HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968/09/28 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular MINUTES Gi SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
MINNESOTAST . LOUIS PA.R K
September 28 , 1968
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Leonard Thiel at 10 : 25 a. m. to
continue the review of the annual budget for 1969 .
The following councilmen were present at roll call : i
Murray Galin s on
James Heltzer
Frank Howard
Richard Koch
Robert Reynolds
Leonard Thiel
Assistant City Manager ,Also present were the Acting City iYianag2T , at
Director of Finance and Acting Secretary. Councilman craves arrived
10 : 5 5 a. m.
A proposal was submitted by Councilman Heltzer that the City reim curse
Councilman Graves for costs incurred by him re suit ' . f theWatsonvs
that
Graves in the total amount of $4 , 9 B 6 . �! 0 due to findings o
Graves was not guilty of any violations or infractions of the , election laws ,
and further , that certain allegations made against the City involving election
procedures were also unfounded, and for this reason I feel that Grave
should not be liable for these costs and that the City should reimburse him ,
if this be legal. "
It was moved by Councilman Galinson , seconded by Councilman Koch tha ftp
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matter be referred to the City Attorney for an opinion as to the legality °
payment of these costs by the City or the City Attorney may request an
opinion from the State ' s Attorney General or other Legal Counsel relative to l
the legality of above payment. The opinion to be submitted to the City
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not later than Cctober 5 , 1c, 68 . The motion carried unanimously , Counc man
Graves abstaining.
Councilman Howard moved to delete the mist blower from the Parks Activity
Capital Outlay. Motion lost for lack of a second.
Councilman Galins on moved that attendance at conferences and schools ,
Code 23A , must be approved by the City Manager with a report thereof
to be submitted to the City Manager and if a Commission Iviember desires
to attend , he must first submit the request to the City Manager and the
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Chairman of the Commission must appear before
' the City Council relative
to attending the conference . Councilman Graves seconde
carried unanimously. d and the motion
It was moved by Councilman Howard , seconded by Councilman Koch t
the entry fee for all adults ort � hat
P progra;.-ns be doubled. 1Vlotion carried �
6 - 1 , Councilman Reynolds voting nay.
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Councilman Reynolds moved that the City Manager report on the activities of
the recreation program and supervision of the playground leaders and their
duties by April 1 , 19699 Councilman Toward seconded and the motion carried
unanimously.
Councilman Reynolds moved that the City Manager ' s Budget, Personal
Services , be changed by deleting the Assistants to City Manage r , $ 17 , 406 ,
and adding one Assistant City Manager , $ 400 - $ 600 bi - weekly , $ 10 , 400
annually , one Administrative Assistant , $ 208 . 154372 . 00 bi - weekly, $ 8 , 703
annually : and add to the Capital Outlay $ 1 , 500 for dictating and transcribing
machine . Councilman Koch seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Councilman Koch moved and Councilman Galinson seconded , to request the
Charter Commission to review amending the City Charter whereby the office
of the City Attorney would be subordinate to and under the supervision of
the City Manager . The recommendation from the Charter Commission to be
submitted to the City Council by January 1 , 1969 . Motion carried unanimously.
It was moved by Councilman Reynolds , seconded by Councilman Graves , to
remove from the Planning Department Personal Services $ 7 , 842 for Assistant
Planner and add $ 8 , 500 for temporary salaries or professional consultants ;
and to delete from the Capital Outlay one bookcase , one drafting table and
one drafting chair in the amount of $ 278 . 00 . Motion carried unanimously.
Councilman Heltzer moved and Councilman Koch seconded to amend the
motion to read $ 10 , 000 instead of $ 8p 500 for professional and consulting
services . The motion carried 4 - 3 , Councilman Howard , Reynolds and
Mayor Thiel voting nay.
Councilman Reynolds moved to change the Personal Services of the Police
Budget to hire eight instead of ten new policemen. Councilman r' alinson
seconded the motion for purposes of debate . Motion carried 4 - 30
Councilmen Galinson , Koch , Howard voting nay.
It was moved by Councilman Heltzer , seconded by Councilman Koch , to
change the patrol from 38 to 40 and delete the extra Lieutenant and Sergeant.
Motion carried 5 - L , Councilman Rieynolds and Mayor hiel voting nay .
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move to delete the extra two cars from the Police
Councilman Graves mo ui ment that goes with them in the amount
3 300 and all eQ P
Capital Outlay , >
' an Reynolds seconded and the motion carried unanimously,
of $ 2 , 260 . Councllm
vesy seconded by Councilman Koch , to
It was moved by Councilman Gto 16 in the ` i
decrease firefighters from re Department, Personal Services ,
18 ward , Koch , Heltzer and Mayor Thiel
Motion lost 4 - 3 , Councilmen Ho
voting naye
s moved b Councilman Heltzer , seconded by Councilman Reynolds , at
It wa Y
3 :45 p. m. to adjSeto tuber 30 , 1968 *
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ourn to 7 . 00 p . m. ,
L onard J . lel , Mayor
Attest :
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Peter Cotton , Acting Secretary
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