HomeMy WebLinkAboutJan 5, 1925A special meeting o£ the City coun-
cil of the city of Columbia Heights:
was held in Columbia School, }Ionday,
Jan. 5th, 1925.
The meeting was called to order by~
~Iayor BIorton.
Roll cal~ found the full council l
present~.
~Iayor ~Iorton announced the meet-.
lng was called by two of the' council
and called .on Councilman Karrow to
explain. Councilman I{arrow gaye'
ibis reason, saying the present city '
!manager was not qualified for the
(sition and he should be removed and
!a new city manager hired.
Councilman Burgoyne offered the
'following resolution and moved for ...
'. its adoption:
Resolution
[ y~r~ereas,.It has been considered for
the best interest o£ the City o~ Colum-
bia Heights to have a'new city man-:
lager'capable of handling the line of
developments as pl~mned for' the fu-~
ture of this city, and s(~ that theret
Shall be ho.interruption in the per:~
formance of the duties' belonging to~
i this position,
Be it Resolved, That city manager.'
be authorized and instructed to ad-
: vertise in'the Columbia Heights Rec:.
ord, 5~inneapolis Journal, ~Iinneapolis
Trlbune and }Iinneapolis Daily Star,
twice for one ~veek, for applicants de::
siring to fill the' position, and . in:
structing ea"ch applicant to give.
writin, g his qualifications.
Be it Further Resolved, That the'~
City Council hold a special meeting'i
at the regular' me,~ting place, Colum-
bia School, Columbia Heights, for the.
purpose of acting upon or reJe. cting
!any or all of the aPplicati°ns, on Jan.
~; 14, 1925; at eight o'clock P. ~-
i Seconded by Councilmap ~[[arrow.
! Roll call--Ayes, I£arrow, Burgoyne,
i Ledwein. Nays, Ostrander,. 5Iorton.
; ~otion by I(a~'row, seconded by
Ledxvein, tbat city m'anager be re:
:quested to file his resignation With
.the secretary of the council on or b~-
fore J~n. 13tl~, 1925. '
: R011 call--Ayes, Karrow, Burgoyne,
'Ledwein. Nays, Ostrander, ~Iorton.
· 'q?he following letter was vend from
~ the' city malinger:
To Honorable ~Iayor and i City Coun-
cil, 'Colmnbia Heights:
Believing my ~tismissal' to be the
result of personal enr~ity, and for no
reason connected with services I have
· rendered the city. as city manager, 1
: hereby demand -written charges and
a public hearing in accordance with
Chapter Two (2.)i, Sectior/ Eleven (11)
of our charter.
Yours truly,
City Manager.
i ~rotion by Ka'rrow tlmt city man~-
t ger's request be granted 'and. council
present written charges, and give him
a public hearing Thursday, January
~$th, at ei'ght ($) P- m. at the regular'
meeting place. Carried nnanimously.
~Motion by t(arrow, seconded by
Ledwein, meetir~g be adjourned.
MRS. J. GOULD,
Secretary.