1962-11-06 RegularNovember 6, 1962
The City C~uncil of the City ~f OkeechoBee,, Florida, met in regular session at the City Hall on the
above ,~ate at 7:~0 P. Y. with the followin~ Present: Mayor ~ack, P~sident Gardner, Councilmen ~{unt,
Parkerson~ Uatf,~ and Yeil~]ing with Attorney Hend~ and Clerk Spivey.
~ ~nu'~es of She ~eetings held October 2~ and ~0~ 19g~2 were rea8 a~d approved as read.
· ne 3o!lowAng bills were approved and ord~re~ paid when ~mds are available:
GENE~
~lori~ta PO~r an~'~ Light Comply $
~orida Pe'~$r and Light Comply 780.O~
Padgett' s F~anmacy
Ck~ae<~hobee ~ounty Road and Bridge ~nd
0keechobee ~ar~ware ~ Fu~iture Com~
At.way L~r Comfy ~.O0
Hayes Stan~;~rd So.ice 29.02
Okeechobee ~66" So.ce
Okee,~hobee ~eneral Hospital 4.2~
A~so~m~,t~.,s Financi~ SedUces CorPoration a4.07
As~ciates Financial So,ices Corporation 31.00
Okeechobee ~tl~tic Se~ce 8.~7
Dof~erow O f~ice Supply Company
Fort Pie~. Fire Equi?~ent ComF~a~y l~.~O
Haye~ Elect~c 26.90
Dcmer's Ma~Rine Shop ' ll.O0
Robinson Se~d $to~
Bonnie ' s~ A'~,tO Su~,Ply,' Inc. ...... ~ ..... 30.77
L. H. Willi~ 21.26
De kU. tt SuT~ply Company 68.10
Rutledge ~ .e Se~ice 8.10
M~on' s Garage 80.20
Gilbert Culbreth 366.6~
Okeechobee Shell ,Ue~ice 121.37
:~errell 0i% Company l~.gl
The Okeecho~ee News 67.20
Standa~ 0~1 C~ 211.~2
WA~R A~ ~$~ER OPEP~TIO~: ~ID ?~INTENANCE F~D:
M. F. Kinsa~ lO0.OO
Alfred Watterson 1.~O
~,orida Po~$r and Light Com2a~ ~43.21
Burgess Su~y Company
W. S. Darli~ ~ Core,ny 12.21
n.
E~mie' s A ,~ Supply 33.24
R~ blonde I~$ Se~ce 6.30
O~eechobee ~iL~ers Supply Co~y 1~62.64
Ferg',~son Pl~bing %- Electric 113.7~
Big Lake O~ice Supply 1.10
Halsey ~ G:'~fith .6~
Alto Watfor~ & Sons 18.9~
Raulerson DSpartment Store 7.~
Hayes' Sta ~rd Se~ice
Okeechobee ~we. :~ Furn. Company 11~.99
City ~f Fo?~$ Pierce ...... [~21.~0
Uc~er s MacBmne Shop 33.97
John D. Dra~hon 2~.00
Mi~ll~nd Pr.,~ucts ~ ~
~,o. 1~.40
~allace ?: T~rnan Inc. 79.~
=oc~.~ell M_ $. ~ompany 28~.41
~lack Labo¥'~tories, Inc. ~.32
Da'~s ]~ete;. & Supply Co., Inc. 1002
Tesco Chemf ~ls 18~.88
5tanda~ 01! Com~ 10],00
Pursuant t, notice published in the Okeechobee News bids we~ received, opened and read for the
purchase of Iht :~ati~',~al. Cub ~ra~tor cr equal ."rom t~e' following:
M [~-~t,m E,Qu'~ent Company $1~712.00
In~lia~ Riw~:~ Fa~ Supply Co~pany 1,~00.00
After discussio:~ and consiHe?atior~ Councilman Yeilding moved to accept the bid fro~, Indian River Fa~
Supply Comply j.~ the ~munt of $1,~00,00 seconded by CousciLman Watford and unan~ously carriedo
P~rs~.~aut t, notice published in OMeechobee News ~garding a public heari~ on rezoning Lots 3 and
of Block !76 Ci-~y of Okeechobee, President Oa~ner asked if there were any objections. No objections
were heard ~r filed. Councilman Hunt presented the following Ordimnce and moved its adoption and upon
being seconded by CounciLman Watford and unanimously adopted:
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O.~INANCE J=V~ND]i[~ ORDINANCE NO. 271, BEING. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ZONING REGULATION
FOR THE CITY OF O~EECHOBKE, FLORIDA, AND pROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT
A~D _~r~NDI~NT T~¥~,EOF PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CH~P~R 176, i~ORIr)A $TATUTES~ 19~B
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5~RF3.S~ Application has been made by V. L. ~ Doris A. Jennings, requesting
this Council to r~zone from Residential (R-g) to Conm~.ercial
Lots 3 ~nd 4, Block 176, Original Town of Okeechobee
W~ERF~,~ Notice o£ inter~tion to m-:~end City Zoning Ordinance NOd 271 regarding
sa±d ~pplieatio}-: ~as duly rmbl-ished according to la~, and.
WH~$~ on the 6th day of ~ovember, 1762~ a rmblie hearing ~as held in the
City Co~Jneil Ro~,rt~ pursuant to said notice, and
kS{EREA$~ it is deemed to the best inter~es~ of the City of Okeec~bee t° grant
said ap?li.catioi~l': now, therefore
BE IT O~AINED BY THE CITY CC,!~CIL O? THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLGRIDA:
.iECTI6N';lo That Lots 3 and 4, Block 176, Original Town of' Okeechobee be and
is hereby rezone~D from Residential (R-3) to Co~:~ercial effective November '6~ 1762
SECT!.~.~I 2. That the application ~questing resorting and proof of publication
of not_~e~ ~,o am~_~l Zoning Ordinance No. 271 published in connection with the above
application be at.~ached to this Ordinance and become a part hereof.
SECTIOn! g· That the Cit~ Clerk make the appropriate change on the City Zoning
.r~ap in ~ecordance with Ordinance.
PASSED ~ND ADOPTED this 6th day of November, 1962
Claude Gardner
~ PRESIDENT OF CITY CO~.CIL
ATTEST: Lo~e~a S~iVe~
A?PROVED BY ME THIS. 6th day of ~ovember, 1962.
Donald R. Mack
M~YOR
Jack Raulerson ~o~eared before +,he Council requesting the City to place fill on Kissimmee
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Street be~a Pur~~ Oil Bulk Plant where the railroad spur crosses the otreet. ~ter' discussion the
Council agreed to ln~estiga~ sit~ation.
Fire ChS ef Godw5 ~'and Eaymom] %~tts Volunteer Fireman appeared reoresenting, the Volunteer
Fire Department stating tbx~ the department wished to sponsor rides for children to be located on
? ~ B ~rocery property and ~equested that the City waive the license ~ee. Councilman Parkerson moved to
grant the request seconded by~ Council~.an Yeilding and unanS~ously carried.
The Council again~discussed the bids and purchase, of bookkeeping machine. Matter deferred
for further study·
J. R. I~rrance, ~Ond Agent, discussed briefly refunding of I & S Refunding Bonds. The Council
agreed to study n~tter.
Counci~an Parke:'~on discussed jail cell cost.~ A to%al price for the repair was received with
no details. President Gartner requested Councilman Parkerson to get specifications of desired work prepare~
Mayor Mack reque?~e~t that t?~e City employe an Attorney to represent the City in three pending
cases. The Council grant, tit. quest . and authorized the employment.
Mayor ~ack reporte~t that City Representatives had been requesbed to attend a civil defense
~eeting in Tallahassee. Councilman Watford moved to authorize the Mayor, Chief of Police and Councilman
Parkerson to att0~d said meeting as representatives of the city the City would, bear expenses seconded by
Council.an Hunt 7~d unanimously carried..
Co~mci!.man Yeilding discussed with the Council the sewer situation at the Sierra inn.
The Council agreed that it would be necessary to have three water taps and three sewer taps
at the First Fed~ral .Savings and Loan Building.
Councilman Yeilding moved that the City build a sidewalk on Osceola Street adjacent to Lot 12,
Block 165 owned by Nathan Zelmenovitz providing that Zelmenovitz agree to install individual meters for
each sto~ space in building, seconded by Councilman Watford and unanimously carried.
Coun¢il~aan Yeilding reported a request from the Assembly of God Church for a culvert at the
parsonage entrance. The Council granted request.
Council~an Yeilding moved to purchase four a~tomatic controllers for the signal lights, seconded
by Councilman Parkerson and unanimously carried.
A rezoning application was received from Lucille W. Pearce. The Council inst~.cted the Clerk
to publish notice of Public Hearing.
Councilman Watford presented the following Ordinance and moved it adoption and upon being
seconde~ by Cour~c!~m~au Yeilding was put to a vote and unanimously adopted:
0 R D I N A N~C E 1~ O. 307
~i ORDINANOE .PRESCRIBINQ THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES OF
TH~ CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
B,~ IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
SE~ION 15 Ail candidates for the office of Mayor, City Clerk, and Councilman of the
City of Okeechobee shall pay a qualifying fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) upon
qualif~.-~g as a candidate for ~ny City Election.
SECTION 2; No person shall be eligible to qualify as a candidate for the office
of Mayo~., City Clerk or City Councilman of the City of Okeechobee unless he or she shall:
(a) Be a duly qualified elector of the City of Okeechobee, and
(b) Be a duly qualified elector of the County of Okeechobee; and'
(a) Be a resident of the City of Okeechobee for not less than one (1) year
i~mnedia~ely preceding the date of said City Election.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall become effective i~mediately upon final passage
and apii,.-~Oval.
P/~ED AND ADOPTED by the City Counctl~ of the City of Okeechobee this 2nd day of
October' 1962,
Claude Gardner
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST; Lorena $~ive7
' CITY CLERK -
APPROVED by me this 3rd day of October, 1962.
Donald R. Mack
MAYOR --
Upon motion the C~cil adjourned to meet November 19, 1962 at 3:00 P., M./
PRESIDENT CYTi~ COUNCIL
November 19, 1962
The City Council ~f the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regalar adjourned session at the
City Hall at 3:00 P. M. wit~ the following pre~e~t: Mayor ~ac~, President Gardner, Councilmen H~t,
P~r~eroon and Watford ~with ~torney Hend~ and Clerk Spivey.
The ~ity Clerk p?esented the petition of candida~s in the General City Election to be held
December 4, 1962 aad the lo,owing petitions were ex~ined by the Council and all ~titions were found
to contain 25 or more quali~ed elec~rs.
Mayor: Do~!d R. ~ack and Lo~ To~inson
Co~ci~en: J~ Belk, Dozier Clements, ~lph (Krewkhutt) D~on, Connie Delan~y, ~y Draughon,
Clau~ Gardner, E. ~. H~t, Clyde Mc Crocklin, C. H. Pa~kerson~ Jack ~u!erson,
Geor~ W. Re,olds, Sr., N. O. Stewart, Mra~lin Walker, Alto (Bubba) Watfo~, Jr.
Leon ~eilding
omty~' ~lerk. ~ · Lo~:~ Spivey
The Council inst:~ted the Clerk to have necessa~ ballots pre~d ~or the voting machines
also to have the absence b~lots printed.
~e ¢ouneS1 ag~oe~ ghag gh~ lbsengee Ballogs could be voged ungS1
B~OT NO
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OFFICAL BALLOT
~E~L
CITY ~CTION
~ CITY OF OKE~HOBEE~ ~R~A
~ DEC~BER 4, 1962
~KE A C~ MA~(X) BE~ 'T~ N~
OF THE C~IDA~ OF ~ CHOICE
~R ~R
~Vo~ for One)
~N~D R. ~CK
LO~ ~IN~N
~R ~CIP~
(Vo~ for Five)
J~ie ~ .
Dozier Clements
~lph (Krewkhutt) D~on
~ Connie Delaney
Roy Draughon
Claude Ga~er ~
E. H. Hunt
Clyde Mc Crocklin
C. H. ParkersSn
Jack ~erson
Oeorge W. He,olds,
~ N.O. Ste~a rt
~ra~lin Wa~er
Alto (Bubba)Watford, Jr.
Leon Yei!ding
~R CITY CL~
(Vote for One)
~ ' ~ Lorena Spivey