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10-19-1939 Regular Meeting ~ - MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ON OCTOBER 19th, 1939 The City Council met at the City Hall at 4:00 p.m. on Thur,sday, October 19th, 1939, pursuant to the call of the Mayor. Upon roll call, the fol- lowing were found to be present: Councilman o. H. Keene, Roy Lassiter, Albert M. Johnson and R. M. Stackhouse; Absent: Councilman F. B. Roe. Mayor H. C. Brown, City ,Clerk, R. F. House, and City At- torney, Geo. F. Westbrook, were also present. President Keene announced that the meeting had been ~alled upon the request of the City Attorney and requested Mr. Westbrook to explain the purpose of the meeting. The City Attorney explained that it was necessary for the Council to adopt the assessment roll which had been finally equalized and approved at the last meeting of the Council and that it was also neces- sary to pass at this time an ordinance making a tax levy for the year 1939. Mr. Westbrook explained at some length the procedure which was necessary to be carried out and there was considerable discussion with reference to the bankruptcy suit now pending in the Federal Court and also with reference to the financial affairs of the City and the desire of the Council to operate the City on a millage as low as possible for this year. ~ .,., Mr. Stackhouse introduced the following resolution, which upon being read was put to a vote and unan~ously adopted: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ASSESSMENT ROLL ~ ~ WHEREAS, K. D. Chase, Tax Assessor of the City of Clermont, has completed the assessment roll of prop- erty within the City of Clermont for the year 1939 and presented the same to the City Council; and WHEREAS, pursuant to due and legal notice as required by the Charter of the City of Clermont the said City Council did give notice that it would sit as an equalization board at the City Hall in Clermont, Florida, at 7:30 p.m. on September 26th, 1939, for the purpose of hearing complaints as to the said assessment roll and equaliZing and confirming the same; and that at such meeting there were more complaints to be heard than t~e permitted and said meeting of the Council sitting as an equalization board was adjourned until Tuesday, October 3rd, 1939, at which time and at the same place, the City Council sitting as an equalization - boar~,did hear all complaints and did adjust and equalize the said tax assessment roll and the same is now equalized and adjusted, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Clermont that the assessment roll of the City of Cler- mont for the year 1939, as prepared by K. D. Chase, Tax Assessor of the City of Clermont, as equalized by the City Council, be and the same is hereby ratified, ap- proved and confirmed. ~ ~ Mr. Stackhouse introduced the following ordinance: OHDmAUCB UO., ,"3 .~ ~ A'2 ORDDJAIICn Provld1nj a ll'ax Lovy on Pro:oer~ 1n tho City of Clomont Vor tho Year 1939. ProvidinG 0. Dudeatot Esponsea tor tho Satd City for the Y&ar 1939 tJond r1alt1n(; Approprtat iODe '&ll0r0for. DD I'.? OlEAIUBD DY TIm ern CCUllCIL OF TllECI~ Or' CLEm'Drl:,ill SECTIon 1.. It 10 horeby found and detoxm1ned , the City Council that the follow2:l13 81DBOf Donei are roquirod for theoperotlon of tbe Government of the City of Cleroont tor tile year 193): For Genoral Opol'at1ng Expensos 01,,486.50 For Inte:reat and S1nkln3 Fund 10~307.oa Por Delinquent Tax Oote Fund 2..944.sa SECTIon 2. It is further' round ,and determ1ned by the Councll that tho, total or the Assessment, Roll ot tho City of Clernonit fOr! 1939_as prepared by the City Tax Asaossor ana os ecrwa1.1zod~ approvod nnd confirmed by tho city CO\mc11 1'6 OOG1.03S.00; that each Dill of taxes ~ ~ , " . levied on said sun will p....oduoe "'9.61.65,, 1.t' Bucll taxos are co118c1;OO 1n i'ull; that the reasonable oxpectancy ot the collection of taxes is 76% of the total levy~, and based on said expectancy ofcol1ectlon ,each mill l.evled should produce C730.22; that there are homestead exemptions of" {;2Sn,400.00 to be deducted from tho total of the assessment roll to, 8%Tlve at the value of property subject to taxation tor operating expenses, laav1na the to~al aGses.ed ~Qlue of ~ropert7 subject to taxation for opera1;1nc; UpensoD of tho CltY:I C743,24a,.OO; that each 0111 lev1od~ bneod on an ~xpoctancy of col1ect1onof -..... " 76~, Oho~ld produco :~:,743.25." ---,_..,. ~ ~ SECTI~I1 3.. It 18' hereb~ found :and dete,rm1ned by theClty COUDe11 that tio raise the above aentloned sums of money. a tax lo'Uy of 20 mins 1s requ1red to be Dado. 118 tOUOW8t I:'or General Fund ro~ Interest and Slnk1116 Fund lieI' Del1J;1quent Tax note Vund 2 01118 14..ml11a 4 mille SEC~IO!T 4. There is 118I'e1>7 levied and shall be collected: ,on each ,dol1~ of taxable property 1n the Cit,. of Clermont., ,8 total tax of 20 mills for' the, year 1939, as follows: POI' GOD8X'al F'UIld For Interest and S1nk1nc Fund For' Delinquent 'l'ax Uote Fund 2 mUla 14 m111& 4 mIUe SECT'XOll 5... 'Rho 1'azAsseas-or or the, City of Clermont 1& hereby d1rected to ext~nd tbe assossment l'ollef the Clty,heretofore approved b1' the Council., in accordanee .1~ the millage provldedJD Sectlon4 or 'th1s o1"d1nance. and to deliver alUl16 to the City Clerk and Tax Col1ectw.wl~ his warrant attached thereto; ana the ,City Clerk and Tax Collector 1s hereby directed ~ -collect sald taxes at the' times and 1n the carmel' pl'oYlded by th. la." B1'J.d the General Ot'd1nancGsof theClty ofClo~nt. - --,., SECTION 6., The moneya' 'raised by tJ.1.18 tax levy are hereby appropriated fo~ the purposes tor "b.-lob levied; and no moneys raiSed tor the Intereat and SlnklnGFund shall be used tor any other purpose than pay1ng~ f1rst the interest on indebtedness of the City of Clermont tall1ng due dur1J1e the ea~endar year ~ ~ of 1040. and~ S600nd. f01.-' theretlrement of the ~1nc1pa.l 02 ouell lndobtodneos in such mnnnSFt18 the Councl! ,l:1Q~ 11eroaftw dot,orm1ne;anuoo nonoya ~1,Md for the De11nqueDf;, i'lUt Iroto ,Fund &hall b8 used tor- any othe~ purpose 'tbnn the, purchaso ~ Delinquent ';.:lax traces ~ tho City of C1ermont. SECI'IOIJ 7., ~ls Ordinance shall be effoc- tive 1:!rc.ed1ately upon lte pQ8Saee and approVal by t~o rJayor. d by '~ Co~cil at Q moot on October 19_, 9S~l. A~~EST:, - .... ... .. .... . fiii .. .. .. .. ocolved aml approvod bymo 19Z9.. , , uayc>>l' - -~ ~ ~ Which ordinance was read the first time in full. M~. Stackhouse moved that the rules be waived and that the ordinance be read the second time by its title only, which motion was unanimously adopted. Mr. Stackhouse then moved that the rules be further waived and that the ordinance be read the third time and placed upon its passage, which motion was unanimously adopted. Thereupon the ordinance was read in full and on the pas- sage of the same the roll was called and the following vote was taken: Those voting Aye: Councilmen Keene, J.ohnson, Lassiter and Stackhouse. Those voting No: None. Those absent: Councilman Roe. So the ordinance passed, title as stated, and was ordered recorded in the Book of Ordinances and num- bered Ordinance Number ~3 . Mr. Westbrook reported that it was necessary to pay Mr. Jollay $100.00 for expenses incurred by him in connection with the bankruptcy suit now pending and it was moved by Mr. Lassiter, seconded by Mr. Johnson, that the City Clerk issue a warrant payable to Mr. Henry L. Jollay for $100.00. The motion c~ried unanimously. It was moved by Mr. Lassiter, seconded by Mr. ' Johnson, that the retainer fee of City Attorney Westbrook I be made $30.00 for the month of October, instead of $25.~ which motion was unanimously adopted. ~ -~ There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 5~00 p.m. to meet at the call of the President. ~Cle;k cO#:J~ r (J~ q ~ CITY OF CLERlIIONT RECEIPTS & D!BURSEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1939. RECEIPTS' Cash on hand Aug. 31,1939 Water accounts collected Meter Deposits Licenses Fines & Forfeits Sanitary Privies Water Service Connections Miscellaneous ~ ~ DISBURSEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE Salaries Fuel & Light Office Expense & Supplies Miscellaneous STREET DEPT. Labor Lights Truck Expense Miscellaneous WPA Project FIRE DEPT. Salaries Fire Calls peLIBi Di!ijJT. Salaries Miscellaneous WATER DEPARTMENT Labor Pumping expemsl]e Office supplies Pipe & Fittings Repairs to equipment Meter Deposit refunds Miscellaneous PARKS Labor, Lights, materials CEMETERY Labor BNERAL Special Refunding expense Building repairs Meter boxes & express Diamond Ball Club Cash tn hand 8l'7~76 40;00 25l~00 30~00 5~50 5.00 216.18 150.00 2.78 l2~50 3.'71 123~60 181.81 70.40 G.StiJ 124.25 25~00 12.00 125.00 10.10 9.00 66.21 6.23 3~82 .70 10.00 2.03 69.81 35~'79 19.84 50.00 ~'78 ACCOUNTED FOR AS FOLLOWS Account in Bank, Treasurer It "" Meter Deposit Cash in drKwer, City Clerk ~ ~ 1,365.44 168.99 501.58 37.00 135.10 97.49 28.52 39.20 175.44 $:2,508.23 1,365.44 2,873.67 1,186.10' 1,687.5'7 1,385.77 281.80 20.00 1,68'7.57 ~ R.F.House, City Clerk