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Acting Clerk Christian to try and locate this information.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, President Domer declared the Meeting
adjourn~ at 8:90 P.M.
Russ~i~ ~.' Domer
President City Council
City of 0keechobee
ATTEST:
~lvia Christian
~ Acting City Clerk
City of 0keechobee
SECOND REGULAR MEETING ~UESDAY~ MAY 2~ 1978
The City Council of ~he City of 0keechobee, Florida, convened in
Regular Session in the Council Chambers at the City Hall, 0keechobee,
Florida, at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 23, 1978.
President Russell V. Domer presiding. , ---'
Councilmen Lavon Bass and Edward W. Douglas were present. Council-
men Jim Knight and Lytle Raulerson were absent.
Others present were: L. C. Fortner, Director of Public Works; Larry
Mobley, Chief of Police; David Conlon, City Attorney; E. H. Reutebuch,
Acting Fire Chief; Don Shepherd, Engineer; Sylvia Christian, Acting City
Clerk a~d Shirley Williams, Deput~ Clerk.
The Invocation was offered by Councilman Edward W. Douglas.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
It was:moved by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Douglas and
vote carried thattthe minutes of May 9th, 1978; May 16th, 1978 and May 18th,
1978 be approved as recorded.
REQUEST 19TH STREET OPENED
Mr. Joe Flannagan reappeared before the Council for further discussion
on the opening of 19th Street between 2nd and 5rd Avenue.
Director Fortner informed that he had received a price of $240 dollars
to remove several trees. Chief Mobley informed that Mr. Godwin would
remove the jeeps. --~
Mr. Clifton Godwin informed that he did not want the Street opened.
Following a lengthy discussion Councilman Bass and Councilman Douglas
to investigate the situation, more discussion at the next meeting.
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PUBLIC HEARING
BID TABULATION - WATERWORKS IMPROVEMENTS RESERVOIR ADDITION
It being the hour of seven-thirty P.M. and pursuant to a notice
published April 20th and 27th, 1978, sealed bids were received, opened
and read for furnishing of all plant, labor, materials a~d equipment
and constructing a 0.5 million gallon poured in place concrete finished
water reservoir addition to the municipal water works. Project also
provide~ for an alternate 1.0 million gallon reservoir of the same
type construction.
Bids were as follows:
COMPANY BIDDING 0.5 million .gallon 1.0 million gallon
finished clearwell finished clearwell
Zep Construction $ 22.4~000.00 $ 334~000.00
Layne-Atlantic Co. $ 190tO00.O0 $ 262~000.00
LaGr~w Irrigation $ 182~900.00 $ 255.:950.00
W.E.D. Contractors $ 288~800.00 $ 276t800.00
JoeBear~ Inc. $ 216~666.00 $ 267,771.00
Each Company gave a Bid Bond of 5~ of the tetal Bid Amount.
Each Company gave a $7,000 dollar Contingency.
COMPANY DAYS TO DAYS TO
START COMPLETE
Zep Construction 15 200
Layne-Atlantic Co. 14 200
LaGrow Irrigation l0 200
W.E.D. Contractors 30 300
JoeBear~ Inc. 10 180
Don Shepherd, Engineer, informed that LaGrow Irrigation was the lowest
bidder. He stated that he would review all bids and notify each bidder
by letter and report his recommendations to the Council at the meeting on
June l~th, 1978.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief of Police, Larry Mobley, submitted the following items for
discussion or approval:
1. CERTIFICATION RAISE - POLICE
Chief Mobley presented a Certification Raise of $450 dollars for
Partolmen Kelley Ammons and Dalton Chandler bringing there total yearly
salary to $9,650 dollars.
Councilman Bass moved to give Ammons and Chandler there Certification
Raise in the amount of $450 dollars, seconded by Councilman Douglas and
vote carried.
2. EMPLOYEE EVALUATION - POLICE
Chief Mobley presented an employee evaluation on Patrolman Eugene
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F. O'Neill and recommended he be made a permanent employee with a s~lary
increase of $400 dollars bringing his total s~lary to $10,050 per year.
Councilman Bass moved to make Patrolman O'Neill a permanent employee --~
with a salary increase in the amount of $400 dollars, seconded by Council-
man Douglas and vote carried.
3. TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION - POLICE
Chief Mobley recommended that Rehmund Farrenkopf be put on the road ~
as a patrolman with salary increase to $9,200 per year. His temporary
employment authorimation has been received from Police Standards. He has
to go through 400 hours of day school to be Certified in the State of
Florida, after 180 days temporary employment.
Conncilman Bass moved to give Farrenkopf a pay increase to $9,200
dollars per year and become a temporayy patrolman, seconded by Council-
man Douglas and vote carried.
4. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION - POLICE
Chief Mobley submitted an employment application from Brawlie William
Gaskins, Jr. for dispatcher with starting salary of $7,850 per year on
six months probation.
Councilman Bass moved to employ Gaskins en six months probation as
dispatcher starting salary at $7,850, seconded by Councilman Douglas and
vote carried.
DEAD END STREET S~GNS
President Domer brought to the Councils attention that dead end
street digns needed to be erected at the end of North East 5th Street and
6th Street on 7th Avenue.
Councilman Bass moved to authorize Director Fortner to erect dead end
street signs, seoonded by Councilman Douglas and vote carried.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, President Domer declared the meeting
Recessed at 8:00 P.M.
Russell V. Domer
President City Council
City of Okeechobee
ATTEST ..
S~/~ia Christian
Acting City Clerk
City of 0keechobee