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REPEALED
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DECREASE
THE NUMBER OF MEN NO'A' EMPLOYED IN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
BY RETIRING FROM ACTIVE DUTY EIGHT (8) POLICEMEN AND EIGHT (6) FIRE-
MEN AS OF MAY 18, 1939.
THAT i'J[i REAS, due to the exceedingly low valuations of
property subject to taxation, the anticipated revenues of the City
of Paducah have sustained a substantial decrease for the year 1939;
and
11JHEREAS, under an ordinance fixinP the apportionment of
public funds for the year 1939, and appropriating the public rev-
enue of the City to such purposes, which ordinance was duly adopted
by the Board of Commissioners on the 8th day of May, 1939, the
amounts appropriated for operation of the police and fire depart-
ments are insufficient for payment of salaries to all men now
employed, and it has been necessary to curtail expenses in each of
said departments;
NO71, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COM -
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
That the City L?anaCer be, and he is hereby empowered and
directed to decrease the number of men now employed in the police
department by ei,7ht (8) and the number of men now employed in the
fire department by eight (8) as of May 18, 1939, and in carrying
this ordinance into effect, he shall retire from active duty the
youngest men in point of service.
SECTION 2.
T'ris ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its adoption.
Passed by the Board of Comnissioners i,;ay 17, 1939
Recorded by Rudy Stewart, City Clerk, May 18, 1939