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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Book 26, Page 142, January 23, 1968No. 142 Pr«eedingsof Board of Commissioners city of Paducah January 23, 1968 'Settle Claim Robert H Greeff Settle Claim Zolon Wallace jEmploy Edgar ndidate in re Dept. Tax Exonerat: 3101 - 3186 3193 - 3196 IBobby Powley promoted to Eng - Fire Dept. Iletter Fire Dept deduct union dues etc At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in the Commission Chamber of the City Hall, Paducah, Kentucky, at 7:30 p.m., on January 23, 1968, Mayor Cherry presided and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names: Commissioners) Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4), Commissioner Fellers being absent. Mayor Cherry offered motion that the reading of the Minutes for January 9, 1968 be waived and that the Minutes of said meeting prepared by the City Clerk be approved as written. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear /and Mayor Cherry (4). J Commissioner Lambert offered motion, seconded by Commissioner McNutt, that the L claim of Robert H. Green, 210 North 39th Street, Paducah, Kentucky, in the amount of $158.28 resulting from a police cruiser, driven by Francis M. Burch, colliding with his 1963 Buick automobile on January 8, 1968, on Mimosa Lane in Paducah, Kentucky, be allowed, and that the Senior Treasurer pay said claim after securing a full and complete d release. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). V Commissioner Lambert offered motion, seconded by Commissioner McNutt, 38-D Elmwood Court, Paducah, Kentucky, in the amojnt of $42.21, resulting from a police cruiser, driven by Robert Wentworth, colliding with his 1967 Chevrolet automobile on January 1, 1968 at j the intersection of 9th and Caldwell Streets in Paducah, Kentucky, be allowed, and that the Senior Treasurer pay said claim after securing a full and complete release. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner Lambert offered motion, seconded by Commissioner McNutt, that Edgar Carson be employed as Applicant -Candidate in the Fire Department, effective February 1, 1968, provided by such time he furnishes, at his expense, a satisfactory medical report i as to his physical condition, -including an electrocardiogram. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). i ons Commissioner Lambert offered motion, seconded by Commissioner McNutt, that tax exonerations prepared and delivered by the City Treasurer, being bills Nos. 3101 through 3186 and 3193 through 3196 inclusive, be received and filed, and that the amount of same totaling $1,113.79 be exonerated on the tax bills shown and designated by said exonerations. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner McNutt offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Puryear, that Bobby Powley, private in the Fire Department, be promoted to Engineer in said department, effective February 1, 1968. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). 1 Commissioner McNutt offered motion, seconded by commissioner Puryear, that the letter dated January 18, 1968, from Fire Fighters Local 168, relative to deducting Union Dues and Union Life Insurance premiums from payroll checks of members of the Paducah FiXB 143 IProceedings of Board of Commissioners City of Paducah •Tama y_2s.. i96u Mayor and Acting City Manager sign checks Repeal motion leasing house Noble Park to Art Seelye �• Lease house Noble Park - Art Seelye V/ V Re-establish Probation officer Account Department, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner McNutt offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Puryear, that following bids on petroleum products be received and filed: Gulf Oil Corporation Sunray DX Oil Company pted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor rry (4) . Commissioner McNutt offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Puryear as follows: I move that Mayor Robert C. Cherry and Acting City Manager Fred L. Nagel be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to execute and sign all checks of the City of Paducah against all of its various bank accounts effective February 1, 1968, and until further action of this Board. I further move that the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, directed to send a certified copy of this motion to each of the three (3) banks in the City of Paducah, Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner McNutt offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Puryear, that al motion adopted by the Board of Commissioners on November 9, 1965, authorizing and directing the City Manager to lease to Art Seelye, Director of Parks and Recreation, the resident house situated in Noble Park, be repealed, effective February 1, 1968. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner McNutt offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Puryear, that as of February 1, 1968, the City Manatjer be, and he is hereby directed and authorized: i to lease to Art Seelye, Director of Parks and Recreation, the resident house situated! in Noble Park, and that no rental be charged as the Director will occupy the premises for the convenience of the City, but that the tenant pay all utilities required for his occupancy, and in no event shall the term of this lease extend past the employment of the said Art Seelye as Director of Parks and Recreation. Adopted on call of the,! Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner Puryear offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Lambert as follows: I move that the letter of Judge Tyler C. Bourne to the Mayor and Commission ers, dated January 15, 1968, announcing the appointment of Mrs, Florence Edmonds as Probation Officer of the Paducah Police Court, and requesting provision for a s alary� I for her at $250.00 per month, be received and filed, and I further move that the i probation officer account created by resolution dated June 27, 1967 be re-established,! and I further move that a copy of said resolution and letter be sent to the Director Of No. 144 Proceedings of Board of Commissioners _ City of PaducaA January 23, 1968 'Liability I M.C.Ruggles 'Annual repo Police Dept IFile 1967 Financial & Book reports Library 'Rex E Morrow Resignation IJulian Upsha promoted to Captain in Fire Dept. 'File bids on cars _1 Fiscal Affairs together with a copy of this motion. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner Puryear offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Lambert, that the certificate of Insurance issued by The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York to M. C. Ruggles, Jr. and the City of Paducah, Kentucky, for a period of one year from January 1, 1968, be received, approved and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner Puryear offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Lambert, that the annual report of the Paducah Police Department for the year .1,967 be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Commissioner Lambert offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Puryear, that the letter dated January 9, 1968, from A. J. Legeay, Chairman, Board of Trustees of Carnegie Public Library, together with the 1967 Financial and Book Reports of said Library, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Mayor Cherry offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Lambert, that the resignation of Rex E. Morrow as Director of Fiscal Affairs, effective February 1, 1968,1 be received, accepted and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Mayor Cherry offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Lambert, that Julian Upshaw, engineer in the Fire Department, be promoted to Captain in said department, effective February 1, 1968. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). I Mayor Cherry offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Lambert, that the following bids for sale to the City of three (3) new 1968 medium priced four -door sedan automobiles, be received and filed: i Ray H. Mullen Motor Co. Inc. i Baker Oldsmobile Co. Farrington Motors, Incorporated Purchase Chrysler -Plymouth, Inc. Parker Dodge Wilson Chevrolet -Cadillac Hurt Pontiac -GMC, Inc. Allan Rhodes, Inc. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). L3 145 Proceed;n sof Board of Commissioners 9 CilyofPaducah January 23,_ 1968 Robert H. Overstrebt / Mayor Cherry offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Lambert, that Robert Temporary City Manager H. Overstreet be employed as Temporary City Manager, effective February 1, 1968, at a salary of $1,000.00 per month, said employment being for the purpose of allowing the Board of Commissioners time to interview and hire a permanent City Manager, but �I not to exceed a total of three (3) months. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Accept bid Gulf Commissioner Lambert offered motion, seconded by Commissioner McNutt, that Oil Corporation Petroleum Products'. an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GULF OIL CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL REGULAR AND ETHYL GASOLINE, MOTOR OIL, DIESEL FUEL, CHASSIS LUBRICANT, GEAR LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC OIL, KEROSENE AND i ANTI -FREEZE FOR USE BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME FROM Feb - RUARY 24, 1968, TO DECEMBER 31, 1968, AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UPON WHICH SUCH PURCHASES SHALL BE MADE", be introduced and remain on file for at least one week for public inspection in the completed form in which it shall be put upon its final passage. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Deed of Correction', j Commissioner McNutt offered motion, secs nded by Commissioner Puryear, that to W.H.Yancy ✓/ .,AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A DE. OF CORRECTION j ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, CONVEYING LOT No. 11 IN BLOCK No. 13 IN THE WHITTEMORE AND WALTERS WEST END ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PADUCAH", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor i I Cherry (4). Amend Police Ord. Commissioner Puryear offered motion, seconded by Commissioner McNutt, that i add 3 patrolmen an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'AN i ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER, RANKS AND MONTHLY SALARIES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT i AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH', WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON AUGUST 5, 1952, AND AMENDED ON MAY 9, 1967", be adopted. Adopted on ! I call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). Suspend rules Commissioner McNutt offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Puryear, that the Rules of this Commission be suspended in order that a Resolution having i the following title may be introduced. "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ACCEPTING THE SUCCESSFUL BID FOR THE PURCHASE OF I i $130,000 OF CITY OF PADUCAH PARKING FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS, DATED JANUARY 1, 1968", I �I Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and ' Mayor Cherry (4). bid $130,000 Commissioner McNutt offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Puryear, Accept Parking Facilities{ that a Resolution entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF Revenue Bonds i 146 Proceedings of Board of Commissioners _ ._ City of Paducah January 23, 1968 PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ACCEPTING THE SUCCESSFUL BID FOR THE PURCHASE OF $130,000 OF CITY OF PADUCAH PARKING FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS, DATED JANUARY 1, 1968", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Lambert, McNutt, Puryear and Mayor Cherry (4). On motion the meeting adjourned. ADOPTED 1968 APPROVED �- �' Mayor City Clerk '