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01-16-1973 Special Meeting . e e . MINUTES NQ 869 SPECIAL MEETING A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the office of the City Manager on Tuesday, January 16, 1973. Mayor Don E. Smith called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. with the following members present: Councilmen Byrd, Schroedel, Beals and Smoak. Other officials present were: City Manager Hopkins, City Clerk Carroll, City Controller Fleming and City Attorney Langley. Representatives of the local Press and Attorney William Stone were also present. Mayor Smith announced the purpose of the meeting was to consider and draft proposed changes in the City Charter, consider certain aspects of the sanitary sewer system and to interview two applicants for the position of City Attorney. Due to a "breakdown of communication" in City Hall, one of the applicants for the position of City Attorney was not notified of the date and time for an interview, whereupon motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried that this matter be tabled until 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 23, 1973 and that the Clerk be instructed to so notify the applicants. There was considerable discussion with regards whether or not any other and/or all other local attorneys be readvised that they would be considered by Council for this position. Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, and seconded by Councilman Beals that interviews for this position be restricted to the two persons who had submitted written letters of interest. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Beals, Byrd, Smith and Smoak. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: Schroede1. Total Nayes: One. The motion carried. City Attorney Langley advised that inasmuch as there were several legal matters pending in which he was the representative attorney, that he would recommend the hiring of an attorney temporarily as an associate counsel until all matters involving him were finalized. With regards the sanitary sewer system, Councilman Smoak reported as follows: That Mr. Rick Georges, engineer from Winter Haven, had agreed to submit plans of a spray irrigation system for use on city owned property giving rate of application in acre inches per day that the system would handle and including total costs for implementation of such a system and with utilizing city owned pump and motor. He further advised that such system would be more permanent than the portable irrigation system now in use. He still further reported that Mr. Georges I plans and figures would include a Phase II portion to include future expansion, if needed, to the adjoining Peter H. Johnson property. Mr. Georges had agreed to submit these plans and costs by Friday, January 19th and without cost to the city. City Manager Hopkins reported briefly on a meeting which he, Councilman Schroede1, Mayor Smith and City Attorney Langley had attended with officials of the Department, of Pollution Control on January 15th in OrU.lldo., He reported it to be a favorable meeting, and that their major concern is to have figures submitted of the projected rate of effluent into the sanitary sewer system as hookups increase and definite plans for permanent disposal. It was consensus of Council that City Manager Hopkins draft a letter to include all pertinent information with regards the sanitary sewer system from beginning of construction to date as well as proposed expansion of the system, and mail to several firms specializing in sanitary engineering and water only to obtain their interest, if any, in possible work for the city. In order to update the City Charter and make desired changes, Council proposed the following changes to be presented to the Lake County legislative delegate on January 25, 1973: 1. Abolish the office of "President of Council" (Section 8) . e e e M I NUT E S NO 870 2. Permit the eontro11er to be appointed by the City Manager subject to approval by Counc i 1 (Section 14) 3. Salaries of the Municipal Judges shall be set by Budget Ordinance 4. The duties, salary and compensation of the City Legal Officer shall be set by written contract (Section 30) 5. The City Manager may make purchases up to $2500.00 without written competitive bids (Section 32) 6. Article VII, Taxation is to be deleted and referring State Statutes to be adopted by reference 7. Article I - City Boundaries - to be changed to include the newly annexed properties 8. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall be composed of no less than 7 members and no more than 9 (Section 62) 9. Upon motion of one Council member, Ordinances may be introduced and read by Title Only unless there is a request by any member of the Council to have it read in full. Ordinances may be offered, read by Title Only for a second and final reading and motion made for adoption unless request' is made for reading in full by any member of the Council. It shall be mandatory that Ordinances be published by "Tit1e Only" following their introduction and prior to final passage. (Section 20) 10. It is not necessary that a person seeking election to any city office be a freeholder of real property within the City (Section 6 (d-3) The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith. ~C-~ Don E. Smith, Mayor ~~~t~4~ Do ores . arrol , ity erk