1974-06-21 Special June 21 , 197h
TO:
HON. DON ~ALD L. BURK
HON. CLIFFORD BE?£S, JR.
HON. RUSSELL V. DOMER
H0~I. EDWARD W. DOUGLAS
HON. E. H. HUNT
M~.~ERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF OKEECHOBEE~ FLORIDA
I, Audley Dunham, Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, do hereby call
a .~:~ecial meeting of the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to be
held at the Council Chamber, within the City of Okeechobee, on the 21 st day of
June, A.D., 1972, at the hour of 1:00 P.M. for the purpose:
Discussion on the Humane Officer
You, and each of you are hereby requested and notified to be at and attend
the aforesaid meeting at the place herein named.
IN ~fITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as I~yor of the City of
Okeechobee, Florida, and caused the corporate seal of said City to be affixed
hereto and the same attested by the City Clerk, This 21 st day of June, A.D., 1972.
Audley Dunham
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
ATTEST: Sandra Bennett
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
(SE~L)
Clif Betts~ Jr.
Edward W. Douglas
Russell Domer
Donald L. Burk
M~ERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
The meeting was called in due form in accordance with Charter and upon written notice
si~ned by each Councilman, the City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in a special
session at the City Hall on the above date at 1:00 P.M. with the following present: President
Donald L. Burk, Councilmen: G!~ff Betts, Jr., Edward W. Douglas, Mayor Audley Dunham, Attorney
J. Edward Curren and City Clerk, Sandra Bennett.,Councilman Russell V. Domer.
President Burk advised that the purpose of the meeting was to dis~cuss the resignation of
the Human~ Officer .
Mayor Dunham advised the Council that he had received a letter of resignation from the
Dog Warden, David Vau~hn, effective as of June 21, 197~ and recommended that the resignation be
accepted. ~e Council accepted the resignation upon recommendation of Mayor Dunham.
Mayor Dunham reported on David Vaughn's two months unpaid telephone bill and two weeks
vacation pay. After discussion the 'Council authorized the Clerk to issue a check to Vaughn for
his two week~ vacation pay and to deduct the unpaid telephone bill from his salary or request
a paid receipt of the bill.
The Council went into recessed meeting scheduled at the June l~th meeting.
Attorney Curren read Ordinance number 371 being entitled an Ordinance amending Ordinance
Number ]~2 which established a pension and retirement system for employees of the City of Okeechobee,
Florida; by adding subsections to Section 2 thereof to provide for an additional election period for
e!i~ible employees; requiring participation by all employees becoming eligible on January 1, 1975
and thereafter; and making participation in the pension and retirement system a condition of employment.
Councilman Betts presented the following ordinance and moved its adoption and upon being seconded by
Councilman Domer was put to a vote and duly passed by affirmative vote of the four councilmen present
which constitutes the enactive of said Ordinance by no less than the required two-thirds vote of the
City Council to enact an emergency Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 371
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 352 WHICH ESTABLISHED A PENSION AND RETIREMENT
SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA: BY ADDING SUBS~.CTIONS TO
SECTION 2 THEREOF TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL ELECTION PERIOD FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES:
REQUIRING PARTICIPATION BY ALL EMPLOYEES BECOMING ELIGIBLE ON JANUARY 1, 1 975 AND
THERFAFTER: AND ~KING PARTICIPATION IN THE PENSION AND RETIRt~tENT SYSTEM A CONDITION
OF EMPLOYMENT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance Number 352 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Okeechobee, Florida,
which established a Pension and Retirement System for employees of the City, 'o
~.o hereby amended by
adding three subscetions to Section"2 thereof, to be numbered 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c), which said sub-
sections read as follows:
2 Ca) - Any eligible employees who did not elect to become included in the City of Okee-
chobee Pension Plan on January 1, 1972, or any anniversary date thereafter, are granted one additional
opportunity to join the retirement system so long as they elect to do so prior to June 30, 1972. Any
eligible employee failing to do so shall be forever barred from participation in such plan.
2 (b) - AIl employees who shall become eligible to be included in the retirement system
on January 1, 1975, and all subsequent anniversary dates, shall become participants in the plan
~without election to do so, and will commence contribution into the Pension and Retirement System. It
is the intention hereby that from and after the date of this Ordinance all municipal employees,
e×cept those previously excluded by non-election, shall be participants in the Pension and Retirement
Sys t em.
2 (c) - Participation in the Pension and Retirement System is hereby declared to be a
condition of employment for all municipal employees.
SECTION 2. Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent
of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect in~nediately upon its passage by the City Council
and its approval by the Mayor.
SECTION ~. This Ordinance was proposed, considered, and adopted under the provisions of
Section 166.O21 (3) (b) Florida Statutes, and was enacted by no less than a two-third vote of the
City Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21 st day of June, 197~.
ATTEST: Donald L. Burk
PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Sandra Bennett
CITY CLERK
APPROV]~ BY ME THIS 21 st DAY OF JUNE, 197~.
Audte~ Dunham
.~ Mayor
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Councilman Domer reported that the Police D~epartment was short of help due to employees
on vacation and moved to promote Marion Stafford, who was experienced in law work, from Radio
iDis~atcher to ?atrolman 1 at $7,300.00, seconded by Councilman Betts and carried.
Mayor Dunham recommended that the fee for qualifying be changed from $25.00 to $50.00
for persons qualifying for an office. Attorney Curren informed the Council that the only
requirement according to Citys Ordinances is that the person qualifying be a resident of the State
of Florida for twelve months and of the City of Okeechobee for six months.
An application for employment for Dog Warden fromDavid Hunter was presented by Mayor Dunham
for the Councils consideration. After discussion, Councilman Douglas moved to employ David Hunter as
!!Dog Warden at $7,000.00 per year, seconded by Councilman Douglas and carried.
TT~on motion the Council adjourned.
PRESIDIal? CITY COIJNCII,
CITY CLERK
July 9, 1974
._ The City Council of The City of Okeechobee met in regular session on the above date at
7:00 P.M. at the City Hall with the following present: Mayor Audley Dunham, President Pro- Tem
Russell V. Domer, Councilmen: E. H. Hunt, Edward ~. Douglas and Clifford C. B tts, Jr. Also
present were: Attorney J. Edward Curren, Director of Public ~orks,~L. C. Fortner, Jr., Fire Chief
Olen Godwin, Building Official Richard B. Spray and City Clerk S~dra Bennett.
President Pro-Tem Domer opened the meeting with prayer.
The following bills in the amount of $ ~6~95.38 , $ 17~159.27 and $ 2.306.67
$ 29,. 57.54 '
were approved and ordered paid when funds are available:
GENF~:h~L FUND
Motorola, Inc. $ 88.09
Halsey and Griffith 31.52
Bennie' s Auto Supply, Inc. 1 51 . 1 4
Pitney Bowes 1 5.00
Dude's "66" ServiceStatmon' 17.00
Fry Hardware Company, Inc. .60
Wherrell Auto Parts 26.27
Doc' .~ Texaco 1 2.00
Okeechobee Hardware and Furniture Co. 54.70
Industrial Supply Corporation 1 62.28
Signal Systems, Inc. 110. OO
~ Minton Equipment Company 1 30.30
' ~dinta Rentals 1 8.00
Pippin Tractor and Equipment, Inc. 194.92
Okeechobee County Co;~issioners 780.00
Ranch Fertilizer 6~ . 80
,~__ Texas Refinery Corporation 439.00
Sout~tern Mill Creek Products, Inc. 95.86
Sawyer ' s 30.64
L. P. Sanitation 733.33
Wherrell Oil Company, Inc. ~ 24.57
.: Ring's Sales and Service 65.70
Parrott, Inc. 252.83
~a'tio~al Po]A. ae Supply 46.00
Avon Drugs, Inc. D/B/A Touchton Drugs .69
Jeffers' Texaco 7.50
Hunt Brothers Grocery Company 39.30
Domer' s Machine Shop 1 . 20
Indian River Uniform Rental, Inc. 10.40
City of Okeechobee 283.10