08-27-1968 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES N° ME
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ADJOURNED MEETING
An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held
in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, August 27, 1968. The meeting was called
to order at 8:.00 P. M. by Mayor Don Smith with the following members
present: Councilmen Prior, Beals and Cochran. Other officials present
were: City Manager Johnson, City Clerk Carroll, Controller Fleming, Super-
intendent Sheldon, Inspector Snyder, City Attorney Langley and Chief of
Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. John Drees, Mrs. D. W.
Swaffar and the Messrs. Leslie Baron and Albert Sherman. Representatives
of the local Press were also present.
The Invocation was given by City Attorney Langley.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on August 13, 1968 were approved
as written.
City Manager Johnson submitted his report, both orally and written.
City Manager Johnson reported he had received a petition from
abutting property owners along DeSoto Street, from East Avenue to Second
Street, protesting the proposed construction of Second Street from Broome
Street to DeSoto Street, and the Clerk read the petition in full. Messrs.
John Drees and Albert Sherman spoke briefly to the Council endorsing the
petition as presented. Motion was made by Councilman Cochran, seconded
by Councilman Prior and carried that inasmuch as the full Council was not
present, that any action of this petition be tabled until such time as
the Council has opportunity to study same and such time as all Council
members were present.
Controller Fleming submitted his report, both orally and written.
A copy is attached hereto and becomes a part of these Minutes.
Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran
and carried that Business Personal Property Tax Bills for 1967, which
Controller Fleming had listed, as, in his opinion, uncollectible, be
voided.
Councilman Beals introduced AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER
126 ADOPTED DECEMBER 7,1954 BY THE CLERMONT CITY COUNCIL: BEING A COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE
COMMUNITY: REGULATING THE EHIGHT, NUMBER OF STORES AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS
AND OTHER STRUCTURES, THE PERCENTAGE OF LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED, THE SIZE OF
YARDS, COURTS, AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, THE DENSITY OF POPULATIONS, AND THE LOCAj
TION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY,
RESIDENCE, OR OTHER PURPOSES: CREATING DISTRICTS FOR SAID PURPOSES AND
ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF: REGULATING OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
SPACES: DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS USED HEREIN: PROVIDING FOR THE METHOD OF
ADMINISTRATION: ESTABLISHING THE DUTIES OF THE ZONING COMMISSION AND BOARD
OF ADJUSTMENT: PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF: REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: AND PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. Motion was made by Councilman
Beals, seconded by Councilman Prior and carried that the rules be waived and
the ORDINANCE be read by Title only for a first reading. The ordinance was
read by Title only by City Attorney Langley.
City Manager Johnson advised the Council that each df them had
received a copy of a letter to Mr. C. A. Mobley of Mobley's Used Car Lot at
634 Highway #50, wherein he was advising Mr. Mobley that it was his intention
to recommend to the Council that his Occupational License be revoked until
such time as he complied with existing city ordinances, and that he had
been notified of such violations on May 21st, and that he now wished to make
this recommendation. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by
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Councilman Prior and carried that the recommendation of City Manager Johnson
be accepted and the Occupational License issued to Mobley's Used Car Lot
be revoked, and he be so advised of this action by City Attorney Langley.
Mayor Smith reported that, in his opinion, there were several
inequities in the city's Pension and REtirement Plan and urged that the
Council and City Attorney study and consider changes in same. He referred
them to Chapter 16, page 287 of the Clermont Code. This matter was
referred to the City Attorney.
Motion by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran and
carried {that the meeting adjourn.
Don E. Smith, Chairman l'nQskre �
Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk
CITY CON,2ROLLET,15 R?PORT
IU6UCST 27, 1968
The official Real Property Tax Roll. will be completed at close of
business, Wednesday„ August 23, 1968.
Total Real Estate Valuations 1621,293,800.00
Lesc: Widows and Disability iG 79,00000
Homesteads 4,384,800:00
Exempt 2s207,150.00 6,770,950.00
Net Taxable Valuations 5314,522,350.00
C 8 Hills $ 116,182.80
(1967 Itlet Taxable Valuations 114,490,650.00)
Ile are
still
struggling with the Personal Property Tax Roll and
must complete
it this week.
At present
I
have on hand, not collected, the following
Personal
Property Tax
Dills from 1966/67:
�214.8
1967
George Loew Trailer Additions
;> .40
Y1875
1967
American Oil Co. Personal Property
8.40
;!1878
1967
Atlantic Oil Co.
28.80
.%2146
1966
Clermont Plb. & Heating Pers. Property
40.81
'1923
1967
n n n n "
32.80
;E2027
1967
Ruth's Beauty Shop " "
1,20
These,
in my
opinion, are uncollectible and by action oC
City
Council
should
be voided.
In addition, the following:
f2000 1967 Mebane Hi Mile Station Pers. Property q 3.80
12081 196y C.R. & R. 0. I.e,-ne " " 20.80
2082 1967 William Dangler " ° 20.00
are at present not collected. but are still in business axg and
are being notified that Occupational License vd.11 not be issued
until the Personal Property Taxes are paid.
We are constantly reviewing the books so that everything will be
in good order when the Auditor's come in. I have prepared the
Depreciation SchedUi-e for the current year ',:hick should save
c)nsiderable time for the AuditorE-
Respectfully submitted,
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