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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances Book 10, Page 196, No Ordinance NumberPage 196 AN ORDINANCE AGREEING TO A FORM OF CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT BETNEE:< THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY; COUNTY OF iMCC3ACKEN, STATE OF KENTUCKY, AND THE FEDERAL SURPLUS COP`MODITIES CORPORATION FOR THE INAUGURATION AND OPERATION OF THE FEDERAL FOOD STAMP PLAN: AUTHORIZING, ET-;PO;'ERING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO BORROW UP TO THE SUPT OF THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED & FIFTY ($3750.00) DOLLARS FOR USE OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH IN CARRYING SAID AGREEMENT INTO EFFECT, AND TO EXECUTE A NOTE OR NOTES FOR SAID SUM! FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SAID CITY, AND TO PLEDGE THE hEVENL•E OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH FOR THE FIRST ONE:,HALF OF THE YEAR 1940 AS SECURITY THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EPTPLOYMENT OF A FOOD STAMP ISSUING OFFICER TO AD."INISTER THE PROVISIONS OF SAID AGREET'ENT, PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICER AND FIXING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION HE SHALL RECEIVE FOR HIS SERVICES; IMEREAS, the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and :the County of McCracken, State of Kentucky, jointly and in conjunction with the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, propose to accept the benefits of the Federal Food stamp plan in accordance with the "Regulations and Conditions Governin„ the issuance of Food Order Stamps" issued by the Secretary of Agricult on April 21st, 1939, as heretofore or hereafter amended; NOW, THEREFORE, BE I"i' ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COM_.-,ISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH: SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky, hereby accepts, adopts and inaugurates the Regulations and Conditions Coverning the Issuance of Food Order Stamps, Establishing the Eligibility of the Holders Thereof to Receive Agricultural Commodities or the Products Thereof and Providing for the Payment of Claims bade by Retailers of such Commodities and Products, issued by the Secretary of Agriculture on April 21st, 1939, as heretofore or hereafter amended, and that the City tanager be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to si.-n and execute, for and on behalf of the City of Paducah, the form of Co-operation a,;reement between tha City of Paduca#, Kentucky, the County of McCracken, State of Kentue and the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, and that one copy of said agreement, after the same shall have been executed by all bE the parties, be received and filed and made a part of the official records of the City of Paducah to the same extent as if wholly embraced herein. 0 I SECTION 2. Page 197 That for the purpose of carryinS into effect the terms, Provisions and stipulations of said agreement, the :iayor and the City Treasurer are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow from any bank or trust company up to the sum of $3750.00 for use in the Purchase of food order stem s the same ame to be redeemed in the manner and at the times as provided by the terms and conditions of said agreement,and they shall xecute a note or notes as evidence of i said loan, the same to bear interest at not exceeding 6/ per annum from date, and the income and revenue of the City of Paduceh for the first Fiscal one-half of the year 1940 are hereby pledged as security for said loan. _ i SECTION _ 3. That the City ",:anager be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to employ, subject to the approval of the '^_cCracken I it County Fiscal Court, a Food Stamp Issuing Officer, i,hcse duties Il.shall be as follows: - Subject to the supervision_ of the Federal Surplus I Commodities Corporation, or its duly appointed and designated IIagent or a-ents, said officer shall, for and on behalf of the City of Paducah, perform all of the acts, terms and provisions fully set out in the aforesaid Co-operation Agreement. Said Food Stamp Issuing Officer shall have power and he is hereby vested dth the I iauthority to deposit in his name as such Food Stamp Issuing Officer, I, 1 at either the Citizens Savings Bank at Paducah, Kentucky, or the lPeoples National Bank at Paducah, Kentucky, and at no other place, all funds that shall come into his possession ih connection with the Performance of his duties as such "rood Stamp Issuing Officer. He small under no condition withdraw any fund's so deposited as above II set forth except by check or draft unto the Treasurer of the it United'States. All documents evidencing the deposit of money at IIeither or both of the above named banks shall be promptly turned o er unto the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, and he shall - daily make out and present unto said Corporation a complete financial statement of his daily s i performance as such. Food Sta:no Issuing Officer. He shall leave no money belon;ing tb either � b t_zer said city or county upon the premises 1,here his duties are performed or upon) his person, but he shall, at the end of each work day, promptly deposit in either or both bf the above nam ed banks all money entrusted to his care in accordance with the terms of the aforesaid agreement. I 'I I U i! Page 198 Said _'-)od Stamp Issuin; Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to eXecute and deliver all checks, drafts and other instruments and to perform all acts necessary for the consummation and completion of his duties as such under the terms of the aCreement above referred to. I At no time and under no condition shall said Officer deleSate to any other person or persons the duty of selling or handling of any stamos, or no money used in connection with the sale of handling of stamps shall be delivered to or held by any other person or persons at any time without the consent of said City and County. SECTION 4. The person employed as such Food Stamp Issuing Officer shall hold his position by virtue of the appointive power vested in the City Manager under Section 3235dd-35 of the Kentucky Statutes, and he may be removed at any time without notice. He shall receive from the City of Paducah for his services as such Food Stamp Issuing Officer the sum of '50.00 per month, such salary to be paid at the same time and in the same manner as other employees of said city are paid. SECTION 5. Said Food Stamp T_sauing Officer shall execute and deliver to the City of Paducah and the County of McCracken, State of "entucky, a fidelity bond, with corporate surety approves by the City Manager, in the penal sum of Ten Thousand (1`10,000.00/ Dollars for the faithful performance of his duties, and the faithful accounting of all fu -Ids and food order stamps coming into his hands and under his control, the expense of which bond shall be vourne equally by said city and county, and the person so employed as such Food Stamp Issuing Officer shall not enter upon his duties until this provision shall have been fully complied *,ith to the satisfaction of the City 11,:ana.-er. SECTION 6. All ordinances, resolutions and motions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. SECTION 7. It being necessary to immediately inaugurate and proceed with the operation of the plan for issuance of Food Stamps in order to preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the city and its citizens who are eligible to I pa. 'o 199 participate in said program, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. T?ayor ?ro Tern �Ly ary. Dorian, Commissioner c ZA- ieorgs C. Baker, Commissioner Passed by the Board of Comm_ssioners, March 15th, 1940 Recorded by Rudy Stewart, City Clerk, T;'arch 15th, 1940