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City Hall .
250 E. Pine St. 7:30 p.m
Ce~htral Point, Oregon October 7, 1.969
The Common Council met in regular adjourned session with Mayor Burton
presiding. Present were: Bigham, Hill, Reed, Van Horn, Absent; Manasco,
Tonn. Also present: Mansfield, Tate, Bessey, Tucker, Higinbotham, Corliss.
Minutes of the previous meeting was read and discussed. Councilman
Hill asked for a correction on page 2, paragraph 2: "---that the report
of Mr. Hill's recommendation --" should read to say: "--that the
report of the Administrative Committee's recommendation --" Also on
page 3, paragraph 2, (referring to Officer Bissett's leaving) "-- has
given short notice .j•hrs:%)~bfc~his d'esire." This should read to
say: "-- has given short notice of his resignation". With those
corrections, a motion by Van Horn, seconded by Hill approved the
minutes as corrected. All in favor. Motion carried.
There were no Planning Commission minutes to be discussed.
The next item of business was the minutes from the Board of Appeals
meeting. The Board has requested that an ordinance be drafted to
provide for special meetings that can be called with a 2 day notice
given to all members. Also they recommended that the Board be increased
to 7 members which would give them a quorum of 4 and to drop the
provision of having alternate board members. After discussion on
the matter, Attorney Mansfield was directed to draft a new ordinance
with the requested changes.
Mayor Burton recommended Jack L. Sanders for the appointment of Chief
of Police. Mayor Burton read many qualifications which make Mr. Sanders
a very good choice for the position. He also recommended that Mr.
Sanders be started at a salary of $800.00 per month. Motion made by
Reed, second by Bigham to appoint Jack Sanders as Police Chief. Roll
call vote indicated all in favor. Motion carried.
At this time Mayor Burton asked Mr. Sanders and our other new patrolman,
George Tomberlin, to step forward to he could sware them in for their
new positions. Mr. Tomberlin was hired to replace Lee Bissett. Mayor
Burton presented the Chief's badge to Jack Sanders and wished him lots
of luck in his new position.
The appointment of a Planning Commission member was the next item of
business. The replacement is to replace Henry Taylor who had to
resign do to some classes he is taking. Mayor Burton suggested
Byron Backes as the replacement. After some discussion, all agreed
to accept the Mayor's appointee.
The Rogue Valley Council of Governments has requested that the City of
Central Point appoint an alternate representative to attend the meetings
when Councilman Manasco is unable to attend. Mayor Burton stated that
he had already talked with Harry Tonn about: the appointment and he
said he would accept. All were in favor of Councilman Tonn being
appointed as alternate representative. .
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The lease with Mr. Lull for the granite pit was discussed. Attorney
Mansfield discussed with the council the changes that Mr. Lull had
requested. Mr. Lull would like to have a 5 year lease and have an
_ .additional year to fill in the pit after his lease is~up. After much
discussion it wad decided to table the matter for further study.
Proposed ordinance No. 963 was read by attorney Mansfield and discussed
with the Council. This ordinance referrs to the lease with Mr. Dunn
for the "Neidermeyer property". Attorney Mansfield recommended the
passage of this ordinance. The lease is to begin Novemberl, 1969,
although Mr. Dunn may. be able to take over the land as soon as Mr.
Neidermeyer removes his hay. Motion by Bigham, second by Hill to. ,
adopt Ordinance No. 963. Roll call vote. All in favor. Ordinance.
No. 6 declared duly adopted.
Mayor Burton brought to the attention of the Council that the time
deposit needs to be re-deposited by the City Treasurer. Motion by
Reed,. Second by Bigham to have the City Treasurer re-deposit the
time deposit.' All in favor. Motion carried.
The Norris property was discussed. The city has only received one bid
for the property. The bid was received from James A. Cochran, for
$1,"601.00. The city has costs against this property of about
$2,500.00. A motion was made by Van Horn, second by Reed to reject
the bid for $1,601.00. All in favor. Motion carried.
'Councilman Van Horn complimented the Police Dept. on the increase of
citations being issued.
_ There was much discussion on the students walking down 2nd Street and
blocking the street to the point where no cars can get through. Barr~;cades
have been put up so the students won't cut across the streets. It was _
suggested that Chief Sanders contact Mr. Moore at Crater High School
so that he can take care of the problem from his office.
The League of Oregon Cities Convention was discussed. The convention.
is to be held November 16, 17, 18. The League has. requested that those
who plan to attend make reservations so they will know who to count on.
- .After some discussion, it was decided due to the budgeted amount, that
only the department heads, City Recorder, City Administrator and 1
member of the Council attend the convention.
Attorney Mansfield discussed the problem of indigents requesting a trial
for a misdemeanor charge. Mansfield stated that this could be quite a
problem for the city unless something can be worked out with some of
the new attorneys just out of law school to represent these cases for
a small fee ($50.00). The Police Committee, Police Chief and Administrator
are to meet to discuss this upcoming problem further.
Mr. Tucker asked Attorney Mansfield about the legality of charging a
,fee of $30.00 for a jury trial. Mansfield stated that this was legal
to charge this fee for it pays for the jurors in the event that the
defendant loses the case.
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There was a motion made by Hill,, second by Van Horn to approve the
bills for September. All in favor. Checks are to be written to pay
the bills from the proper funds.
Mayor Burton asked Fire Chief Higinbotham about the sleeper program.
He stated that so far there hasn't been much response but it will
take a little time until the word gets aroung..
A motion by Van Horn, second by Hill to adjourn the meeting. All
infavor. Motion carried.. 8:45 p.m.
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3865 Payroll Account ~ 10,331.61
3866 Payroll Account. ~ 495.93
3867 Payroll Account 166.14
3868 William A. Mansfield 225.00
3869 Volunteer Firemen Fund 250.00
3870 Ivan A. Burton 20.00
3871 Les Bigham 20.00
3872 . Allen Hill 20.00
3873 Robert Manasco 20.00
3874 Harold Reed 20.00
3875 Harry Tonn 20.00`
3876 A.D. Van Horn 20.00
3877 DeArmond Leigh Sherrff & Tax Coll. 535.30
3878 U.S. National Bank 7,500.00
3879 Pacific Northwest Bell Tele. Co. 146..50
3880 Pacific Power & Light Co. 1,225.82
3881 American Linen and Supply Co. 77.b0
3882 Pine Street Shell Station 28.93
3883 M & M Agency 284.00
3884 Cal Roof Wholesale 58.40
3885 Carl E. Cherry & Son 95.00
3886 Valley Janitor Service 85.00
3887 Gorden Hardware 25.07
3888 McLaren Oil Co. 5;66
3889 The Acorn Press 41.80
3890 Southern Oregon Stationery 31.10
3891 Barco Supply Co. 14.45
3892 Dept. of Motor Vehicles 5.00
3893 Stuart Baker 10.00
3894 Demco Educational Corp. 47.75
3895 Olivetti Underwood Corp. 202.50
3896 Rogue River Irrigation District 549.99
3897 Central Point Cleaners 14.60
3898 Rogue Communications 42.50
3899 A-1 Telephone Answering Service 27.00
3900 DeArmond Leigh, Sheriff Jack Co. 10.00
3901 E & H Machine Works 9.31
3902 Dept. of Motor Vehicles 73.00
3903 Rogue Communications ~ 94.90
3904 Jefferson C.B. Sales 80.45
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3905 Naumes Equipanent 98.28
3906 Burroughs Corp. 199.89
307 Waterworks Supplies Co. 166.32
390$ Budge~+IcHugh Co. 92.07
-3909 American Steel and Supply 72.99
3910 Petty Cash .48.95
3911 George Groom 285.00
3912 Bray Equipment Co. 8.90
3913 Texaco, Inc. 69.30
3.914 Wilburt Lull 5.00
3915 Littrell Parts. 66.32
3916. Sam Jennings Co., Inc. 2.00
3917 Concrete Steel Corp. 2,335.37
3918 Medford Printing Co. 62.31
3919 Central Equipment Co. 20.34
.3920 ~ Cascade Electric Motor Service 3.00.
3921. General Bearing Co. 32.02
3922 City of Medford 55.84
3923 Al Thompson Electric 8.00
3924 Humble Oil & Refining Co. 6.08
3925 void void
3926 Payroll Account 556.08
3927 District Court 10.00
3928 Payroll Account 10.573.21
Total 37,707.58
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