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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Book 24, Page 421, August 21, 1962�1 No 1.21 Proceedings of Board of Commissioners City of Paducah August 21, 1962 Accept bid West Kentucky Equip- ment Company Backhoe & End Loader No. Rank & Sal Police Dept. 2nd Asst Chief Settlement Sevier & Refuse July 1962 •/ Paul Holland Li appointed Chief of Police 1, Keith Yancy / appointed ✓ First Assistant Chief Letter Scout ✓ Executive Thakk Keith Yancy At a Called Meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in the Commission Chamber of the City Hall, Paducah, Kentucky, at 5:30 P.Td. on August 21, 1962, Mayor Pro Tem Gholson presided in the absence of Mlayor Cherry, and upon call of the Roll the following answered to their names: Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Mayor Cherry being absent (1) Mayor Pro Ten Gholson offered motion that the executed copies of the Notice of Called Meeting to be held at 5:30 P.M. on August 21, 1962, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Commissioner Fendley offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF WEST KENTUCKY EQUIPMIENT COMPANY FOR THE SALE TO THE CITY OF ONE NEW COMBINATION BACKHOE AND END LOADER TO BE USED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTPdENT OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE CONTRAC be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Commissioner Karnes offered motion that an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE ANBPID SECTION 1 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER, RANKS AND MONTHLY SALARIES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IPI CONFLICT HEREWITH',• WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COM'1•tIS3IONERS ON AUGUST 5, 1952, AND AI4END ON JANUARY 23, 1961", be adopted. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Commissioner Fendley offered motion that the reports of the Paducah 'Water Works be received and filed, and that the following checks be turned over to the City Treasurer to be deposited in the proper accounts: Refuse collections for July, 1962 $9,467.90 Sewer Service Charges for July, 1962 9,585.00 Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Ten Gholson (4). Commissioner Fendley offered motion that Paul Holland be', and he is hereby, appoin Chief of the Police Department of the City at a salary of $465.00 per month, effective immediately. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Commissioner Hornsby offered motion that Keith Yancy be, and he is hereby, appointed as First Assistant Chief of the Police Department of the City at a salary of 0400.00 per month, to be effective upon his return from the Federal Bureau of Investigation School, the exact time of such appointment to be made by subsequent motion of this Board. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and ;.:a7or Pro Tem Gholson (1;). Commissioner Karnes offered notion that the letter from Elbert Johns, Scout Executiv< to the Mlayor, Cor.Lmissioners and City Manager, expressing thanks of the Four Rivers Boy Scout Council for allowing Major Keith Yancy to assist in the operation of the 1962 Summer Camp, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). No 422 Proceedings of Roarel of Commits9onPrs CRY of Paducah August 21. 1962 !'later Main Commissioner Karnes offered the following motion: It appears from a letter South 27th St ICRR dated August 21, 1962, filed by the Commissioners of Plater Plorks that they recommend i the installation of 407 feet of $" water main along South 27th Street, from the existing main on the south side of Fairmont Street to the south side of Bradley Street, and the installation of a fire hydrant at that point, the purpose of this main is primarily for the purpose of delivering water to the Illinois Central Railroad for operational needs and fire protection of the diesel repair facility in the South Yards. I, therefore, move that the letter of the Commissioners of water Works be received and filed and that the Paducah Plater Works, through its Board of Commissioners, I) be authorized to install the water main and fire hydrant as requested. I further move that the adoption of this resolution be considered as an agreement on the part of the City of Paducah to pay the fire hydrant and main rental, as provided in the franchise, on the water main and fire hydrant referred to in the letter of the Commissioners of Water Works, said rentals to begin when said main and hydrant have been installed and water turned on.. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). letters Complimentin j Commissioner Hornsby offered motion that the letters from Mr. M.O. DeJarnatt, sidewalk ' improvements President of The Paducah Bank, and Mr. Joe C. Marshall, Agent for Guthrie Investment Company, complimenting the City Officials for the fine job of installing new sidewalks in downtown Paducah, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Sell grave Rushing Add Mary Frances Freeman Fred Kolb changed to Class A Fireman Terminate James J Al Laborer St Div. Liab. Ins. " Seth E. Giem A Associates Commissioner Fendley offered motion that the Board of Commissioners approve the sale by the City of Paducah to Mary Frances Freeman of the southwest corner of Lot No. 315 in Block No. 6 of the Rushing Addition to Oak Grove Cemetery, and that the City Clerk be authorized to execute a deed of conveyance to said cemetery grave. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Commissioner Hornsby offered the following motion: I move that the letter of Fred Kolb, a Fire Alarm Operator of the City, requesting his employment be changed from such to.a Class "A" Fireman, effective August 15, 1962, with the resulting change in salary as set by ordinance, be received, approved and filed, and I further move that said request be honored as of said date of August 15, 1962. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Mayor Pro Tem Gholson offered the following motion: Upon recommendation of Ray Kayse, Director of Public Works, I move that the services of James J. Allen, a laborer in the Street Division of the City of Paducah, be terminated as of August 16, 1962. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4). Mavor Pro Tem Gholson offered motion that the liability insurance policy issued by United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company to the City of Paducah, covering work done by Beth E. Giem and Associates for a period of one (1) year from August 8, 19 be received, approved and filed. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Karnes and Payor Pro Tem Gholson (4). No 1.29 Proceedings of Board of Commissioners City of Paducah August 21, 1962 Marshall Mayor Pro Tem Gholson offered motion that Marshall Jeffords be, and he is hereby, Jeffords appointed appointed as Second Assistant Chief of the Police Department of the Cit; at a salary 2nd Asst. Chief I of $400.00 per month, effective immediately. Adopted on call of the Roll, Yeas, Commissioners Fendley, Hornsby, Y.arnes and Mayor Pro Tem Gholson (4)• On motion the meeting adjourned. l ADOPTED August 2$ 1.962 APPROVED A C Mayor City Clerk