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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCM030568~~ City Mall 250 East Pine Street March 5, 1968 Central Point, Oregon The Common Council met in .regular adjourned session with. Mayor Bartley presiding. Roll call found:' Ayres, Hill, Holbrook, Mushaney, Tonn and Tucker, present. Also present: Mansfield, Mason, Tate and Bessey. Minutes recorded by F.W: Mason,City Recorder. - • Minutes of previous meetings were discussed and Councilman Tucker asked for a correction in the minutes of FebruaryE}6, 1968. The sentence in the next"to last paragraph reading "Big-~enough to be noticed, but not big enough to be trus#~ed," be changed to read ®Big enough to be noticed, but not too big to be trusted." Motion was made by Mushaney, second by Hill that the minutes of previous meetings, as mailed to each Councilman, be approved. All in favor. Motion carried. - Bills were presented to the Council for their audit. A motion was made by Holbrook, second by Mushaney that the bills be approved and the Recorder be instructed to draw warrants on the proper funds for paying them. All in favor. Motion carried.. No discussion was held on the Planning Commission minutes.- A large group of Central Point citizens were present to receive answers on the termination of-former Police Chief Edward Zander. Mayor Bartley opened the meeting with the comment that he was pleased to see such a large group present, however, it was unfortunate that it took an issue of this nature to bring citizens out in force when therewwere many important issues discussed at every Council meeting and no one appeared. Mayor Bartley then raised the question "Does this group have a spokesman." Mr. Calvin Bowers stated that he was representing the Citizen's group. Mayor Bartley challenged this statement, stating that it was his opinion that the Mayor and Council were representing the citizens of Central Point. Mr. Bowers then stated that he was representing a Committee of the following people-; Lloyd Haugen, Lucille Boling,•Ray Hall, Harold Reed, Martha Lamb and Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wyatt and that Attorney Wa~te,~ Nunley would speak for the group. Mayor Bartley then asked the Citizen's Commmttee if they yielded their right to speak. Mr. Bowers stated that they would. Some of the questions asked by Mr. Nunley were: Why was the meeting concerning the conduct of Mr. Zander held without Mr. Zander being present. A. A meeting was held January 15, 1968 and during that mmeting the duties of the 'Chief were discussed and the fact that Mr. Zander had not carried out Standards and Procedures set by previous Police Committees. Two alternatives were suggested and discussed at this meeting. Placing the Chief of Police on two months probationary period or asking for his resignation. The Police Committee recommended that the person under discussion be requested to resign. There was more discussion and a motion was made by Ayres, second by Mushaney that the Committee's recommendation requesting resignation be approved. The roll call vote resulted in a tie and Mayor Bartley broke the tie with a No vote. A motion was then made by Holbrook, seconded by Hill that the Police Ch~eef be placed on a probationary period, not to. exceed .sixty days, and"that rules and regulations were to be followed. Meeting with Chief Zander to be held on January 22, 1968 in City Hall. Majority - in favor. Motion carried. ~ EF On January 22, 1968 a meeting was held wath Chief Zander (minutes of this meeting in minute book) and after a.lenghty discussion he was ..placed on probation. On February 21, 1968 Mr. Zander was presented with a letter requesting his resignation, or, if he did not wish to resign, he was to be terminated immediately. ~1. Is the Chief of Police to be at all Council meetings? A. The Charter. does: state that the Chief should be at all Council ~ meetings to act as Sergeant of .Arms. Attorney Mansfield stated that ~ under the old charter it provided for a "Town Marshall" to be in attendance ..,_~, a~ all meetings. His opinion was that the Chief should attend all "" meetings. t~. What occured from July, 19b7, when Chief Zander was presented with a plaque for ten years service to the ,Community, to warrant this change of opinion .of his services, and his termination.. 1 1 A. Councilman Holbrook stated that before .he attempted to answer this question he would .like to make this .statement. "Remember this Council, the Mayor and the City Administrator are all here to .represent the City. I feel we have a fine community and have made wonderful progress under the present administrat-ion and under past administrations. If it is the people's opinion that the present administration is not doing a capable job then the thing to do is go tb the polls this Fall and place peiple in City Government that will do the job they wish-done. Do not let petty personal gain divide this City." Councilman Holbrook then stated that in 1964 and 1965 while .he waa Chairman of the Police Committee it was felt that a set of Standards and Regulations should be obtained from a reliable source and~then~ put into practice. He stated that every year these .Standards and Regulations had been gone over with Mr. Zander, however, as of 1968: some of the requirements had not been maintained. One of the things not kept up as far as 1968 was the posting of a work schedule so that - each officer could prepare for his .vacation time and that anyone could determine which officer was on duty at any time. At the regular meeting held February 6,.1968 Mr. Zander was asked for the work schedule that Fiadrbe~a~'e~u~~ted~in~thsczi~triua~jcemeetings, however non was available. Councilman~Holbrook mentioned other iteffis in the Standards and Regulations that were not carried out. The next question was concerning. the hiring and firing of Patrolman by the Acting Police Chief. It was stated that applications were taken, the Chief of Police, City Administrator and Sergeant picked their, first, second and third choice and these applications were turned over to the Police Committee for their approval and discussion. Their final choice would be approved by the City Council. The Acting Chief could not fire a patrolman without the approval of the Council. ~~ ~: Attorney Nunley asked by what authority the Council had appointed a City Administrator. A. It was explained that a City Administgator had been appointed. in 1959 and in February of 1959 an Ordinance was .passed approving .this appointment. Then in 1963 another Ordinance was passed placing the Police Department under the jurisdiction of the City Administrator with the exception of the Police Chief. Questions were asked concerning the damage to the Dodge Police Car. The Mayor stated that the incident was under investigation by the State Police and at this time they had no information. Council.man„MudhaneyF~an~ic:l'ticY~e~~comm~eriteclr.on their meetings with former Chief Zander, when they were Police Committee chairman, attempting to have the Standards and Regulations followed. Both stated that these rules and procedures had not been followed. A question and answer period was conducted by Mayor Bartley. The- following people were heard on various subjects such as the termination of Edward Zander, street problems on Bush Street and the sewer nse charge: Jim Fowler, Grand Ave., Bob Manasco, N. 6th St., Dorothy McGrath, E. Pine St._, Sandra Malot, N. Central Valley dr., A.D. VanHorn, Maple St., Mike Zander, Ash St., John Uerlings, Bush St., Orville Hamer, N. 10th St., D.C. Harris, Oak St., K.C. Wernmark, N. 8th St., Eva Kight, E. Pine St., Edna Skelton, N. 3rd St., D.F. Perkins, Maple St., and others. All questions were answered and it was hoped that there would be a better understanding of how the City Government was operated. Acting Chief Charles Sibley was asked to give a run down of the work schedule now in effect in the Police Department. This was brought about by a question concerning the reason for having only one man on duty at a':,trsme. Sibley stated that one man was on duty from 4:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M., and one man on from 12:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. Two men were usually on duty during the day time hours and at times two men would be on the 4:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. shift, depending .on days off and sick time.. - Mrs. D.D. Turner gave the Council recognition for the fine job they have done for the City of Central Point. The Council then made two awards. A Certificate of Merit, .from the Oregon State Board of Health, was given to Vern Capps in recognition of his accomplishments as a city employee in safeguarding the public health during 1967. Also cited was Patrolman Lar-ry Johnson, who receivedua letter of commendation from Sgt. Jim Corliss for an "excellent job" in handling his police duties and for the extra study he has devoted to becoming a better police officer. The letter was read by Ben Mushaney, chairman of the police committee, who then presented the letter to Patrolman Johnson. ~`x A letter was read from the Oregon State Sanitary Authority in reply to the City's request for assistance in, the ai~atement of a nuisance, principally fall-out from both mills, Cheney Forest Products and Mt. Pitt. Mr.Mason gave a report on the Bear Creek Sanitary Authority meeting , he attended March 5, 1968. The meeting was with City of Medford and Bear Creek Sanitary Authority personnel. A letter was read from Mr. Ray Lamberg of the Jackson County Planning Commission. This letter was concerning the forming of an Oregon. State Association of Planning Commissions. This association would be for thb purpose of being beneficial in the field of improving existing legislation affecting the partitioning of land and similar areas of mutual interest. They are hoping that all of the planning commissions will be in favor.of this association. The Planning Commission has O tentatively approved acceptance. ~ Councilman Tucker gave a report on .recent meetings of the Rogue Valley Council of Governments. V . ~ Proposed resolution No. 144 was brought before the Council. This is a resolution adopting the.. charter agreement and by=laws of the Rogue Valley Council of Governments, appointing a representative of the city thereto and repealing resolution No. 143. Motion by Mushaney, second by Holbrook to adopt resolution No. 144. Roll call vote.- All in favor. Resolution No. 144 duly adopted. Warren Holbrook reported on a request for a baseball daamond to be built on joint City and School property at the Mae Richardson School. This request was made by one ,of the Voluf~teer Firemen. There was. no objection from the Council. Proposed Ordinance No, 914 was presented to .the Council by Attorney _ Mansfield. Ordinance No. 914 is "An Ordinance granting to,Pacfic Power and Light Company, a corporation, and to it's successors and assigns, a nonexclusive license and franchise for a period of twenty. , (20) years to construct, maintain and operate in and on the present and future streets, alleys, bridges, malls and phblic places .of the City of Central Point, Jackson County, Oregon, electric light and power lines and appurtenances for the purpose of supplying electricity .and electric .service to the City of Central Point, and inhabitants thereof and others, subject to the terms and conditions and to the making of the payments specified in the ordinance: and providing for the repeal of Ordinance No. 271 of the City of Central Point, approved May 12, 1948," was submitted to the Council. After discussion, the ordinance was duly read and considered in accordance with the law and the Charter of the City of Central Point, Councilman Ayresmmoved that said ordinance be enacted, Councilman Hill second said motion. Roll call vote.. All in favor. Ordinance No. 914 declared .duly adopted. 1 'The subject of the 1968-1969 Budget was brought up and Mason requested a meeting with the Administrative Committee ~tw their earliest conven- ience. Meeting was set for Monday, March 11, 1968 at 7:30 P,M., at ;City Hall. City C1Lan=Up project was discussed. The Chairman of the Administrative Committee is to contact the Chairman of the Lions Club to see if they would sponsor the project, this will take place in the Spring, probably in May. A letter from Engineer Bryce Townley was read: "My firm can prepare a preliminary estimate of cost for constr- uction a treatment plank and trunk lines that would serve a comparable population as projected by the Bear Creek Sanitary Authority. This will not be a critique of the other studies; but, as you requested, will furnish the vital statistics necessary for you to make your final decision. Namely: - 1. Total cost of Sewage Treatment Plant and trunk lines. 2. Annual Bond costs to repay No. 1 3. Annual Operation and Maintenance costs. 4. Compare 2 and 3 with Medford and B.C.S.A., annual costs. On a flat fee basis, the report can be prepared for $1,000.00." A motion was made by Hill, second•by Tonn that the above study be made so the Council would be in a better position to answer questions by the citizens of Central Point, and to determine the best procedure in the future. All in favor. Motion carried. Motion by Mushaney, second by Ayres that the money needed for this study be appropriated from the ~nergency Fund. All in Favor. Motion carried. The City Charter was discussed. As of this meeting there has been no action taken. ~ - War. No. 2289 Payroll Account 4,467.94- 2290 P.E.R.B. Soc. Sec. Rev. Fund. ~ 879.42 2291 1st National Bank of Ore., L.P. Br. 1,030.70 2292 Oregon State Tax Commission 303.70 2293 Aetna Life Insurance Co. 93.35 2294 Petty .bash 100.00 2295 void void zz96 Woodman's Accident and Life Ins. 77.00 2297 William Mansfield ~ 200.00 2298 Rogue Federal Credit Union 175.00 2299 Volunteer Firemen- 200.00 2300 Wilma Grisham - 10.00 2301 F.W. Mason ~ 50.00 230 Payroll Account 2,100.00 2303 League of Oregon Cities Trust 379.05 2304 Pacific Power and Light Co. 1,107.84 2305 -Pacific Northwest Bell Tele. Co. 106.20, 23ob Jackson County Title Co. 75.00- 6 ~m.- ;: ~`~ D~ -2307 Alexander Hardware 48.51 2308 S & M Auto Parts 12.25 2309 Burroughs Corp. ~ ?4.66 .2310 Legislative Counsel Committee 37.50 2311 Northwest Photocopy Corp. 12.50 2312 B.B. Bigham, Cascade specialty Products 3.00 2313 Reno Offutt 6.00 2314 A-1 Telephone Answering Service 27.00 2315 Valley Janitor Service 85.00 2316 Medford Builders Exchange 3.~ :2317 Southern Oregon Stationery 44.95 2318 Pitney-Bowes Inc. 76.05 2319 Central Point Florist 4.75 2320 The Artisan Press 191.70 ® 2321 Charles Sinard Shell Sta. 35.99 ~ 2322. Clarence Pepper 15.00 ~ 2323 Mike Grisham Pine Street Shell 11.01 ~° 2324 Crater Stationers, Inc. 32.84 ~ 232 American Linen Supp7,y Co. 54.89 V ,2326 Mel's Garage 6.22 2327 Texaco, Inc. 5.08 2328 California Pacific Utilities Co. 47.63 2329 Pierce Freight Lines, Inc. 14.00 .2330 Bauman's Fire EquiFanent Sales 11.14 2331 Central Point Cleaners 15.90 2332 Larry Mason 20.97 2333 Humble Oil and Refining Co. 4.66 2334 Courtesy Chevrolet 18.77 2335 Al Korbols Garage 29.10 2336 Dept. of Motor Vehicles 5.00 2337 Stevens-Johnson Auto Parts Co. 14.04 2338 Medford Printing Company 73.88 2339 William A. Mansfield 602.25 2340 Shuler, Rankin, Myers, and Walsh 250.00 2341 The Irwin-Hodson Co. 194.12 2342 American Steel and Supply Co. 62.76 2343 General Bearing Co. 7.26 2344 Laurelhurst Shop 29..50 2345 E.J. Bartels Co. 35.40 2346 Central Equignent Co. 18.23 2347 M.C. Lininger and Sons 588.87. 2348 Mark E. Boyden, Surveyor 85.00 2349 Wilburt W. Lull 150.50 23'0 Concrete Steel Corp. 87.50 2351 Wall Ford Tractor 1.25 2352 Petty Cash. 38.08 2353 V.L. Minkler Co. 23.70 2354 Waterworks Supplies Co. 17.72 2355 Phillips Petroleum Co. 37.50 2356 Medford Water Commission 1,273.27 2357 Rogue Communications 17.95 ® 2358 Norris Shoe Co. 2359 Savage Top Soil and Gravel 30.00 2360 McLaren 0i1 Co. 39.73 2361 Oregon Assoc. of City Finance Officers 2.00 2362 Jerry D. OConnor 7,63 2363 Grange Coop 2.20 2364 Rogue Valley Council of Governments 25.00 2365 Littrell Parts 187.31 2366 Shell Oil Co. 2367 ]:st National Bank of Ore., C.P. Br. L~,176.38 Total 20,432,63 There being rio further business, motion by Tonn, second by Hill to adjourn the meeting until the next regular meeting or to the call of the Mayor. 'All in favor. Motion carried. ayor ' ATTEST: ~w 0 ~ L.~a-~,,~--,- City Recorder Approved by me this ~ ryL~ day of April, 1968. yor ' ~i