you it is in the neigh- borheod of a hundred dollars a ds~v. A C.P.A. gets $?B.00 a day; the senior accountant gets $50.00, the Junior accountant gets $$5,00, and an~ bookkeeper er a~body else =~ets $ $2§.00 a davy. ~r. 0yet: Regardless of v~nat they get - ~r. Ik~rkin: I reject the amendment, I won't accept i~, Mr. 0yer: Zf we are going to have a thorough discussion of the audit, it seems to me we should take up from the last detailed audit we have. have these reports available se that we study them over ourselves and ask for any clari- fication from the ~PA's ~e made those audits, regardless of which year it hss been. ! cannot see any point in taking one, tv~, or three years of a limited audit and ~uestioning ~hemon that. If we're going to cut off at a certain place, I think we should Es back to our last one and have them bepre~ared to answer any questions that would arise from that date fo~w~ard. If a limited type of audit is not s~fficient, ~ don't think w~ should pull a year out of the air to determine it on. I think we should go ~ack to our last detailed audit. ~f we are going to discuss it ~ think we should have all the facts before ns, amd if we don't have that information at hand tonight, I think we should table this and take it up ~ another meeting. Mr. ~aboney: How many years has Nr.Cochrane ~ade the audit for the City? Mrs. Cierpik: Three, ~ think. ~r. 0yer: I think it was for three years. Mr. Chad~ll: That would be four years, then, wouldn't ~r. ~[ahoney: I had in mind having these m~n ~t~ to explain some of the remarks and netes they have placed in their reports. We are not asking for a complete detailed a=~[it, but an analysis and explanation which should be given by them in fairness to everyone concerned v, ith the City. So I weald have ny motion stand. Then if ~ find it justifiable ~ can go further back. ~t the present time I can assure y&u that I am not satisfied. -12- Mr. Chadwell :We 'l! see that we have these four audits - three from Mr. Oochrane and one from Mr. Hawkins - and see if they can clarify them for us, and show that ~ are out in the clear within the law. Nr. ~Maheney: t would like to ~e them expl.a~n their ,r~.marks and s.ome. of the figures and things of that Sor~. I mean mf these things are exp£alnec the pectic will be happier. I am only concerned ~rlth the people of this City as their representative. Mr. Ohadwell: ~e have had l~be motion and it has been seconded. Mr. 0yet: Ma~ I ask Ma. E~honey a question - why - or if there is any reason wh~ yo~ wouldn't want Se go back to your last detailed audi~ and have the other. CPA's that worked en them? Mr. M~honey: I have no ob. jeetion to t.h~t at_all, ~-r. Oyert if we cam find the men, ahd if the Gouncil agree on acing i~. Mr. Chadwel!: I think it would be an added expense, though, wouldn't it? ~ro Durkin: As I understand it, your position is that these two men whe have made these recent audits be invited to come before the Council and for t t? to ask them q~estions in regard to their audit~, Mr. M~boney: Eight, and ask for explanations why ~n~how they arrived at them. Mr. D~rkin: I seconded that motion, Mr. Nayor. The motion was carried. · ~(~ ~r; Walter G. Anderson asked whether the audience can interr~p~ the Co~Jacil to ask ~estion~ and was told they could do so only during the half hour allotted to the public. Mil!i~ R. B~reugh presented a plat of his SfD "Boytonburou~" with a letter addressed to the Zoning and Planning Boards. After discussien on the most convenient procedure to follow in connec- tion with plats, Er. Oyer moved that action on ~his plat be tabled until the nex~ regmlar meeting -~ that meanwhile a copy of the plat be turned over to the Planning Beard for their consideration. Mr. I~rkin seconded. Motion carried. A letterwas read from ~r.~ S.E.~%~r~in requesting a change in zoning, and v~s referred to the Zoning Board. A lette~ was read from Mr. W.S.Barks~ale requesting re~zoning and was referred to the Zoning Board. A letter was read from Mr. E.W.Eilb¥ regarding Hillerest Mr. 0yet moved the City Building Inspector be authorised to issue permits for buildings in excess of 900 souare feet for single family residences. ~r. D~rkin seconded. Motion carriedJ~g~ A letter was read from the Civil Service Board ~iving their reco~endations for ~noreases in pay for various employees of the City. Mr. 0yer moved the recommendations of the Civil Service Board be accepted. Mr, Durkin seconded. Motion carried. A P~solution was read covering 0ity c~heok ~ignatures for the coming year, Mr. 0yet moved, Mr~ Durkin seco~ed, the Resolution be approved. ~'~ot ion carried. Mr. Dmrkin moved that the Heads of each cf the City Departments be ~nstructed to prepare and submit complete inventories of the physical assets of their Departme~s, starting as of tomorrow. Ail these inventories te be kept-in City Hall and to he kept up to date, Mr. 0yet seconded. Motion carried. Mr. Partin moved the Cou~cii aceep~ the bid of $1;$67.00 for a dump body from DeBoliac. Mr. 0yer seconded. Motion. carried. Police Chief Carver asked that a special policeman be appointed at the Inlet for duty in the case of necessity against petty thievery ~hen the fishing boats come in and the crowd is large. Mr. Griffith snggested, as that territory is in Ocean Ridge, they should be oons~ted in such an appointment amd the Police Chief was asked to dismmss ~he matter with t~hem. Mr. griffith read Ordinance 501 for the first time, covering juvenile traffic offenders~ Er. 0yer moved Ordinance 301 be accepted for the first reading. D~rkin seconded. Motion carried.. Mr. Durkin moved ~r. griffith be authorieed to parchase two volumes o~ the l~BV edition of State St$~t~$. Mr. 0yer seconded. Motisn carried. wion ±ndex. ~r. ~rkin moved that Mr. 0galen's request for $100.00 to purchase ~/~ %, cylinder~o be used in connection with concrete tests be granted. Mr. Partin seconded. ~otion carried. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned a~ 11.45 P.E.