1962-05-01 RegularThe Cit~ Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, ~et ~ regular Session at the C. ity Hall
on the above date at 7:00 P. ~. with the foil·wing ~resent: ~ayor ~ack, President .Gardner, Councilmen
Hunt, Parkerson, Uatford and Yeilding with Attorney Hendry and Clerk Spivey.
Minutes of the ~eeting held April 3, 1962, were read and appreved 'a~ rea~.
The fol~ewing bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are avai~ablel
~rop~4 iz~e:~'~te~, Thc. $ ~O.O0j
Inter ~nty Tel an~ Tel C~apa~ ' 6.83
Florid~PoW°r and Light Co~pa~y 535.26
The Sa~ Pax Co~poration 163.38
Hunt B~thers Grocery 15.60
Dure-T~ j~ Corporation 44.00
Clem ~ ~un 2.9%
s~ La~ rr~tere
Okeeeho me Hard,are & Furniture Company 7.0%
Raulers m ~epartaent Store 6.66
OkeechO ~e Atlantic Service 39.90
Mix. ri' s ~arag~ 74.10
MOterol L Cemmnieations and Electronics Inc. 15.%0
Meterel L Fire·ese Corporation 38.%7
Rem A mrieaa Serriee Station 177.%4
Park "6 ~u sorvi~e
Ok, soho me General Hospital 13.7%
The Oke ~ohoboo Nm ' %060
Rutled! ~ I~e Serviee 1.20
aebia~o t Seed Store
South ~ ~rida Offiee Equipment & Supplios 9020
Fle~Equipaent Co~pa~r ef Tampa
~t~ez ~ srittith ~=.
Fl·tidal Power and Light C~ 498.~3
Smith. ~air Xes. %%. 8%
Fergusoj~ l'Xlmbing & Eleotri~ ~ 3X.30
Webster Cerper~tioa lb. 7~
William ! Electric 11.38
Se·th ~ b~rida Office E~Lpaent ~& Supplies 1.60 ..
Teseo C ~aleala 42.7%
R~M~IL ~an~facturi~ng~ cc~pan~ .... 499.80
Pad, eft ~ · Pharmacy 15. ~
Okeechc ~e Hardware & Furniture Cmapaz~
~ig Lah~ Printer~ 9.2%
Okeeahe ~ee "66" Servi~e
0kee~h~ lee AtlanfAe Service 7.20
IafAl=e~ In=erpera~ 1~.8%
Davie Hgtor & Supi~ Ce., In~. ~27.e6
Bemt~"jl A~te Su:pp3~, Ima. 12.27
Dener' l<a=hiae Shop 31~.28
Ha~e. S libra lard Serviee 7.73
:RefAecll,) Ice Service 6.60
Wester~ Auto Stere
Atte~a~' L~aber Compan~
Okeeehe ~· B~iXdere S~pply Ce~par~ lOOe3~
0harlef ~uafreve 7.37
Marvin Art·ate, ~ager of Florida Power and Light Com~az~ was prese4t and pre·en~e~
ligh~ schedule aa~previe~sly reques~ed by t~e Council. After discussion Conn~ilmm Hunt moved to accep~
~e~ Of A~~ and or replaoing 17 street l~ghts at a ~ost of $1,006.00 per year, see~nded by
Counc~n Yetldi~g and unaniao~sly carried. The C~erk was instructed to iawae letter of authorization
for i~talling a~l or repla~ing the above lighte a~ the following lo~a%ionat
1. lo~ st. se~th at ~ st. ,
2. 11~ z St. so~th at ~ St. (2~0~)
3. l~ z St. S.~th at ~ st.
776
a,
i
Replace IO0~Z ~th 20,00~ Nercury Vapor
6. r,:beteaoe St~ and 2nd St. ~outh
7. Kissimme St.land l~t St.
!
Replace 2~OGL wi~ 20,000 ~ere~r7 Yapor
8, Pensacola St.; &mT Nertr~ Park Ste
10. ChekalekBkee ;t. and Horth ~ St. (20,OOC~V)
seLtnoXe st. md 3rd St.
12. St. and St. Horth
13. 3rd Street N ~rth ~ blo~k W/O Xiesimmee Ste (20,OO(~V)
st. at [is. m. st.
st. Hor st.
16.%th St. Herth' ~t ~icpechee St. '
17. lOth St. Nert ~ at Oeeeola St. (20,00(!~)
~:guerits Lyaa ~ before the Council regarding a right cf way to her property l~cated
on Taylor Creek. After di~ussion matter referred to Attorney Hendry for investigation.
~ written
Arth~ Oerdoa ap~ in regards to dog catcher e~pley~en%. Also/application wa~ received
fr~m P~bert Owens. The C~il advised Gordon to Bake formal application in detail.
The Council a~th~ed the installation of a new 1~ inch water line to City Kall.
The water consum~tou at swiuning pool wai discussed. Hatter to be investigated.
A colored delefa~on from Cyprcas Quartere appeared before the Council and expreeaed their
appreciation for now water ~ereice to Lodge and Church.
Councilman Watfo~ gave a repor~ on fires attended by the Fire DePartment in the plot ~ monthle
Councilman Watfo~ recommended o_~d aoved to purchase for the Fire Department 2 - l~ fog nozzTes
at ~l;!!.lO, seconded by Oou~i].~aa Hunt and o&rried. '
Wortmen's compensation or s~e for~ of ce~pe~atiom for/Yelmateer ~ire~e~ discussed.
be studied by t~e Core, il.
Water Supt. Xl~a~ rec~mended a mmaber ef i~ mee~e~ at the water plash. ~ai~ reooamendatio~
to be iavustiga~ed by the ~r cenaitteeo
~a~or Hack di~s~ the purchaee of a flag and flag pole for City ~all. Cem~~ ~t moved
to p~rc~e ~ai~ itss seoem#d by Co~cil~a~ Warlord and ~ried. Xatter referre~ ~e. Mayer Xack.
Councilman Hunt ~rted oompla'tnte on ~otor noise at cower plant° Matter referred to Counc~-
Councilman Hunt sjated that it wa~ agreed upon for Nix to pay 6~ per foot for use e~ dA+ch dAgger.
Councilman Yeildi~l stated that the Board of Directors of tho Chamber of Cegmerce had requested
that the Council consider ~cing the wooden post~ around parks with curb. The Council am-therised
Councilman Yeilding to inve~igate matter.
A request for a c~lvert at Lots 18 and 1~, Block 100 for Carl E. Clough was reported by
Councilman Yeilding. Roque~ granted.
Dr. Frank Platt a~red before the Council discussing dates for dog inoculation, "~The Co~_~cil
approved ~y dates for samos
L. E° Herbert ap~ stating that he would like to trade the City a suction pump for old
Junked tru~k. After discue~oe C .ouncil~an Yeilding moved to advertise for trtdo~ Attorney Hendry to
prepare advertisement. ~ '
Petition was filed by George Spann signed by property owners statin~ their approval of tho
operation of woodworkinI sh~P on Lots 11 and 12, Block 7~ Ci~& The Council orde~ same filed.
PETITION
We, the undel signed, hereby state by th~ signin~ o~ our names to this. potitioi that
we have no eb~e~t~ ~n to_ the _b~il~, operation and maintenan~® of a Wo~oF_.k~ _~i~p, t~..
be eporatsd by Ge~ a~e mpann, leeatsd on 12th St. lots 1~ and 12, blede ~,. City of ~eecno~ee
Florida:
E~_ en~e H. ~o~re W.H. 8tine P. $. Arnold Lois.
Nr~ & ~. J. W. ~k ~. S. A~!t ~~ Je~P~e
Mr. & Mrs. C. B. ~t~ Syl~ K~ ~slie ~~ Ted S~
~ P~sid~ G~r ~ssed ~ ~ed of a ~k for ~e S~et Su~n~en~. ~ C~
ag~ for P~si~at ~r ~ ge~ ~es on a ~ t~ek.
~ Co~c~ auto,seal ~e ~h~e of a Ve~ ~~ ~17~.~ for Clerk's Of~=e.
Co~t~ H~ ~d ~ a~~e for bi~ ~n ~-~f~ City ~ seco~ed ~ Co~ei~
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Councilnan YeAX~ug proO°nted- the followinf Ordinance and noved ~ts adopt$on and upon being
8ocondod by Cou~ilBan P&~o~~ war p~% to I vote And 'unanileusl~ adoptodt
FLOP. lB !! ESTABLISH1]G TH~ SAMEj P~O~I~ FOR TKB HEFTAL OF C~RTAII
OBDI~AM ~$ NOT IELU~E~ THIBB3II THE MANNER OY AWEND1]~ f~r::~0~B 0Y
mSiA FEI~L~ FOR THE YIOLATIOI ~Y; AND PROVIDIIe] WHEN THIS
BE IT OI~A_TI~D ]~ THE CITY OOUlJC~ OF THE OIT~ OF OKEBOIJ0BEE~ FLOILIDAt
,Soetio~ 1. The &c(~cat~ Code of Or~nancoo, consistin~ of Chapters 1
through 21, each incluaivo, i8 hereby adopted and emoted as the eCode of Ordinanoe8~
C~ty of Okaeehc~e, Florida," and shall betroated and cons4derod as a now and oriEinal
co~prehonsivo o~h~n~ which shall u~porsede all other feneral and peruanent ordinances
passed by tho Cit~ on or before ~anuar7 2, 1~62, enept ouch as by .reference thoroto are
e pro.s ned from rope. or continual and for
~oe~oj 2, All provisiono of sub Code shall bo ~n full for~o and offoo%
frmt and after ~ pr0mulgatieu of this ordinance for thirty dayu in the official
Journal ef the C~ty ef 0keeehobee; and all eFdinanoee efa general and permanent
nature of t~ Cijy enacted on final paosage on er before Ja~dary 2, 1~62, and not
in such Cede or ~egnised and eentinued in foree by reference therein are hereby
repealed frem ~ a~ter the effective date of thin erdinanee, _m~__ept as hereinafter
previded. Ne regolution of the City, not 8peoifieally mentioned, is hereby repeaXed. ~-~
~ee~io~. 3. The repeal previded for in Section 2 hereef shall not affect .
an~ effense er a$% eonmi%ted or dom or an~ penalty er ferfei%uro incurred or an~
right or contrac$ established or accruing before the effective date of this erdinanoel
nor shall maeh rgpeal affeo% an~ ordinance or reoelution promising or guaranteeing
the payment ef ~y by the City, or authorising the iosuane~ of an~ bonds or an~
evidence of the jt%y'8 indebtedneoo, or an~ contraot er obligation assmaed by the
¢it~j nor shall ..Oueh repeal affect tho adnino%ra%ive erdinances or resolutions of
the City Ceunoit~ no~ in eenflict er tneensistent with tho p~ovisions of such codej
nor shall raeh ~ affect an~ right ef frem~ granted by an~ erdinan~e er
rooolution ef ~ City Counoil er any preceding governing body to any persen, firn or corpore-
al nor shall 0ueh ropeal affect an~ erdinanee dedicat~,g, naniug, establishing,
locatinf, roloca~, epening, paving, widening or vacating an~ street or public
in the Cityj ner~ahall suoh ropeal affect the annual budget or appropriation
erdinanoe er re~utiouj nor ohall such repeal affeo% an~ ordinanoe establishing and
peescrib~M the gtree~ grades of any street in the city! nor shall such re~eal affect
any ordinance le~ %axes! nor shall waoh repeal affect an~ ord~-~__-oe providing for
local iuprevemen~B and assessing tax~s theruferj nor shall ~eeh repeal affect any
ordinanoe preoe~in~ regulation8 for the platting of lands or establishing subdivisions
or dedicating or~cepting any plat or subdivision in the Ci%yl nor shall such ropoal
affect an~ ordi~eo of the City granting to railroad cmapanies the right to construct
! ' such
spur railroad t~ in the Cirri nor 8hal~ ropeal affect an~ ordinance authorizing an~
~ eneroachnmnt ea ~ city or public propertyl nor shall such repeal affect an~ erdinance
~ er Code or parts %ho~eof adopted by reference by a~ section of such Code and net
include~ hereinl, nor shall such repeal affect any ordinance prescribing
regulations for specific locations, not inconsistent with such Ce, del nor shall
~ such re~al be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has bee~
, repeale$ by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.
S..ectiom 2. Any and all additions or amendments te such Cede~ when
passed in such for~ as te indicate the intentio~ of the City Council to ~ake
~e sam~ a part ther~fj shall be dee~d te be incorporated in such Cede
that reference to the "Cede of Ordinances, City of Okeechobee, Florida" shall
be understood and intended to inclmde all such additions and amendments.
~ Section ~.. A copy of such Cede shall be kept on file in the office
of the ~ity Clerk im loeseleaf fora. It shall be the express duty of the City
Clerk or so~eone authorized by hi~ te insert in their designated places
a~endme~te or ordinances which indicate the intention of the City Council
make th~ same a part of such C~de when the same have been printed or reprinted
in page. fora, and to extract from such Cede all pr~visions which m~y be fr~
time to~ time repealed by the City Council. This copy. cf such Cede shall be
available for all persons, desiring to exa~tx~ the
8ectiem 6. It shallbe unlawful for a~ person, firs, partmerehip,
a~secia$ion~ erganiaati~n er corperatio~ te vielato cr fail to co~ply with
~-- any provision cf the Cede ef Ordima~eeej City of Okeechcbee~ Florida.~
~ where n~ specific penalty is provided, therein, the vialati~ cf amy pre-
vision of such Cede shall be panisbed as prescribe~ in tecticm 1-8 ef
Cede.
Section 7,. In case of the a~e~nt of an~ sectiem ef such
for whi~ a penalty~ ia not previded~ the general penalty as provided i~
Sectieu 1-8 of suc~ Code shall appl~ to the section as amendedl or in ca~e
such am~_r~__~me_nt contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the
aforemeationed general penalty is provided in another section in the
chapters the penalty so provided in such other sectiom shall be held te
relate ~e the section sc a~ended~ unless such penalty is specifically
Section 8~ It shall be umlawf~ for a~ peraon~ firm or
corporation in the City to chan~e cr a~end by additions or dele~tiona an~
part or portion cf eUCh Code, er to i~e~t er delete pages or portions
the~ef~ er to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever
which ~ cause the law of the City cf Okeechobee te be miarepresente~
thereby, Any person, firm or corporation violating this sectioa shall be
punishe~ as provided in Section 1-8 of the Cede of Ordinances of the
City of Okeechcbee~ Florida.
Section ~, All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewit~ are, to the extent of such conflict~ hereby ~epealed.
Section 10. This ordinance shall becc~e effective on the'
thirtieth day after its final passage.
I I
7so
PASSED~AND ADOPTED ~ the City Council this la% day of Hay, 1~62.
~' Claude Gardner
pItESIDE~ OF 'CITY C0lffi~IL "'
ATTE~T~
CITY CLERX
Approved ~y ~e t~is let de~ ,f ~V 1~62.
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The Clerk was im$%r~Ot~l to l~et Ordinate ~te. 3~ ami ~O5 for fear weeks.
Upon action the $ouncil~ adjourned. /~//~~
June 5, 1~62
The City Council o~ the City of Okeechobee, Floride~ met in regular session at the City Hall
on the above date at 7:~O P. M. with the following present: Mayor Mack, President Gardner, Councilmen
Hunt, Parkereon, Warlord an~ Yeilding with' Attorney Hendry and Clerk Spivey.
Minutes of the me~ing held ~ay 1, 1~62, were read and approved as read.
The following bil~ were approved and ordered paid when funds are available':
GENERAL FU~D:
R. V. Little, Rai~ay Express 4.83
Alto Watford & So~ - 132.67
De Witt Supply Oom~y. 44.10
Donald S. Lavigne~ Inc. 88.96
Hayes Standard Se~ice 11,68
Ridge Tanklines, ~. 6.00
Gilbert Culbreth '~i 35..17
Halsey & Griffith, Inc. 74.80
Okeeohobee ~hee. ~ Furn. Co~pany 37.61
Dotherow Office Supply Company
Okeeohobee General~ Hospital 5.~O
Ferguson Plumbing ~ Electric 9.80
City of Fort Piereb 32.00
Flaghouse, Inc. 23.81
Motorola Finanee C~rporation 84.07
Motorola Ccemunica~ions and Electronics Inc. 23.25
Motorola Ccsmunica ~ions and Electronics Inc. 70.00
Florida Power and ~ight Cosq~r~ 40.00
Sargent - So,ell, Inc. 64.84
The Conveyor Co~pa[~y 307.60.
Leonard Better InsUrance Agency
Hunt Brothers Grocery C~pany 2.70
~ennie' s Auto SUPPM, Ina. 10:~
Domer's ~aehine S~p
Park "66" Service ' 10.80
Florida Power and ~ght Company 3%9.8%
Singletary's Flowe ~ Shop 10.00
Municipal Code Co~ ~o.ration 10.00
I & S REFUNDING BO ~S
Okeechobee County ~n~ ( B. J. Van Ingen & Co. Inc) 7,330.67
later County Tel ag Tel Co, 1.20
~lorida Peter ama :~ig~t Company
hr,gees Supply Corn ~ar~ 17.34
Standard Oil Cc~p~ W 106.96
Hayes Standard Set ~ce 8.80
Okeechobee Builder ~ Suppl~ Co~puny ~3.~
Alta Watferd & Son~ 6.71
Sargent - So, ell, ',nc. ,8.90
Gladee Gas Ccmpan~ 1.90
Teeco Chemicals 103