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08-26-1969 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES N~ J" 605 ADJOURNED MEETING An Adjourned Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday. August 26. 1969. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following members present: Councilmen VanderMeer. Cochran and Bratton. Other officials present were: ctty Manager Johnson. City Clerk Carroll. City Controller Fleming. City Attorney Langley and Chief of Police Tynda1. Others present were: Mesdames Frances Boo~e. C.W.Mayers. Eleanor Teubner. Eunice DaritYi The Misses Rose Boyd and Florence Poo1i the Messrs. Charles M. Pool. George Hovis. C.A.Mango1d. Robert Ingersoll. William W. Boyd. William Gross. Aaron Jones. Reuben Jamisoni Mr. and Mrs. John Dormer. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hayes. Messrs. Tom Sawyer and Jim Westbrook of Michaels Engineering Com~any and representatives of the local Press and the Orlando Sentinel were also present. The Invocation was given by Councilman VanderMeer. The Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday. August 12. 1969 were approved as written. Mayor Smith advised that the Council. sitting as a Board of Equalization. would hear complaints. if any. on the assessed valuation of real and personal property as shown on the tentative 1969 Tax Roll. as submitted by the Tax Assessor. As there were no complaints or protests against the tentative tax roll. motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. and seconded by Councilman Bratton that the tax roll for 1969 for the City of Clermont as submitted by the Tax Assessor be confirmed. On roll call vote the Ayes were: VanderMeer. Cochran and Bratton. Total Ayes: Three. Hayes: None. Absent: Oswalt. The motion carried and the 1969 City of Clermont Tax Roll as presented by the Tax Assessor was confirmed. Mayor Smith advised that the Council would sit as I Board of Equalization to hear complaints. if any. on street improvement liens for the re- construction of School Street. between Highland Avenue and Cooper Lane. There being no one present to contest the assessments. Councilman Cochran offered and moved that it be passed a RESOLUTION confirming the paving assessment and the RESOLUTION was read in full by the City Attorney. The motion was seconded by Councilman Bratton and unanimously carried. The Number 149 was assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written and a copy is attached hereto. City Attorney Langley advised that upon checking with the Bond Attorney. it would be necessary that all changes and/or additions made in the sewer assessments be advertised and the property owners n~tified. City Clerk Carroll advised of a request from the C1ermont-Grove1and Elks Lodge to sponsor a teen-age dance to be held in the Jenkins Audi- torium on September 6thi that all existing rules and regulations would be complied with and submitted a list of the necessary adult chaperones. Motion was made by Councilman VanderMeer. seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that this request be granted. - ~ ~I . . MINUTES N~ XlP 606 City Clerk Carroll read a communication from Mr. William G. Haynie. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the First Church of Christ. Scientist of Clermont. wherein he expressed appreciation to the Mayor and Council for use of the Community Building at Keh10r Park. City Clerk Carroll read a communication from Mrs. Frances Boone wherein she urged that the Council adopt a dog leash law. Mayor Smith advised that the Council had been requested by State Representative William H. Reedy to endorse. by Resolution. a request urging Governor C1uade R. Kirk.Jr. to call a specia 1 session of the Legislature to properly fund the Department of Transportation on a .pay as you goO basis in order to begin construction immediately on much needed new roads. Councilman Cochran offered and moved that it be passed a RESOLUTION endorsing the request of Representative Reedy and the RESOLUTION was read in full by Mayor S.ith. The motion was seconded by Councilman Bratton and unanimously carried. The Number 150 was assigned to the Resolution. Mayor Smith had been requested by the Council at the meeting of August 12th to endeavor to find a replacement for the Municipal Judge whose term expires on January 1. 1970 and who would no longer be available to serve. and he advised that he had contacted Attorney George Hovis and he had agreed to serve. The Meeting was adjourned by Ma10r Smith. ~ f' 4n.d- DON E. SMITH. CHAIRMAN