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10-03-1966 - Regular u Q o o REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA HELD OCTOBER 3RD, 1966 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida was called to order by Mayor Earl L. Tingle at 7:30 P.M. on October 3rd, 1966. ROLL CALL Mayor Earl L. Tingle Councilman Jacob Lodico Councilman W. H. Cairnie Councilman Paul F. Walls Councilman Philip H. Bebbington City Attorney Charles A. Hall City Clerk Elsie L. Ward Deputy City Clerk Marie Robinson Police Chief Herman Witmeyer Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council held September 19th, 1966 were presented to each Councilman for his approval. Motion duly made by Councilman Walls these minutes stand approved as submitted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. BILLS & ACCOUNTS Genea1 Fund Water & Sewer Dept. Petty Cash fund Library Ruth Driske1 Laing's Sunoco City Auto Supply Kenneth G. Cooper Rossner & Sons New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Humane Society Cole Construction Co. Prentiss Hardware Co. Frank's Home Supply Daytona Fire Equipment, Inc. Shafer Electric Co. Bro-Dart Industries McNaughton Book Service,Inc. Charles A. Hall Katherine S. Odham Roy Poss Jack Service City of Edgewater Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. National Chemsearch Corp. Tennant Printing Co. Central City Bag Co., Inc. Mussons Board of County Commissioners Board of County Commissioners Charley's Welding Shop New Smyrna Beach Police Dept. Char1ey's Welding Shop City of Edgewater Jones Chemicals, Inc. Hughes Supply, Inc. Prentiss Hardware Co. ) Page 1 of 6 pages 2.65 10.00 1. 50 62.93 4.50 332.62 35.00 88.00 8.82 14.95 3.50 13.78 19.52 22.23 136.50 150.00 127.50 2.50 5.65 33.50 23.00 65.00 10.30 499.38 33.40 3.00 20.00 2.40 7.50 310.50 47.89 18.10 o o o I U Utility Supply Co. Shafer Electric Co. Briley, Wild & Associates 76.53 101.51 1,022.28 Motion duly made by Councilman Walls, seconded by Councilman Cairnie these bills be paid and be made a part of the minutes, and by vote CARRIED.. The roll call vote was unanimous. OFFICERS REPORTS Certification of Posting dated September 20th, 1966, was read. The Building Official's Report for September, 1966, was read. COMMUNICATIONS None ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NUMBER 517 EMPLOYING JOHN N. RICH AS PATROLMAN FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA. The above Ordinance was read in full by City Attorney Hall and motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie this ordinance be adopted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of the said Council held October 3rd, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. Upon motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie, seconded by Councilman Walls the requirement of reading Ordinance upon second reading was waived and the Ordinance was ordered put into effect immediately at the regular meeting of the said Council held Bctober 3rd, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. ORDINANCE NUMBER 518 SETTING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING REVENUES TO BE COllECTED FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1, 1966 AND ENDING OCTOBER 31, 1967 TO THE VARIOUS ITEMS OF THE CITY BUDGET. The above Ordinance was read in full by City Attorney Hall and motion duly made byyCounci1man Walls this ordinance be adopted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of the said Council held October 3rd, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. The second reading of this ordinance will be at the next Regular Meeting of the City Council to be held October 17th, 1966. Mayor Tingle said the City has not set the millage until we find out what the re-assessment will be from the County. Mayor Tingle also said the Bud~et is up 10% over last year. ORDINANCE NUMBER 519 APPROPRIATING REVENUE TO BE COLLECTED FOR THE WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, VOlUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1, 1966 AND ENDING OCTOBER 31, 1967, TO THE VARIOUS ITEMS OF THE CITY BUDGET. Page 2 of 6 pages -- 6 o Q o The above Ordinance was read in full by City Attorney Hall and motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie this ordinance be adopted, seconded by Councilman Walls and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of the said Council held October 3rd, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. The second reading of this ordinance will be at the next Regular Meeting of the City Council to be held October 17th, 1966. RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 150 REJECTING BID ON FIRE TRUCK EQWIPMENT The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and motion duly made by Councilman Walls this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the Regular Meeting of the City Council held October 3rd, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. Councilman Walls said the City will have to change the specifications before we re-advertise. OLD BUSINESS David L. Wiggins, Sr., Chairman, Zoning and Planning Board said on April 16th, 1966 a Public Hearing was held regarding a variance request from a Florida Shores resident. The Zoning and Planning Board recommended this variance be denied and the City Council denied the variance. He said he has since been contacted many times by the party who asked for the variance. The attorney of this party stated the Council and the Zoning Board could have been in error. Mr. Wiggins asked the City Attorney's legal opinion as to whether Florida Shores restrictions on their deeds are in effect until 1986. Attorney Hall said these restrictions are still in effect. Any Zoning Ordinance of the City would not change what is already in effect at the time the property was bought or what is stated on the deed. Richard Hanson, Fire Chief, said the Council tonight rejected a bid on fire truck equipment. He asked why he was not consulted about this and why he was not consulted with tegards to the City Budget for the Fire Department. Councilman Walls said the City has the right to reject a one bid item. He said he is the Fire Commissioner in the City of Edgewater and said he did tell Mr. Hanson the bid was going to be rejected. Mayor Tingle said Mr. Hanson can meet with the City Council tonight if he would like and go over this matter. Mr. Frank Zuhr, 1901 Evergreen Drive, asked where in the City Charter does the Council have authority to appoint a Fire Commissioner. Mayor Tingle said a Resolution was passed appointing different Councilmen to different departments. There is no specific title. Mr.. Zuhr said he wanted to know the Resolution Number. Page 3 of 6 pages o o o ~ u Attorney Hall said the councilmen are 1iason men between the entire council and various department heads. Mr. Hanson wanted to know if a Fire Commissioner could tell him hbw to put out fires and how to run fire drills, etc. Former Mayor Dana T. Armstrong said if you look in the Code of General Law you can find the duties of the city fathers. Mayor Tingle said at one time the City was run under the supervision of one man. He said this council has done a wonderful job by dividing up the work among the councilmen. Councilman Cairnie said the City always was fun under this program and when Mayor Tingle was on the Council it was run the same way. We all had different jobs to which we were in charge. Mayor Tingle said he refused to go along with tpis when he was on the Council because he had no authority with the job. Councilman Bebbington said earlier in the year the Council passed a resolution determining the duties of the Council. I was put in charge of the Police and Water Department. The Police Department is doing a wonderful job this year. Last year they collected $1,805 in fines and forfeitures and this year they have collected $4,319.50. The Mayor has asked that he be given the supervision of the Police Department and the City Council all agree he should be given thss job. Motion duly made by Councilman Bebbington the Police Department be now placed under the supervision of the Mayor, seconded by Councilman Walls and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. Councilman Bebbington: In 196~ Water and Sewer Lines have been extended. The portion to the school has been completed. School opened today. A section in Edgewater Acres has been completed with the exception of the final tests. Florida Sbores will be complete with the exception of pressure sterilization and Board of Health Tests. Tomorrow the people south of the Blvd. in Florida Shores will be without~ter from 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. The 1965 Water Program laid 8" line on 22nd Street and 611 line on 27th Street in front of the culverts. During the last storm we had drainage problems at the culverts. Tomorrow they are going to be disconnected and moved above the culverts. We expect tests to be completed by the 15th of this month, and propet~y owners abutting these lines should pay the connection fees. They will be connected up on a first come first serve basis. NEW BUSINESS Mayor Tingle: The City Council is in the process of hiring a City Manager. The City is working under a bu~get of $312,000 and we definitely are in need of someone to supervise the departments of the City. The Council has ~greed to hire such a man for this. Mr. Lewis Hilton, who lives m Edgewater, has been considered for the job. . Mrs. Ne1f Jones, Kumquat Drive, wanted to know the qualifications of this man. Mayor Tingle said he is a Civil Engineer. Page 4 of 6 pages ft U I o o u Mrs. Jones asked if he had ever been a City Manager before. She said we need someone trained. Mayor ~ingle said the Council feels this man is qualified. In a years time we can show you what he has done for the City. This man will accept the job for $5~~00 a year. Mr. Hilton said he would be glad to submit his qualifications to anyone. Mr. Robert Maxwell, Orange Tree Drive, said she would like to~know the duties of the City Manager. We should know what is expected of the man. Mayor Tingle said the duties will be given to the City Manager by the City Council. The duties will be set up in the Ordinance when the man is hired. Mr. John Zeilman, 3003 Woodland DRive, asked that he be called a Business Officer and rot a City Manager. Councilman Lodico said Mr. Hilton is worth a lot more than $5,200 per year. He is retired and is glad to help the City any way he can. Councilman Cairnie said he could see the hiring of a Supt. of Public Works for the Water, Sewer and Street Departments. But said there was no need of an administrator in City Hall. Mayor Tingle said the Council turned down the suggestion of Councilman Cairnie. Councilman Walls said the City Manager will set up communication lines in the City. He will not just sit in City Hall, but will coordinate the different departments. This is a tremendous job. I said before it could be done by the Council but now I know it can not be done by the Council alone. Councilman Cairnie said there is a lot of confidential information in the Police Department and sees no need for a City Manager in that Depa~ment. He said he didn't think the City Manager should tell the Fire Chief what to do. Councilman Lodico said the girls in City Hall receive a lot of calls and they need assistance with a lot of them. He said he can't find the things he is looking for in City Hall. We whould start now with a City Manager. MISCELLANEOUS Mr. John Zeilman complained about dogs running loose. There is someone in Florida Shores raising dogs and they have a number of German Shepherd dogs running around loose. They are dangerous. He further stated that trash should be further defined by the City. He had some weeds taken out of a canal by his home and it was never picked up and just left there. Also, a test case should be made on the weed ordinance. There is a house in Florida Shores that Real Estate Brokers are trying to sell and it is such a mess with weeds, etc. it is a disgrace. Councilman Cairnie read from the Code of General Law stating it is against our City Ordinances to raise dogs. Mayor Tingle said the City is working on a new ordinance for cutting weeds. Mr. Robert Maxwell, Orange Tree Drive, invited the Mayor and Council to Veterans Day Services on November 12th, 1966. Page 5 of 6 pages o o o o A question was brought up about taking the flag down each day. It was agreed that the custod~n puts the flag up in the morn~ng and the Police Department takes it down in the evening. There being no further business, motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie we now adjourn, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and there were no objections. Minutes taken by Marie Robinson. Time 9:00 P.M. d:~.7 ~ .c~~d ~~) / 14 ~ --- ~\ ~ ~ ~~E 5T : ~ '>! .kcvJv C~ Page 6 of 6 pages