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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-16-1934 Special Call Meeting SPECIAL CALL MEETING. ( At 5.45 P.I. ) LA PORTS CITY COUNCIL. APRIL l~, 1934. Meeting was called to oruer by Mayor H.Y3.Harrison to appoint a City Secretary ~; treasurer to take the place of Ernest E. Saatnmen who tendered his resignation Saturday April 14, same oeing accepted with instructions to continue holding position untill a Successor could b© appoint©d. Alderman present were as follows: Geo.Counts; C.M.Agee; J.J.Roark; Geo Sharp; & L.C.Lawrence. i~ir J.Ki~ibler Attorney was also present to give advice. Motion was r~ada by uoo Counts c~ seconded oy veo Sharp that SeammenS resignation Ue accepted ~: a 5uacessor be appointed at one®. CARRIED. itiiayor stated ha had received ~` Applications for the position. of City Sec ~: Treasurer, whic<. were as follows: Otis Harrison; Thomas Sullivan; ~ I.W.Rust. Opinion was asked of Rir Kibbler in regards to Utis Harrison being aligiblo; ha replied that Otis Harrison using a relative of the Mayor's in the second degree would rave to ba ruled out; that it was not permissible for tYie Mayor to appoint a relative or in any way to use his authority in favor of same. ~, discussion was then hall on the other two applications ~: a vote tal.an on them as follows:- For Thomas Sullivan J.J.Roark FOR I. 1i . RUST C .I~.Agee Geo Counts Geo Sharp L.C.Lawrence ;Mayor than appointed I.VY.Rust as City Secretary & Treasurer. AGAINST. C.1~.Agee Gao Counts Geo Sharp L.C.Lawrence AGAINST. J.J.Roark as Successor to Ernest E.Seamraen Motion was made by Gel Counts & seconded by C.Pi. Agee that Rust take over position at 8 A.M. Tuesday. CARRIID . Finance Committee reported that th®y had secured bids for Auditing City S®cratary's books, one from Robert Brashear & another from a i~ir Milligan, a Certified Accountant at a cost of X200.00, both bids being the same8nd min Audit Co. Mr .H~as~~sr ,proposing to work on books of a evening & week ends, thib wi~l probably take from 30 to 40 says. Lotion was made by ~~~,p Sharp & seconded by Roarkt~o i.nve~tigate bids ana for the .Finance ` ' come to some agreement on ttie met:1oa o' Payment ~~~~~ CARRIED. i~:iotion made by Geo Counts d: seconded by Geo Sharp that the Alderman had not in any way influenced or been responsible for City Secretary Seammen's resignat. ~~on CARRIED 6.25 '_'.T". "lasting adjourned .