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~~/ ~,. '~ r .. Appointments • taro of two years, at the City general election. The cast t• the City for the present City Council is the sum oY ~72A.AA per year. IInder the City Commission Perm •~ Qevernaent the eoat can be, and in all probability would be X2,40®.00. How- ever, I believe that the City would be acre efficiently operated axd that it would be a~ney well spent. I would like t• have the cooperation oP the Guneil, the sitizens of La Porte mad all civic bodies in bringing A11t~t such a change in our government and I will assist in the preparation and circulation of the required petitions. It undoubtedly will .require several months t• go through proper procedure and hold the election. If the election is held a taw months frog now the Mayor will hold over until next April and the two newly elected Commissioners will `serve oYly until next dpril, at whieh tine the City would have t• have another electidn only a few months later, with a lame duck administra- tion during the meantime. I think it would be bettcr for us to arrange to have the election for the change ix the fora of government set for the Pirst Tuesday in next April, at which tine the Mayor's tern oP office will expire, ud all three members of the Comnissioa would be elected then and thereater the City would have an eleetion o81y Query other year and then for the full Commission. I will appreciate your givin these matters your seriouw eon- sideration. and I would like t• have your ideas about a better form of government for the efficient operation of the city SIGNED Fred R. Ruffy `Mayor The Mayor announced the following appoixtmonts for the fiscal year •f 1945-1946• Fire Committee l~-ater Committee J. ~1. Johnson J. N..Johnson P. L. Bexison Sewer Committee Geo. F. Norris Tax Committee T. F. Smith `J, N. Johnson P. L. Bensox J. J. Roark Police Committee Relief Committee P. L. Benson J T. F. Spith . J. Roark J. N. Johnson Finance Committee Bldg. Committee T. F. Smith J. J.~RoarY Goo. F. Norris Geo. F. Norris St• ~ Alley Committee Mayor Pro-Tea Geo. F. Norria Geo. F, Norris J• J. Roark T. F, Smith ;'I~I ~ ;,, G