HomeMy WebLinkAboutOct 12, 1944OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Adjourned Me et lng
October 12, 1944
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. All members oresent
Discussion of the budget for the year 1945.
Resolution offered by Spekulant, seconded, by Bentzen. W.~REAS the City Manager has
presented an estimate of the exDenditures and receipts for the various funds as re-
quired by Section 63, Cha0ter 7 of the Charter of the City of Colmabia Heights; and,
WT~EREAS the City Council of the City of Col~nbia Heights has held meetings at various
times for the puroose of adooting a budget for the City of Col~mbia Heights for the
year 1945. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Col~nbia
Heights that the following budget be adooted for the year 1945, with receiots and
disbursements distributed as follows:
Estimated Receiots from - '
Fund Est. Disburse. ~Taxstion 'Liouor Fund 'Lic. & Fees 'Total
Admin. 15,740.00 11,140.00 ~,000.00
Police&Court 17,490.00 10,000.00 4,000.00
Fire Dept. 8,2.40.00 6,700.00 1,540.00
Heal th ~00.00 270.00 ~0.00
Street 15,960.00 ll ,0O0.00 4,960.00
Sewer 4 ,S00.00 3,870.00 430.00
Library 1,960.00 1,760.00 200.00
Parks &
Playgrounds 6,990.00 6,290.00 700.00
Em. Debt. Cert. 1,000'.00 1,000.00 -
Firemen' s Re-
lief Assn..'/~oo 102.34 102.~4
1,600.00 15,740.00
$ ,490.00 17,490.00
- 8,240.00
- 300.00
- 15,960.00
- 4,300.00
- 1,960.00
6,990.00
1,000.00
102.34
72,082.~4
Roll Call - All ayes.
52,132.34 14,860.00 5,090.00 72,082.34
Resolution offered by Soe~.alant, seconded by Bentzen. ,~rKEREAS the City Council of
the City of Colu~ubia Heights has at various times held meetings for the purpose of
discussi~ the budget for the year 1945; A!~D ',M{EREAS tl~e Council has determined that
the following a~nounts of the budget be raised by taxation; BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED
by the City Council of the City of Col~z~bia Heights that the County Auditor be and
'he is hereby instructed an~ authorized to levy the following amotu~ts for the year
1945, for the various f~n~ds as follows:
Administration
Police and Court
Fire
Health
Street ~.aint enanc e
Sewer
Library
Park
$11,140.00
10,000.00
6,700.00
270.00
11,000.00
~, 870.00
I ,760.00
~ ,290.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Auditor be and he is hereby authorized and
instructed to levy in addition to the aforesaid budget the s~n of $1,000.00 for an
Emergency Debt Certificate issued as oer Ordinance No. 198 of July 25, 1944. BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Auditor be and he is hereby snthorized and instru~
ted to levy a tax of one-tenth of one mill (.1%~) of the assessed valuation of the
City of Columbia Heights, to the amount of $102.34, for Firemen's Relief Association.
Roll Call - All ayes.
Co~nunication from Governor T~ve read regarding aid and sssistance to retu~rned war
veterans. Discussion.
1.~otion by Jackson, seconded by Soekulant, that the City Manager write the local costs
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the ~aerican Legion to try to coordinat~ the.
effort and the plexus as outlined in the Governor's letter. Roll Call - All ayes.
~,otion by Nygaard, seconded by Jackson, tha. t meeting be~adj/ourned.
Secr~t~.~y to~ t~e C~
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting
October 24th, 1944
The meetingw,~.s called~to order at 8:20 P.M. All members present. Minutes of the
previous regulsr and adjourned meetings read and s3~proved.
H. ~. Kennedy, ~64S - 6th St. N. E., aooeared before the Council're¢{uesting permission to
olace A trs~iler at the above address for a period Of six months;' said trsiler to be
occupied by applics~t's son for sleeping ~urp0ses only. Discussion.
l~otion by Bentzen, se~ond~ by Nygs~rd, that a temoorary oermit be granted to H. ~.
Kennedy to use trszler~for sleeo~ng purooses only. Roll 6all - All ayes.
Motion by Jsckson, seconded by Nygaard, that the City Attorney be instructed to dra~
up an amendment to the trailer ordinance granting the Council oower to eXtend time
limit of occupancy permit,~in special cases, over the 10-day period allowed. Roll
Call -'~ll a~es.
Motion by Jackson, seconded by Spekulant, ths.t the co~r~unication from the Police Civil
Service Cormmission regarding the resignation of J. R. l~Iurphy from the Police force
and certifying a vacancy in the Deoartment, be ~laced on file. Roll Call - All 8yes.
Resolution by Bentzen, seconded by ~ygasmd. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Columbia Heights that there is a vacancy in the Police Deoartment, and
that the Police Civil Service Co~,mission t~ce the necessary steos to fill such vs.csncy.
Roll Call - All ayes.
]~otion by Jackson, seconded by Bentzen, t~mt the co~mmnication from E. A. Carlson re-
garding Joseoh Marek's request to drain surface water from Lot BS Blk. 58 CHA across
the alley and onto Lot 22, be placed on file. Roll Call - All ayes.
Resolution offered by Jackson, seconded by Ny~'d. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Col~mbia Heights that the City Treasurer be and is hereby
s~uthorized and instructed to~trsmsfer the sum of $20A.00 from the ~ater ~r~d to {he
Fire Fund, for work performed (meter reading) for the ~ater Dep't. but paid out of the
Fire F~d. Roll Call - All ayes.
Members of the Band Board - R. A. D~hlgren, A. E. Strobel, C. F. Schultz - appeared
before the Council to discuss the policies of band administration under the present
set-u~. ~t,we~s reported that objections had been voiced s~out the b~duniforms
baing left at the disposal of the High School.
Motion by Jack~.on, seconded by Spekulant, that the band set-up, u~d.er the oresent