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Proceedings of Board of Commissioners City of Paducah January 21, 1947
Receive &- file
Charges, etc
Appoint /
Citizens ✓
Committee
At a Called Meeting of the board of Commissioners held in the Commissiol-
ers Chamber at the City Hall, Paducah, Kentucky, at 11 o'clock A.M. on January 21, 194 ,
Mayor Seaton presided and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names:
Commissioners Friedlander, Johnston, Sims, Williams and Mayor Aeaton (5).
;fleeting was called for the purpose of hearing the Charges preferred
against Floyd 'Alliams, a member of the Fire Department.
i Mayor Seaton offered motion that the Board of Commissioners receive
and file the Statement of Charges preferred by the City Manager against Floyd Williams
a fireman of the City of Paducah, which charges ware filed with Sarah Thurman, City
Clerk, on January 18th, 1947, together with the notice of the Hearing upon said charges
duly executed on January 18th, 1947, and the Agreement of the Defendant, Floyd
Williams, waiving formalities with reference to notice and time of hearing, and agree -I
ing that said charges may be heard at a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners
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on January 21st, 1947 at 11:00 A.M. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissione s
Friedlander, Johnston, Sims, Williams and Mayor Seaton (5).
Commissioner Williams offered motion that a Resolution entitled:
"A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTN:ENT OF A CITIZENS C0131ITTEE TO CONFER WITH T,1E
MAYOR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CONCERNING MUNICIPAL PROuEJS,
UNDERTAKINGS AND PROJECTS, AND OTHER MATTERS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE ACF ECTING THE ORDERLY
EFFICIEENT AND ECONOi£IC AD1,¢NISTRATION OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS", be adopted. Adopted on
call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Friedlander, Johnston, Sims, 'Villiams and Y.ayor
Seaton (5).
Charges against Commissioner Williams offered motion that the charges preferred by the
Floyd ;,illiams .
Amended ,City Manager against Floyd IJilliama, a fireman of the City of Faducah, on account of
his conduct on November 25th, 1946, while he was a spectator at the Wrestling Arena
at 430 South 2nd Street, be amended, and that the said Floyd I.Villiams be charged
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with the violation of KRS 95.440 which provides that a fireman may be reprimanded,
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dismissed, suspended or reduced in grade or pay by reason of his misconduct, and that
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the said Floyd Williams be charged with 'Conduct unbecoming to an employee of the
Fire Department". Adopted on call of the Roll, 'loos, Commissioners Friedlander,
Johnston, Sims, 'Williams and Mayor Seaton (5).
?ece:ve %r File' Commissioner Friedlander offered motion that the board of Commiaaionera
Flea -of guilty✓
receive and file the Flea under which Floyd rllliams pleads guilty to the charges
n."eferr-] nZainst him by the Board of Commissioners, said charge being that on
:Ioverrber 25, 1946,.he was guilty of "Conduct unbecomin^ to an employee at' the "ire
^np0rtm0rV . Adopted on cr,ll of the Roll, Yeaa, Cor..•niasloners criedlandor, Johnston,
rlrvi, 'lilllaas ami i eyor ..cnton (5).
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Jv!Frent offered tlic follov:ln;, motion: The charg;ea preferred
aFtiirst tt:e ria±'erdar.t, sloyd illifins, a fire n of the City of Paducah, comL» on to I
ce bard, arl tn,3 leftr.,not Navin enterod n i -lea of uuilty on the charge that on
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•: ._-...r 25th, 1345, while to was atteniing a ;';reutlin� M1'otch at 430 South 2nd :;troot,:
to was ::lty Of "Condact untecomin,^ to an employee of the :ire Department", 1 move
that to e^.ar: o± Cocm1331'onera adopt the following, finding3 of :act and judgment:
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Proceedings of Foard of Commissioners City of Paducah January 21st. 1947 '
1. That the said Floyd Williams was guilty of the conduct as charged; and,
2. That the defendant be reprimanded for his misconduct on said occasion and
that the City Yanager is hereby requested to address to him a letter containing such
reprimand. Adopted on call of the Poll, Yeas, Commissioners Friedlander, Johnst
Sims, "Ylliama and tisyor Seaton (5).
On motion the meeting adjourned.
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