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11-03-1970 Special Meeting . . MINUTBS Nt} 694 SPECIAL MEETING A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the Kiwanis Room of Jenkins Auditorium on Tuesday. November 3. 1970. The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Sm1 th wi th tile follow1.ng named members present: Councilmen Ray P. Cochran. Richard Oswalt.and Sam Bratton. Others present were City Manager Johnson and City Clerk Carroll. The Special Heeting had been duly called by Mayor Smith. each Councilman notified in writing twenty-four hours in advance and the local Press was also notified in writing. Mayor Smith advised that he had called,this Special Meeting at the request of City Manager Johnson and requested that Mr. Johnson state his problem. City Manager Johnson advised the Council that due to the wage scale paid by the City. all sanitation workers had stated that they would resign from their jobs on Wednesday. November 4. 1970 unless their wages were increased. Mr. Johnson further stated that he had met with the sanitation workers and arrived at an agreement subject to the authorization of the City Council. He still further stated that the wage scale which he was recommending would apply to a minor ~egree to all labor as well as the sanitation department employees and that the total increase would necessitate that approximatelyl8500.00be made available for additional labor expenses and that unbudgeted revenues in excess of such amount would be available. Motion was made by Councilman Bratton. seconded by Councilman Oswalt and unanimously carried that the wage scale increases recommended by City Manager Johnson be accepted and authorized as a maximum. and that an amount not to exceed $8500.00 be made available from unbudgeted revenues for labor expenses. The Meeting was adjourned by 8:30 by Mayor Smi th. ~s~4# -&~ ~~~t1 Clerk