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03-28-1967 Adjourned Meeting . . MINUTES N~ 434 ADJOURNED MEETING An adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held on Tuesday, March 28, 1967 in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor BonJorn with the following members present: Councilmen Prior, Cochran, Oswalt and VanderMeer. Other city officials present were: City Manager Johnson, Deputy Clerk Carroll, Superintendent Sheldon, City Attorney Langley, Building Inspector Snyder and Chief of Police Tynda1. Others present were: The Messrs. Paul Taber and William W. Boyd. Representatives of the Orlando Sentinel, the Leesburg Commercial and the local Press were also present. The invocation was given by Mr. Taber. The minutes of the meeting held on March 14, 1967 were approved as written. Mr. William W. Boyd, representing the Downtown Merchants Association, appeared before the Council and reported that inasmuch as the cigarette tax which the city receives is based on local cigarette sales only, that the Association would put on an advertising campaigh to prmmote local sales of cigarettes and then request that any revenue of cigarette taxes derived over and above the amount estimated in the budget be allocated to the Chamber of Commerce for publicity. Mr. Boyd respectfully asked that the Council give this matter their consideration. There was no action taken. Councilman Beals arrived at this time. City Manager Johnson submitted his report both orally and written. A copy is attached hereto. City Attorney Langley commended the City Manager in his pre~a~at~on of the preliminary application for a sewer system grant which has been forwarded to Washington. City Attorney Langley requested a work session of the Council with regards the proposed charter changes for Tuesday, April 4, 1967 at 7:30 P. M. in his office. City Attorney Langley inquired of the Council their desire for his active participation in enforcing existing ordinances such as trash _ junk - juvenile prob1ems- trailers, etc. It was the concensus that this matter be considered at the work session on April 4th. Councilman Prior reported that a fish fry to benefit the C1ermont- Minneola Little Major League would be held on April 7, 1967, and that the opeeing game of Little League would be on April 8, 1967 and he extended an invitation to Mayor BonJorn to participate in the opening exercises on that date at 3:30 P. M. Councilman VanderMeer inquired of the City Manager if the sprinkling system had been installed at Sunset Park, and if the p1antings for Keh10r Park were available. City Manager Johnson advised that the materials for the sprinkling system were on order and that he would check this week to see if the p1antings were ready for Keh10r Park. Councilman Cochran recommended that a report from the Chamber of Commerce be submitted to the Council periodically showing expenditures of the Chamber for general operations and those for publicity. Councilman Oswalt offered and moved that it be passed an ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY~ FLORIDA: ~~~ING FOR THE APPOINTMENT BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF A SECOND MUNiCIPAL / . . MINUTES N~ 435 JUDGE TO SERVE IN THE ABSENCE OR DISABILITY OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE: SETTING THE RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR SAID SECOND MUNICIPAL JUDGE: PROVIDING FOR HIS ELECTION BY COUNCIL. The motion was seconded by Councilman VanderMeer and unanimously carried. The Ordinance was read in full and upon roll call vote the result was: Ayes: Prior, Bea~~~ Cochran, Oswalt, and VanderMeer. Total Ayes: Five. Nayes: None. Absent: None. So the Ordinance passed, title as stated, and was ordered posted in the Ordinance Book and Number 25-C assigned to it and a copy ordered posted. Councilman Prior inquired if anything had been done toward constructing horse-shoe pitching courts in Kehlor Park and he was advised that there had not been to date. City Manager Johnson reminded the Council of the public hearing on zoning to be held on Friday night, March 31, 1967, at 7:30 P. M. Motion by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Cochran and carried that the meeting be adjourned.