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I r'tr. Kiibler was instructed to check on easement needed for the :,ixpox-~. h3r. Dillard Hovey has asked that straight-in parking be, allo~d by the sde of hash building on North Secor~. street. He would be willing to pave all tl;e vray up the buildirs~; so that ~this• kind of parking could be allowed. r,~r. 13rc~m. vrus instructed to check into the feasibility of this, aixl report back tc~ ~f;'ne Commission. kAayor Pfeiffer recommended that Jack _L~v1er be appointed to the o~_f_~_ce of Civ~_1 Defense Directcm of the City of La Pane. - - l~dr. Boyle asked, ~fi'Vhat i s the matter tiYith me?, I have spent many ye~ss in. its-. L'x. Bogle farther stated that this job was taken away from him illegally, as it was done at a special meeting at w•fiich he did not attend. ",~i . I~at^rler ansvrered that tlu.s eras all confirmed at tha next regular meeting. I~r. Doyle stated that he feels that he was chosen by the pPOple by his e1e cti~i. -to Position Ro. 4, and which he feel;: covered d~lties of the CiviJ_ Defense _ Director. Iie thinks by virtue of this that it shou~.~I tie his job, I~r. Boyle eras advised that t'r~is eras not the c?.se, that the various appoa.rtments xere made after the election, by Ordinance. I~dx~. Bro~rn told r"fr.I3oyle tlzt t he uziderstood that he had z^ra:,itecl someone else outside the City to serve as. Civil Defense Directr~r, and rsr. Boyle stated that tr~is eras not. so. r,+lr. Boyle said he did not want to take this to Cour~~ to prove his point. r,!Ir. I~i.ibler stated that our Charter provides that we can, dischar;e ar.;~• appointed officer. - ' h4otion by Broti~m, second. by Lavrler, that upon recommendation of 1,2a;,ror II. P. . Pfe:~ffer, Jack Lavrler be appointed Civil Defense Director of the City of La Porte. - • Carried. ".:s. Boyle stated that' he~ thought it E•,*as very unfeir, the Z~ray it zr4~ handled. I~~x. Brarn. stated that he thought the Civil Dofense Director shou)_cI remain ti~*iti~.in the City, and not be given to an outsider. fir. Loyle stated that he v.ants tc remain as Civil Defense Director as he is also F3xe Con:ni s::iorer and he tkiinks that t~d.s ru_~s hand in hznci. ~'he Coamr- issioners did not feel this way, and stated that they f. eft that Mfr. Boyne should be entire],y s eparated frcm arty connection with the police department or the Civil Defense Department. I;Lr.Boyle stated that he had served as Civil Defense Director far eleven years, azd had secured t'ne best radio system possible •~$~i~'$o~iorte. IIe felt that this pgsition should remain in connection r~ith his as ~.re Commissioner, as in his opir_ion, that ways the way it eras set up.