1962-12-04 RegularC. eumc~Iman Wat~brd mcvedj seconded by Councilman Hunt and carried~ to appoint the following
Election OfficiaLs for December 4~ 1962, City Election: Ruth Jeffers, Clerk; Martha Alderman, Eugenia
Bowden ~md Ruth ~ms, Inspectors; June ~oromei and L. H. Dreese~ Machine O~rators$ W. S. Ha~cock, Deputy
a~d Fra,~k S. Ha~?e~. The above officials to be ~id $1.00 ~r hour.
~"~ Dedember ~, 1962
The C-~ ~ Council of the City of OkeeChob~e, Flc~da~ met dn reg~la~ session at the C~ty T~I1
cn th~ above da~,e aT, ?:00 P. M. with the fc!lowiog ~resent: Mayor Mack~ ~:~sfdent Cardner~
Hunt~ P'4r~:ersor~ Wa'bfont and YeiS/~iug ~dth A~bo~ney ffen~ry and Clerk Spiv~Y.:
Zeed~[ ~ cf '~e ~:'~.~nutes fcic.- ~'[cvember w~s Dosbroned. ~]n'bil ~ez~t ?~eeting.
t.~e fc~owing bills were ~.pp~oved and ordered paid when funds a~e
A~ "~'~ Wa~'ierson ~ ~ :~' ~ ~. '~ 6.00
Cecil .~nold Postmaster 21.00
Indian River Gas Co~?¢ny '~ ..... ~ ~.75
irt. er '~unty Te!~d Tel Co~p~ " 8.61
indim~ River F~ Supp~ Company t500.00
~ori~'~~ Power ~and Light Company 625.)~2
f~csoc~ ~es. Financial Se~ices Corporation ~ 84.07
G. E. q~if~ith 49.35
?he 8~ ~g Company .... 39.60
~1 ? ~ '~??rice 4.00
~d~e ~anklines Truck 3top 1.75
Wester~ Auto Store .70
De Wit~ Suup!y Comp~ ~4%.63
Hunt ~tbers Grocery Company 11.65
Domer' ~ Machine Shop 4.70
Mixon' s Garage 41.90
O~eec~ee Atlantic Se~ice
~d lbe z.~ C~ ~.lbre t.h 16.53
~ori,~eorgia Tractor Compa~ 69.27
Park ':~" Se~ice .80
~b~tle~ Ice Se~oe 1.20
.~u. rse~, !~ s ~_ ~,e ri can !4h · 76
Park t~g Comply 10.O0
~orida~ Correctional I~dustries 334.25
}Jig Ls~ Printers 58.25
Mobley Garage 8 .~%0
Bennic ,S Auto Supply~ Inc. ~ ~eb°:~r: 19.98
G. & S. Builders ~.80
~bins~ Seed Store 2.35
The Ok~chobee News ........ ' 21.70
Okeecb~ee Hdwe. & Furn. Co. 20.34
Okeeck~ee Shell Se~ice Station 7.90
Donal<~ ~. Lavigne~ Inc, 268,66
Alfred Watterson 1.98
. WA~R iD S~m OP~TION ~ MAIN~NANCE/~,
L. C..~ne~, Jr. ~ " 15.00
· Cecil ~old, Postmaster 15.00
, Inter ~unty Tel and Tel ComplY ~: .90
City ~ Okeechobee Water ~ Sewer Revenue"~nd 1,991.20
~o~da Power and Light Conpa~ 522.61
Park "~,' Se~ice 2.97
Halsey & O~ffith, Inc. 2.10
Artco ~pply, Inc. 282.53
Okeec~ee ~ardwar~ & u~. Company 49.24
Okeec%~$ee ~otor Core,ny 71.60
Okeec}~$ee "66" Se~ice
Bennde's Auto Supply, Inc. 2{~%
8O8
~eekins 17.~5
Ferguson Plumbin~ & Electric 72.O8
Rutledge Ice Sez~ce 1.50
W. S. Parley & Cd. 15.60
City of Fort PieCe 421.50
Central Electri~ Gas Co., Inc. ~ 17.90
Rockwell Manufac~ring Company 233.54
Eddie's Super M~et ~ 20.22 ~
Da~s Meter ~ Su~ly Co., Inc.
A represeotative ~m Basswood Estates requested permission to move sign located in Block 151
~cross the street south cC ~oad 70 property of P.. E. ~a~rick. Matter referred to Building Inspector.
Bran~o~ Wil!i~: re~:ile~ted a culvert at ~s ~'~
..... prope~ 0y ia East 0keechnbee. Matter ~ferred to
Council,~ian Yei!di~ig.
Council an Watf,,~- discussed insurance on Volunteer Yiz'e~en~ present~lg a '?roposed I~olicy from
.~:ort:i ~e~ca. Counci~an Watford moved to insure the Volunteer firemen with ~e
'~us~rance Comza~v of ~' 1
above n~ed core,ny at $~7~ per a~'~ seconded by Counci~an YeA!ding arid unan~ously ca~ded.
CounciLman Watfo~ reco~ended and moved to purchase the following fire equi~ent, seconded by
Councilman Parkerson and ~ ~r[~aously carried:
6 pts. boots~ 6 ~e~aets~ 6 buyer coats
Couocil:'~an Watfo~ -~oved to transfer the following Bank Accounts~ seconded by Counci~an ~{unt
arid unan]~ously c:irried:
$10~000.~ (T~e ~ertificate ~ 91) Water & Sewer Rev. Bonds Sirlki~ Fund Central National Ba~
of Jacksonville ~ First ~e~eral Savin~ & Loan Assn. of Okeechobee County.
$10~000.00 (Tim~ ~ertificate ,~ 92) Water & Sewer Depreciation Fund Central Nation, Bank of
Jacksonville to ~rst Federal Savings & Loan Assn. of 0k,'echobee County.
$ ~000.~ (T~a ~ertificate ,~ !2~) Water & S~er Dep~ciatton ~nd Central National Ba~ of
Jacksonville to ~rst Federal Savings & Loan Assn. of Okeechobee County.
~ $ ~000.00 (Time ~ertificate $ 126) Water .~ Sewer Depreciation Fund Ce~tral Natio~l Ba~ of
Jacksonville to ~rst Federal. Savings ~ Loan Assn. of 0keechobee County
: $10~000.~ (T5a~- ~ertificate ,~ 127) Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds Sinking Fund Central Natio~l
~ Ba~ of Jacksonvile to First Federal Savings ~: Loan Assn. of Okeechobee County.
$ 2~300.~ Water & Sewer Dep~ciation ~d Central National ~ of Jacksonville ~ First Federal
~ Savings & Lo~ A~n. of Okeechobee CouAty.
$ 1~480.00 Water & S~er ~veuue Bonds Si~i~ ~nd Central National Ba~ of Jacksonville to
First Feder~ Sa~ngs & L0~ Assn. of Okeechobee County.
~ $ 1~000.~ Water & Sewer Revenue ~nd Okeechobee County Ba~ to First Federal Sa~s & Lo~
~ Assn. of Okeechc~e County.
~ $ 2~000.~ Water & .Sewer Revenue Fund 0keechobee County. Ba~ to First Federal Sa~ngs & ~an
~ Assn. of Okeechc,~e Count~.
,~ $10~000.00 Water & Sewer Revenue Fund 0keechobee Ceunty Ba~ ~ First Federal Savi~s and Loan
~ Assn. o~ Okeech~e County. '
$10,0~.00 Water & Sewer Hevenue Fund Okeechobee Cowry Ba~ to First
Federal
Savi~,gs
a~
Loan
Assn. of Okeecho~e County.
$5~.00 Inte~st $n above ~T~e Certificates from Central National Bank of Jacksonville deposited
to Water & Sewer ~evenue Fund Okeechobee County Ba~.
~ ~91 City of Okeec~obee~ Water & SeWer Revenue Bonds Sinking Fund $125.00
~ ~92. City of Okeec~obee Water& S~er Depreciation Fund ~ 125.~
~2h City of OkeeShobee Water & ~ewer ~ep~ciation ~nd 62.50
~126 City of 0kee~hobee Wa~r & oewer Depreciation Fund 62.50
~27 City of Oke~hobee Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds Sinking Fund 125.00
~ $5,O~.00 I & S ~funding ~Bonds Fund Okeechobee County Ba~ to First Federal Savi~s & Loan
~ Association of OkSechobee County. ~
$5,087'34 CigaretSe T~ ~nd Okeechobee County Bank to Cigarette T~ Fund First Federal Sa~ngs
& Lo~ Assn. of O~eechobee Co~ty
Acco~mts iu First~Federal Savi~s & Loan Association of Okeechobee County:
City of Okeechobee Water ~ Sewer Bonds Res.q~ve ~10,000.00
City of Okeechobee Water & Sewer Expansion Fund lO,O00.O0
City of Okeechobee Water :& 8e~er Be~reciation Fund lO,O00.O0
City of Okeechobee Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds Sinking Fund 10,O00.O0
City of Okeechobee Water & Sewer Interest Sink. Fund lO,000.O0
City of Okeechobee Water & Sewer Surplus Bond Fund '2,000.00
City of Okeechobee Water & Sewer Repair Fund lO,O00.O0
City of Okeechobee Water & Sewer E~uipnent AcoQu~t 1,O00.O0
City of ~keechobeee Water & Sewer Interest Inc6me Account 1,480.00
City~ o.~ Okeechobee Water & Sewer Depreciation Income Account $,300.00
City of Okeechobee I ,5 S Refunding Bohds ~md 5,000.00
City of Okeechobee Cigarette Tax Fund' ' 5,087.34
Total 76,867.34
~ttorne~ Hendry quoted Florida StatUtes ~ation 666.543 regardi~g transfer of monies by
Munic ipalitie s.
The Cou~cil authroized the purchase of the latest Florida ,Statutes.
Yayor ~'ia~k requested to contact the State Road Departmeny Safety Engineer regarding school signals
Councilman Yeilding discussed the sewer situation at the Sierra Inn and moved to install new
sewer line at Si,,~ra Innn. Motion died for lack 'o£ a second.
Co~mci~mmn Yeilding moved to purchase a set of different size sewer rods and rod out present
sewer line using ~olvent providing demonstration of equipment proved satisfactory, seconded by Councilman
Watford ~nd car,.ed.
Hoy To~,linson requested ar, adjustment on l?61 -~a~'~ lO62,,~ t~xes on his property east on South
Parrott Aven~,.e. ~e C~uucil granted request and inst~.cted the Clerk to make proper adjustment.
Councii~an ...~.~ ....... o moved that the Deputy Clerk be aathorized to become a Nota~ Public with
the city pa?=ng fee seconded by Counci]~nan Watford and carried.
Co~nci?.~an v ·
~e.~l~ng moved to install new sewer line to property on West 5th Street to location
of New ?,aptist Parsonage seconded by Councilman Watford and carried.
Counci? ~an Yeilding discussed the purchas~ :of Mc Carthy Water Company was line. No action taken.
Co~nci:~an. Yeilding stated that he had beeD~ requested by the Ckee~hobee News to request the
,City to publish the minutes of City Council meetings. Councilman Hunt moved., seconded by Councilman
Watford and carrieg to postpone action until next meeting of the Council.
Pu~'sua~ t to notice published in the Okeechobee News regarding public hearing on rezoning Lots
5 and 6, Block 2[;~ First Addition to City of Okeechobee. President Gardner asked if there ~ere any
objections. No ebjeet~ons were heard or ~iled. Co~mcilman Warlord presented the following Orq~nance and
~oved its adoption a~,~ ,~pon ~_ng seconded ~
~ u~? ,,~unci~mau H~.~t was put to a v,~te and ~manimous].y adopted:
OE~IN.~CE ~M~,~DING ORDI&NCE .......... NO. 271, BEING ~2~ ORDINANCE ~oo .... LIS~I~
~ ,:~,.~ R~O!U~TIONS FOR T~E CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORTDA, A~3D PROVIDING
.............. 0., ~(~RC~.~ z~ .~'dE~YDMENT THEREOF PURSUA;;T TO
~E URO'~;70%I~ CF CHAPTER 176, LFOWIDA ~TAT~ES, 1953.
'~KqER~S, application has been made by Lucille Pearce, requesblnE this Council
to rezc~ from Resi~]entia! (R-l) to [~esldential (E-2) Lots ~ and 6, Block 9~4, First
3L,]d[.tfc~ to Okeechobee, and
~HF3~AS, ~;otice of inLe~'?.ion to" ~]end City' Zontr]~ Or~]inance ;~o. 271 regard-
lng sar i apolicat~on vms d~!y o~,~- ~ '
_ . ...... l~.s~, accord~n~ to law; and
~, nn the ~tb ~ay ~ December, !~A2, a p~.~%!ic hea~inE was held
~Lty..~ .~<~ ~c!l rocm .~u~mmn% %o said' no~ ' .... n~, and
?~E~EAS, i% ~s dee~ed %o the bes% ?~n%e~es% of %he Cib7 of Okeechobee %o
-, ~ ............. , now tbere:~ore
BE IT C,P~AIt,~D B'f THE uIT..~ Y CCT~TCTL OF THE CITY OF O~<~CHOB~, ~ORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Lets ~ and 6~ Block 2~ First Addition to City of
810
Ok'aechobee, be ~. is hereby rezone from Residential (R-I) to Residential (R-2)
SECTI('~I : That +h~=, , .... -'
~. . app.,_~c~,.,..1on re.%ucsbing rezcning and pro~:f of
; publication of ~ice to m~end Zoning O~inance No. 271 ~blished tn connection
. with the above ~ ~!ication be sttached 'to -this O~']¢~lrl~Ce and become a part hereof.
.~.o~I. 3. ~at ['~t~, e City Clerk make the appropriate chan[e on the CS. ty
: Zobing Map fn ac~rdance wit5 this Ordinance.
P~SS~; ~5~ ~OPT~ this [th d~y of December, 1~62.
~ ~ Claude Gardener
P~E~TUENT OF CITY CO[~CIL
ATTEST: Lo r~ ~ Spivey
CI~'~ CLER~
;
....... ~zH DAY OF DEC~iBER, 1962.
Don~!d R. Mack
: ~ouncil ~an Watf<:~ moved due to New Years Day bei~ on first ~esday in Janua~ Council meeting
~as postponed ~til second Tuesd~ January 8, 1963, seconded b~ Counci~an Yeilding an~ carried. The
~ Clerk inst~cted to publts~ notice in Okeechobee News regaling s~ne.
': Ccuncil~uan Parke~on moved to accept bid from Natiofial Cash Register Company in the ~ount of
~ :~6,796.~ for new Electro ~ewriter Accounting ?~achine ~ Maintenance Contract seconded by Ccuncilr'an
: Zeilding and unanimc, usly c~ried.
Preside,t Gardn~ announced that the Co~ciI Would ~roc~ed to canvass the '~tu~s of the
General City Eiectiou he!.:~ Dece~ber 14~' 1962. The following
~ Sheets Cresented I-,~ the of~cSal Election Clerk and upon motion by Councilman Warlord secondod by
~ ;'{,unci~nan Yeildi~g znd ~ously carried., th~ count was accepted ~s per Tally :iheets~
{
~ FOR ~Y~R:
Donald R. Mack
!,oyd Tomlfnso~ 296
FOR COU~CTLMEN:
J~ie Be~ 170
~ Dozier Clements 171
Ralph {K~e~k~ugg)B~on
:~ ; CennSe ~e~aney
Ro~ graughen 217
Claude Ga~ner ~6~
E. H. l!unt 248
} C~de Mc Croc~iB '370
~ ; C.H. Parkerson
~ ,Jack Rm~lerson 196
: George. W. Re~olds~Sr. 69
' ~ N. 0. Stewa~
Franklin W~ker 273
i Alto (Bubba)Watford,Jr.
~ Leon Yeilding
I
~ ~'R.CITY C~: ~ ~
~ Lorena Spivey
~ Councllr.~ Yei3./i~g pr~sentec the following Resolution and moved its adoption and upon being
~' seconded by Councf ~an Parkerson was put..to a R E S 0 L U ~ I oV°te and ~anLw~o~dopted.
~ ':~AS~ the City ,Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
~ sittir5 as a board of c~asser~ has canvassed the returns of the
~ 3ereral:City Election held December 4, 1962, and
WHE~ Donald R. Mack received ~e highest n~ber cf votes for
i(ayor~ $1yde Mc 3rocklin~ Claude Gardner, Fra~lin Walke~, Alto
1
(l~Jbba) :,rat£ord, Jr. and ~Y. H. i~_~mt received the highest mmber
of votes for Counc~]~.en, and LOrena Spivey ~ceived the highest
n~mber of vetes' %r City Clerk.
~onaId ~. Mack be, and he
NOW ~ T~,~ ~ BE IT RESOLVED ~ that
is hereby ~-~ec!ared elected Mayor~ that Clyde Mc Crocklin~ Claude
Walker
GarUner an~ Fra~li~/be~ nod they are hereby declared elected for
a four (4) years, as City Counci~nen; an5 that <o (Bubba) WatSon,
Jr. and E. H. Hunt be~ and they are hereby ~eclared elected for a
te~ of two (2) years~ as City Counci~en and that ~rena Spivey be~
a~d she is hereby decla~d elected City Clerk.
BE IT ~JRT~R ~SOL~ that the. City Clerk be~ and she is hereby
inst~cted to issue and deliver certificates of election to each
of above persons.
PASSED ~ f~OPTED in regular sessio~ this hth day of December,
A. D. 1962.
Claude Gardner
P~SIDENT CITY CO~C!L
A~ ~oT. Lorena Spive[
~ITY CLE~
The above and foregoing Resolution is hereby apprOved be me this 4th
d~ of December, A. D. 1962.
Donald R. Mack
~YOR
Upoo .,orion the Council adjourned to meet at ~:O0 o'clock P.~. December 1~ 1962.
C!TY ~LE~
December 1~, 1762
The Ci~ ~nnci! of the City of Okeechobee, ~orida, met in regular sdjonrned Session on
the above date ~ ~:~O P. M. at the City Hall ~ith the following present: Mayor Nack~ President Gar~er~
Ceunci!~,~en Hunt~ Parkerson, Warlord an~ Yeildin2 with Lore~m Spivey~ Clerk.
Einute~ of meetings hel~ ~Jove~'~ber 6 and 1~ 1~52 ~ere read and approved as read.
The follo~ng bills wera approve~ an~'~ ore'erect paid ~hen funds a~e available:
GENE~ ~:
Motor.~ Communications and Electronics !nc. $ ]1.00
~eck~L~ay, Inc. ~0.OO
Halsey [~ G~ffith, Inc. 20.9~
James ~. Ho%ou ~5.00
Okeec~ee General Hospital 10.O0
Standa~ Oil Comfy- R. M. Faglie
Standa~ 0il Comp~ 122.66
I. N.A. (Insurance'Company of North ~erica)
c. .......
Hayes' S~ndard Semite 12.6~
Standa~ Oil Comuany 115.66
Tesco ~emfcals ~6.38
~erre~ Oil Company
Tropic~ Te~ite Control. Inc. 20.00
Okeech~bee Builders oupply Company 64.2~