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09-18-1946 Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEErING OF THE CI'fY COUNaIL HELD AT THE CITY HALL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1946, 8:30 P.M. .t1I& .~ The meeting was call6~ to order by Vice-president H.C.Brown, other Councilmen present being C.W.Gaines and J.F.Macdonald. Mayor McQuistion, Marshall C.E.Sullins, City En~ineer Alfred G. Cole, City Clerk R.F.House, Water Supt H.M.Cole, and Street Supt. J.B.Fullwood were also present. A letter from Mrs. Fou~ke about the Library was read. Mr. Gaines Made a motion, seconded by Mr. Macdonald, and carried, that a light be installed and an oil stove purchased. . A letter from Mrs page asked that the sidewalk be cleared u up on Desota street between Fifth St. and Lake Ava~ Mr. Fullwood was instructed to have it done. .~ -., The Council was informed that the broken sidewalk in front of the Episcopal Church lot would be ~epaired~ The Florida Power Corp. asked permission to take down two trees at the end of Eighth St. on Lake Minneola, which the Council granted/ Engineer Cole's report, dated Sept. 17th was read. He reported Building perm~ts in the last six months amount to $313,822.20. Survey of Library bldg and lot showed no sizable addition could be made. Re-computing Indian Hills Subdivision shows errorrs in the original filed plat. Mr. Gaines made a motion, seconded by Mr.1mcdona1d that the minutes of the meeting of June 19, 1946 be amended to incorporate the passage of a RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into agreements and contracts with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Uo. and the Tavares and Gulf Ra~oaa Co. to install and construct a water main under their Rights of Way. The motion carried~ Mr. Macdonald then introduced an Ordinance entitled " AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A TAX LEVY ON PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF CLERMONT FOR THE YEAR 1946; PROVIDING A BUDGET OF EXPENSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1946-1947 AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFORE.1t which was red in full. :Mr. Macdonald moved the adoption of the Ordinance, which was seconded by Mr. Gaines, and when put to a vote, the motion carried. Mr. Macdonald then moved that the rules be waived, and the Ordinance read the second time by its title only. The motion was seconded ~ Mr. Gaines a.nd carrie d unanimously. After the second readini, Mr. Macdonald moved that the rules be further waived, and that the ordinance be ~~ read the third time and placed upon its passage. The motion was secohded by Mr. Genes and carried. Thereupon the Ordinance was read in full, and upon Passage of same, the roll was called with the following results: Ayes- Brown, Gaines, Macdonald; Noes-none; absent-Johnson, ROe. So the ordinance passed, title as stated, and was ordered recorded in the Ordinance Book and numbered Ordinance No. 78. A copy of the Ordinance in full appears in this book following these minutes. The matter of the Tax Roll not being completed, was brought up, and the City Clerk was instructed to get it completed. Mr. BrOwn submitted a Map rep1atting certain lots of Clermont Heightso Mr. Macdonal~ made a motion, seconded by w~. Gaines, that the plat be accepted, and the Chairman of the Council, and the City Clerk be authorized to execute it. The motion carried. There being no further business the Council adjourned to meet at the call of the president. ., ~ City Clerk Vice -president of Council ....P-L.:. ORDINANCE NO. 78 ~ ~ AN ORDINAI:SCE PROVIDENG A TAX LEVY ON PROP1!:RTY IN THE CITY OF CLE~ONT FOR THE YEAR 1946; PRO~ VIDIUG A BUDGET OF EXPENSES FOR TOE FISCAIJ YEAR 1946-1947 AND MAKING APPROPRIATION~THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ,CITY COUnCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERr~ON'I': SECTION 1.. It is hereby found and, determined by th~ City Council of the City of Clermont6 Lake County, Florida, that the ro1lo~lne sums of money are required for the operation of the government of the City of Clermont for the Fiscal Year of 1946-1947: Sinking Fund for Bonded Indebtedness Capital Reserve C 9850.00 011834.72 (1 7880.00 ~ 910.36 For General Operating Expenses For interest SEC~ION 2. It is further found and determined by the City Council that the total of the Assessment Roll of the City of Clermont for 1945, as prepared by the City Tax Assessor and as equalized, approved and confirmed QY the City Council, is O~765,306.00; that the following deductions from said Assessment Roll must be made in order to arrive at the value of property subj'ect to ta.xation for Bond Debt Servicez ... ~' thereby leaving a total of $1663531.00 and eaoh ~lll thereon will produce ~16p35.3l if suoh taxes are collected in full; and, that tho fol,lowing deductions from the Assessment Roll of ~~lp6S!53l.00 must be made in order to arrive at the true valuation of property subjeot to taxation for General Oporating Expenses and Capital Reserve: .-. to- TOTAL (}735130.00 $ 18038.00 $753168.00 (a) Homestead Exemptions (b) Excluded Area (1941) ~ ~ thereby leaving a total of $910363.00, and tr~t each Ui1l levied thereon should produce $910.36. SECTION 3. It 1s hereby found and determined by the City C~uno11 of the City of Clermont that to raise the above mentloned sums of money, a tax levy of 25 Mills is required to be made as follows: For General Fund -13 rU11s For Intereot & Sinking Fund, and Reserve for Bonded Indebtedness .11 !111ls Oapital Reserve 1 LUll SECTION 4. 7nere is hereby levied and sheil be collected on ea~h dollar of taxable property in the City of Clermont and in the area excluded from the City of Clermont by Chapter 21152, Aots of the Legislature, 1941, for Interest and Sinking Fund, and Reserve for Bonded Indebtedness, a tax of 11 ~ills for the year of 1946 and on all property in the City of Clermont, save and except, that property included in the area as excluded from the City of Clermont by Chapter 21152, Acts of the Legis1aturo, 1941. For General Operating Expenses and Capital Reserve, a tax of 11 mills for the year of 1946, as fo11o\"1s, to-wit: For General Fund 13 mills For Interest & Sinking Fund, and Reserve for Bonded Indebtedness Capital Reserve 11 f1111s 1 11i11 ._~ ~ SECTION 5. ~he Tax Assessor of the City of Clermont is hereby direoted to extend tho Assessment Roll of the City of Cleroont heretofore approved by the City Council in accordance with the millage prOVided in Section 4 of this ordinance and to deliver same to the City Clerk and Tax Collecto~ who is horeby direoted to oollect the said taxes at the time and in the manner provided by law and the general ordinances of the City of Clermont, Florida. ..._ l\. I.. ... ~ ~ SECTION 6~ The monies raised by this tax levy are hereby appropriated for the purposes for vJhich 1ev1ed; and no monies raised for the Interest and Sinking Fund, and Reserve for Bonded Indebtedness, shall be used for any other purpose than paying, first, the interest on indebtedness of the City of Clermont fall- ing duo during the calendar year of 1946-1947, and, second, for the retirement of the principal of such indebtedness in such m ~ - - - - . - - - - _ .e, ... _ .. _ PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS REGULAR ADJOURNED tmETING HELD THE lBth DAY OF SEPTErmBER, A. D., 1946. t#A pre~t of City Council Attest: City ~ - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - g - ~ - ~ - - - Received and approved by me this 18th day of September, A. D., 1946. 1l!o)1;L!~ ~ Mayor \ 000 .. -..