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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940 11-12 CC SP MIN150 National City, California November 12, 1940 A special meeting of the City Council was called to order by the Mayor et 7:00 o'clock P.M. on November 12, 1940; said meeting called pursuant to law and to the cell by the Mayor Council es shown by the following affidavit: of the City NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0P NATIONAL CITY CALIFORNIA TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONALICITY;tCALIFORNIA7 t ` GENTLEMEN: �. _ ✓. Z__L. Plesse take notice that a special meeting of the City Council of the City-of:National City; California, ischereby-called-by=the-under- signed Mayor of the said City, and will be held in the chambers of the ' said City Council in the CityrHall:in said-City'on;Tuesday; the-l2th 'I day of November, 1940, at 7:00 P.M. o'clock of said day. The purpose of said meeting will be the consideration of the resignation.of David,W. Bird -as Msyor:ot-the saidCity-andsuch other business es may be desired. ". _ ^,- - r crccr .'_ ___t< .,vj L• my hand this 12th day of November, 1940. -'- P r•-_" [;r "ri„ )'r. a -or of the City of National City, California Witness STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIE'GO ) ss. Dale Smitb1,,beingyflrst duly_ sworn- deposes. and` says:• That he is and et all times hereiaefter mentioned wes a citizen of the United States of America, over -the -age of TwentyBone yearsand;City,Clerk of said City f of National City, California; that on the 12th day of November, 1940, and more than ,three' ;hours- before ` the time; designated yin- the, foregoing_ n notice end call for a special meeting of said City Council, for the meeting therein referred -to, affiant-personally-delivered:in said City to each of the members of said City Council, a notice whereof the fore- going is a true copy: rc ri Subscribed end sworn to before me this j°,C - day of,November,(1940.•„ Not of S'a'n Diego and for the County ate- of -California_ Councilmen present: Cordingly, Kilereese, Thatcher, Warner, Bird. --The purpose of this meeting being the consideration of the resignation of David W. Bird as Mayor, it was moved by Cordingly, seconded by Kilcrease, that the verbal resignation of David W. Bird es Mayor, be accepted, to be effective immediately. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. Councilmen absent: none. Nominations were then in order for Mayor. Moved by Bird, seconded by Warner, end Kilcrease, that Mr. Frederick J. Thatcher be elected Mayor of the City of National City. Carried, all Council- men present voting aye. Councilmen absent: none. Mayor Thatcher took the chair. David W. Bird presented his verbal resignation as City Councilman to become effective December 70, 1940. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Warner,that his resignation be accepted. Carried, ell Councilmen present voting aye. Councilmen absent: none. Councilmen Cordingly end Kilereese steted that their choice of a new councilmen is Gilbert E. Fritz, to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Birds resignation. After due deliberation, it was moved by Warner, seconded by Kilcrease, that Gilbert E. Fritz be appointed to fill the position of Councilmen until the next regular Municipal Election; said appointment —to become effective January 2, 1941. Carried, by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Cordingly, Kilcrease, Thatcher, Warner. Hayes: none. Absent: none. Not voting: Councilman Bird. Councilman Bird suggested that the office of the Superintendent 151 fiend City Engineer be separated and that Floyd Finnerty be appointed Superintendent of Streets. Moved by Bird, seconded by Cordingly, that RESOLUTION N0. 2164 appointing Floyd Finnerty as Street Super- intendent be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye on roll -call. Councilmen absent:_done. / After considerable discussion of the adjustment of the wage scale for the employees of the City, it was moved by Bird, seconded by Cordingly, that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a_ Resolution and present it at the next regular meeting, covering the proposed changes. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. Councilmen absent: none. Chief Bird informed the Council that the light at the corner of 13th and Wilson had been moved to the corner of 13th and Harding, '.."---------in-accordance with the instructions of the City Council. Report of the Tax Collector of the collections to date es compared with the collections as of same date in 1939, showed taxes coming- im much', fasten. Being no further business, it was moved by Bird, seconded by Cordingly, that the meeting adjourn. carried, all Councilmen present Voting aye. Councilmen absent: none. ATTEST: City Clerk Respectfully submitted Mayor of the City of National City, California