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I. 2. 3. 4. I 5. 6. 7. 8. I I ;:::: .... - ;;... ~ .~ regular meeting, august 10, 1964, page three /6'7 The Assistant City Manager be given a travel allowance of $75.00 per month and furnish his own transportation, including gas, oil, repairs, etc. Bids be requested as soon as possible for two (2) stand- ard cars with automatic transmission for police work. It wil I be about 5 - 6 weeks before delivery can be made. The Plymouth, now being driven by the Assistant City Man- ager be given to the Chief Inspector. The car beingdriven by the Chief Inspector (old Fire Chief's car) be given to the Shop so they., can put a bed in the back for a repair truck. The two Police vehicles (1961 Dodge and 1963 Rambler) be traded On the new po lice veh i c les. The old 1961 Dodge and the 1958 Plymouth be sold on bid. The Brush Chipper be returned. The Sanitation Department reports that it is not economical to operate. Request bids on a truck cab and chassis (2 ton) for the Garbage Dept. Counci Imen suggested that the City Manager reconsider returning the brush chipper. Alderman Serur moved that all other requests as stated above should be approved. Alderman Ruiz seconded the motion, and On roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Ruiz, Serur, Tuttle, Whittenberg NAY: None The Mayor declared the motion carried, and the requests as stated above granted, with the exception of the return of the brush chipper. The Mayor recognized Mrs. Hazel Duncan, District Clerk, from the floor. She stated there were some seventy-five tax suits pending which had been filed by Brooks Holman, acting in his capacity of Tax Attorney for the City. She stated that some had the wrong legal description, or other matters that would require they be amended or re-filed. She asked if it were the pleasure of the Council that the suits be dismissed and re-filed; or if other disposition were contemplated, that she be instructed by the Counci I. After discussion, it was the decision of the Counci I that City Attorney Albert Walker, Tax Assessor-Collector George Reed and Mrs. Duncan go over the suits and determine their status. Don Uzzell was recognized from the floor by the Mayor. He report- ed that cars parked illegally on Academy Street were not being ticketed. He said he felt the Hno parkingH regulation should be rigidly enforced. Mr. Uzzell stated he had investigated and found that there were a great many tickets which had not been paid. He estimated that 60 % of the tickets given for non-moving violations remained uncollected. He was asked: HMr. Uzzell, are you saying that someone is putting money in their pockets? H He answered that he did not mean to imply that this was true, but that no act- ive effort was made to collect parking tickets. It was requested that the matter be investigated and a report given to the Council. There being no further business, the Council went into Executive Session. The matter of a suggested contract with the City with City Manager Fuller to act as City Manager-Planner was discussed. No action was taken, the Counci I feeling that time was needed for further study. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m. ff~