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10-07-1941 Regular Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AT THE CITY HALL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1941, 8:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by President O.H. Keenel other Councilmen present being G.J.Egan,C.W. Gaines, H.R.Harper, and R.V.Miller. Mayor H.C.Brown, City Attorney Irving Morse, Marshal G.H.McCian, Street and Water Supt. R~F.Anderson, and City Clerk R.F.House' were also present. ~ - Minutes of the meetings of Sept. 2nd, 16th, and 22nd were read, and approved after correcting the millage set in the Sept. 16th meeting. ' Mrs. Winston, representing the Womens Club asked the Council to have the Library wired for lights, the estimated cost of the needed outlets by Mr. Daniels, being $27.00. She also reported there seemed to be a few leaks in the East side of the roof~ f' Mr. Gaines made a motion, seconded by Mr. Miller that the Library Building be wired for lights at a cost of $27.00. When put to a vote, the motion carried. Mrs. Winston asked if the Garden Club could use the Community Building in Kehlor Park for a meeting, and was advised that arrangements for the use of the building could be made with Mr. Miller, Chairman of the Park Connnittee. -'" Mr. W. F. Williams was present and asked the Council for the job of making the annual audit of the City Books. Mr. Egan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Miller, that Mr. Williams be retained to audit the books on the same basis as last year~ When put to a vote, the motion carried. The M~r's Report was read, also a letter from him to the City Council stating his reasons for vetoing the Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Harper made a motion that the Mayor's veto of the Amendment to tha Zoning Ordinance, which was passed by the Council at the megting Sept. 22nd, be sustained. There was no second to the motion, Mr. Egan made a motion , seconded by Mr. Miller, . that the Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance stand over the Mayor's Veto. On roll call the vote was as follOws: Ayes- Egan, Keene, Miller; Noes- Harper; not voting- Gaines. So the Veto s~ands, as it requires a . 4/5 majority of the Council to override the Mayor's veto. Mr. Harper made a motion, seconded by Mr. Egan, that the AppliCation of Mr. Frisz for a lioense as vendor of liquors in the building at the corner of Eighhh St. and' Mineo1a A~e. in block 93, be approveq, and a license issued on receipt of the license fee. When put to a vote, the motion carried. ~ ~ Marshal McCain reported fiTe arrests in SeptGmber, with fines of $46.00 or forty days on the streets assessed~ The fire chief reported one fire in September and that the engine had been checked each week and found O.K. A letter from the Secretary of the American Legion Auxiliary expressing their appreciation of the use of the Community Building during the recent Conference, was read~ Mr. Miller Made a motion, seconded by Mr. Harper, and carried, that the license fee of the City Attorney be refunded. CITY OF CLERMONT' MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 8, 1941, 8:00 P.M. page 2. ~ --- ~~ Mr. Egan made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. H. Harper and carried, that the following bills be approved and paid when money is available: 1636. R.F.House 125.00 7. R. F. Anderson 115.00 8. G. H. McCain 115.00 9. Iuving F. Morse 25.00 l640~ J. P. Achord 25.00 1. Rose M. Sharpe 10.00 2. Hilda Dull 5.00 3. O.K.lce Co. 5.75 4. H. W. Bailey 10.27 5. Sanger Builders Supply 24.04 6. Clermont Hardware Co 54.44 7. Postal Colony Co 7.06 8.Clermont Press 10.06 ~. Frank Benedetti 2.50 1650. Edge Mercantile Co .70 .1. J.W.Stokes 10.29 2. Davis Ofrioe. Supply 1.50 3. General Electric Sup.Corp40.67 4. Pitts burg Meter Co 31.04 5. Cities Supply Co 36.68 6. Standard Oil Co 68~26 7. Dr. W.G.Douglas 4.00 ( 8. Fla. Telephone Corp 11.85/~) 9. Fla. Public Service Co 300~87 l660~ Mrs. M.O.Etheredge 2.15 1. Achord's Garage 26.14 2. Ca sh-Pay roll, petty 281.39 3. Leedy Wheeler Co. 1,199.20 Del. Tax Note Fund 4. H. F. Bailey 9.00 ~ -.., Water Supt. Anderson reportedt hat the new pump had been installed and connected with the Ford Engine, and could be used in an emergency, but that tre switches for the new electric motor had not arrived, so it could not be used regularly. City Attorney Morse reported that he had ohecked the new contract with the Florida Public Service Co for electrio servioe; that it provides the same rates as the City is paying at present, and isfor one year from date of old contract which expired Sept.28, 1941; and has provisions for renewal or discontinuation of servioe on due notice. Mr. Gaines made a motion, that the contract be approved, and the Mayor and City Clerk be given authority to sign said contract for the City~ The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller, and when put to a vote, the motion carried. ~~. Gaines made a motion, seconded by Mr. Harper, and carried, that the City Clerk take the necessary steps to advertise for the registration for the annual eleotion to be held Deoember 9th, 1941. gity Attorney Morse had prepared a Resolution, confirming the Assessment Roll. Mr. Miller made a motion, _, which was seconded by Mr. Gaines, and when put to a vote, carried; that the resolution be adopted. A oopy of the Resolution in full, follows the minutes of this meeting. The City Atto.rney had prepared an o~ninance for the tax levy. Mr. Gaines introduced the Ordinanoe entitled "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A TAX LEVY ON PROPERTY IN 'THE CITY OF CLERMONT FOR THE YEAR 1941; P.R.QYIDING & BUOOET OF EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1941 AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR." which was read in full, and Mr. Gaines- moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller, and when put to a vote, the mption,carried. Mr. Gaines then moved that the rules be waived, and the ordinanoe read the second time by its title only. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller, and when put to a vote, the motion carried. Mr. Gaines then moved that the rules be further CITY" "OF' CLERMONT MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 7," 1941' page 3. ~ .., waived, and that the ordinanoe be read the third time and plaoed upon its' pa'ssage, whlchwa"s seconded by Mr. miller and unanimousl.y' oarried. Thereupon the ordinanoe was read in .full, and upon passage of'the same the roll was oalled, and the vote was' as follows: Ayes-Egan, Gaines, Harper, Keene, Mill:.er; Noes-no~e. So the Ordinanoe passed, title as stated, and was ordered reoorded in the Ordinanoe Book and nuberedOrd1nance No. 54. A copy of the Ordinanoe in full appears in this book, fo!lowing the minutes' of this meeting. There being no further business at this time, the Counoil adjourned, to meet at the oall of the pres'dent. at/~il ~ ~ ~ ~ .-,. .~ ~ RESOLUTION. CONFIRMIBGASSESSMENT R0LL WHEREAS.. G. A. Nash. Tax Assessor of the City ot Clermont If has completedtbe Assessment Rell ot preparty within the CitY' of Clermont .foP the year 1941., aDd pl'eSeDted the same to the'Clty Councll; and... WBEREAS~ pursuant to due and legal notioess requi~4 by the Charter or the Clty of Clermont the sa1d Clty Counell dld give notice that lt would slt aa an equalization board at tbeClty Hall1nClermont.. Florida., at 7'..10 P. fl. on .. ~'... [LT, Ie;' ~ I tor the purpose of hearing oompla1ntsas to the sald sssess- ment roll and equalizing 8Ddeon.flrmlng the same; and that at such meetIng there were more eompla1ntsto be heard than tha't t1me permitted andsa1d meet1mg or the Council sitting aaan equalization board was adjourned until q' ~ ~ :z ";l..1fr;.at ;(-ooP,&I. at. whieh time and at tlle same place,. the City Couno1ls1ttlngasanequal.. lz8,t1on board,.d1d hears1l complaints aDd d1d adJWlt and: equalize the sald taxassess.ment roll and the 8-eo 1s nn ~qual1zed snd adjusted,. therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the City COU1':lCl1 .&1' the 01ty G~ Clermont. that the Assessmellt Roll o~ theClty otClermont fer the year 1941:,.. as prepared by O. A. Wash, Tax As.sessc::>r 0r theC1tyof Clermont. AB equalized by the City Caunell. be ~and the same ls" hereby ratified.... 'approved ana.conflrmed. ~{;-\"'~;":~" ., ' , " ORDINANCE NO. ~~ -~ _1~\ AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A TAX LEVY ON PROPERTY m THE CITY OF CLERMONT FOR THE YEAR 1941; PROVID- ING A BUDGE',r OF'. EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1941 AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR. SEC'l'ION 2. It is further found and determined by the Council that the total or the Assessment Roll of the City of Clermont fc;>r 1941.., as prepared by the City TQX AssessGr aEdaa equalized.., appt>oved and confirmed by the City Council ~8 t1.248,326.00; that eachml1l of taxes ~evled CllBsald swn wUlproduee $1.248.32.. 1tsueh taxes are cGlleeted in full; .~ --., that the reasonable expectancy 0f the collection ot taxes ls, 95 per oent.. of the total ,v:sr and based on said expectancy of collectlon,.- each mlll levied should produce $976.80; that there arehom:estead exemptio.nsof $355:.512_50 to be deducted from the tot;al Assessment Roll to arrive at. the value ot p1"Qperty su.bject to taxation tor operating expenses and lnaddltion thereto the further sum of $lO.~650.00 for, widows" and dis- abil1ty exemptions aDd the further sum of $'74,685.00 for lands owned by the stateo.f F1Gr1da and the f'urthersum of 0134.779.00 for property delin~ent in taxespr10r to the year 1941~; leav1ng the total assessed value of property s-abjeet to taxation for operating expensesot the Clt7.~; $6'72.699.50. that eachmUl levied. based. on en, ex~ectaney of collection of 95 per cent. ahGUld produce $f339.06. Page 2 of Ord1Bance NO. t' ~ ., SECTION 3. It '1s hereby .found atlddetermined b,. the City Council that to raise the above mentioned sums ot money. a tax levy of 18 mills is required to be made as fallows: For General Fund For Interest & Sinking Fund. and Reserve for Bonded Indebtedness 3! Mills rD~ Mills For Delinquent Tax Nate Fund .~ Mills SECTION 4. Thebe is hereby lev1ed and shall be calleeted on each dollar of " taxable property in the City of Clermont, a tax or 18 mills tor the year lQ4J. as follGws: For"Gene~9.1 Fund For Interest & Sinking Fund. and Reserve for Bonded In.debtedness For Delinquent Tax Note FUnd 3i 'M111 s . rot Mills 41: Mll1a SECTION 5. The Tax Assessor ot the Cityot Clermont is hereby directed to extend the Assessment Roll of the City heretofare approved by the Council in accordance with the millage provided in Sect~on 4 of this ordinance and to deliver , . same to the City Clerk and Tax Colleotor with his'warrant attached thereto. The City Clerk and Tax Collector is hereby directed to collect the said taxes at the time and 1n the 'manner' provided bylaw and the genera1 ordinances of the City . of Clermont. .... ~ SECTION 6.. The moneys raised by this tu levy are hereb~approprlated for the purposes far whieh levied; and n~ moneys raised for the Inte~est and Sinking Fund. u~d Reserve for Bonded Indebtedness, shall be used for any other purpose than paying. first. the intere.st on 1ndebtedness of the City of Clermont falling due eRring the ealeooar year of 1942 and. s,econd.., for the retirement of the prine ipal of" such Indebtedness In sueh manner as theC0linc11 may hereafter determine. No moneys raised for the Delinquent Tax Note Fund shall be used tor any other purpose tbB~ the purchase ~f Delinquent Tax Notes of the City of clermont. Page 3 of Ord1Danoe NO. .' , .. SECTION 7.. This ordinance shall be effee tlve ~ .. immediately upon its pass.age and approval by the !layor.. - ., ,., ..' ~ .- ... --' ..... ;- .- - - ~ ~ ~ .~ ~- - - - -- '~ - - ~ ~ Passed by the City Council at its regular meetl~g held on Tuesday, October 7th.. 1941. &tft~ PresIdent of' City Council .:... ATTEST: City Clerk ~ - - ~ - ~ - .~ - ~ - ~ - - - - ~ - ~ ~ ~' ._. ~. ~ ,~ -~._. ~ ,~ ,~ .. Received and approved by me this '7th d~y of October.. A. D... 19410 Mayor 000 ~ -.~ CITY OF CLERMONT RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS Fffi SEPTEMBER, 1941~ .~ ~ RECEIPTS cash on hand & in Bank 8-31-41 Water accounts collected Water metre deposits Water Service Connections Licenses Fines & 'Forfeits Cemetery Lot's Miscellaneous collections Taxes & Paving DISBURSEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE DEPT. Salaries Puel & Lights Office supplies & Expense Misc. (church lot) STREET DEPT. Labor Street Lights TrUCk Expense Miscellaneous FIRE DEPT. Salaries POLICE DEPT. Salaries Miscellaneous , WATER DEPT. Labor Pumping Expense Truck Expense Miscellaneous Meter Deposit refunds SANITATION- garbage disposal '788.90 45.00 10.00 1,018.'75 9.00 93.75 46.35 16.86 174.00 '1.50 18.11 45.00 205.30 183.9'7 32.9'7 '7.60 130.00 3.65 87.50 66.'78 15.53 1.38 20.00 PARKS DEPT. Labor, lights, tools etc Cemetery labor Building Repairs GENERAL- gas & oil for employees and in tank Balance on hand ACCOUNTED FOR AS FOLLOWS: 23.20 29.40 Cash on hand, City Clerk Alc in Bank, General Fund Int.& Sinking Fund Del. Tax Note FUnd 2 & 3 Mill levies Fund Meter Deposit Fund Refunding Expense Fund ~ -~ 238.61 429.84 25.00 133.65 191.19 53.40 52.60 5.00 28.01 20.00 1~40I.08 5,861.90 1,199.20 1,002.14 427.60 809.90 $9,850.51 2,028..61 11,879.12 . \ \ ) 1,157.30 10,'721.82 10,'721.82 R. F. House, City Clerk