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PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
October 22, 1968
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular adjourned session at the
City Hall on the above date at 5:30 P. M. with the following present: Mayor Dunham, President
Gardner, Councilmen Hunt, Padgett, Walker and Watford with Attorney Hendry and Clerk Spivey.
Councilman Watford presented the following Ordinance and moved its adoption and upon being
seconded by Councilman Hunt was put to a vote and unanimously adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 331
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF A CHIEF OF POLICE
AND PROVIDING THAT WHEN SAID CHIEF OF POLICE IS REMOVED F~OM
OFFICE BY THE MAYOR, HE CAN ONLY BE REINSTATED AFTER TRIAL BY
THE COUNCIL AND UPON THE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF SAID CITY COUNCIL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. The Chief of Police of the City of Okeechobee shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the City of Okeechobee.
SECTION 2. The Chief of Police of the City of Okeechobee shall be elected at
the same time that other City Officials are elected, beginning December, 1968.
SECTION 3. The term of office of the Chief of Police shall be for a period of
four (4) years, beginning on the first (lst) Monday of January following said election.
SECTION 4. The Chief of Police of the City of Okeechobee shall be subject to re-
moval from office by the Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, in accordance with the Charter
of the City of Okeechobee, and shall not be reinstated except after trial by the City
CityCouncil, when said Council, by unanimous vote authorizes his reinstatement.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and
approval by the Mayor.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER, 1968.
Claude Gardner
Alto Watford~ Jr.
N. S. Padgett
W. F. Walker
E. H. Hunt
City Council of the City of
Okeechobee, Florida
ATTESTI Lorena Spive~
CITY CL~K
,, APPROVED by me this 22 day of October, 1968. Audle~ Dunham
MAYOR
Attorney Hendry reported a reply from State Road Department regarding the additional spur
track requested by Hughes Teed and Grain Company, stating they saw no objection to this proposed
siding being installed on the road dedication. Councilman Watford moved to grant Hughes Feed and
Grain Company permission to install additional spur track on 14th Street to their building,
seconded by Councilman Hunt and unanimously carried.
PERMIT
This Agreement, made this 22nd day of October, 1968, between the City of Okeechobee,
Florida, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of ~-~,~
Florida, party of the first part and Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Virginia, having its principal
place of business at Richmond, Virginia, party of the second part, Witnesseth:
For and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar in hand paid by the second party
to the first party, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the following covenants,
the first party has agreed and does hereby agree to permit the second party, their successors
and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a spur track along Fourteenth Street,
OKEECHOBEE, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, page 17, public records
of St. Lucie County, Florida, between the East boundary of Hicpochee Street and the West boundary
of Kissimmee Street. For a more particular description, and as explanatory hereof,
reference is made to the attached plat, which is hereby made a part of this instrument.
This permit is given by the said first party to the second party upon the express
condition that the second party indemnify and save harmless the said first party from all
claims, demands, suits, and judgements, and the costs and expenses incident thereto which
may arise, or be made, brought or recovered against the first party by reason of any such
injury or damage done or caused by the construction, maintenance or operation of said spur track.
In Witness Whereof, the municipality has caused these presents to be signed by its
Mayor and attested by its Clerk and its Corporate seal to be hereto affixed this 22nd day
of October, 1968.
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
BY: .... Audle~ Dunham
ATTEST: Lorena Spivey
CITY CLERK
The foregoing permit is hereby accepted upon the express conditions therein contained.
In Witness Whereof, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company has caused these presents
to be signed by its and attested by its
and its Corporate seal to be hereto affixed this day of October, 1968.
SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD
COMPANY, a Virginia Corporation
BY:
ATTEST:
Two property owners on Southeast Miami Street were present regarding the paving of said
Upon motion the Council adjourned.
ATTEST: r~Z~~ ~
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