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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-02-24city council minutes1 mo on a part time basis. I 6 Councilman Blomquist: Consideration should be ivon to a full time Mayor or a City Manager, Councilman Finley: I think we have had pletny of time to come to a decision as it has been discussed by different groups for at least eight months. It is my opinion we should make a decision on either a part time or full time mayor. Councilman Luby: I agree with Councilman Eldredge on a part time mayor and that an office be set up designating the hours probably from h to 12. � Councilman Shorb: I feel we ore at least ten years behind on having a full time mayor and I The abo• ✓e matter was discussed by the Council and the following are the opinions expressed by I the Council. Councilman Vassar: I feel that it is asking too much for a Mayor to give the time it requires at a salary of $100 per month and I believe a full time Mayor is needed by Caldwell. I � Councilman Eldredge: I do not approve of rushing into this until we have time to formulate plans and I understand to raise the salary of the mayor requires the passing of an ordinance sixty days before the General Municipal Electi:n. I also feel the Mayor is underpaid and we should provide an office so that he would not have to meet citizens at his place of business. I recommend we arrive at an equitable salary think we should make a decision at this time. Moved by Councilman Blomquist, sec ?eded by Councilman Eldredge that Council recess to most February 24, at 5:00 o'clock P. M. Motion carried. J 1 Mayor. City Clerk I I COUNCIL CHAMBEPS FEBRUARY 24, 1959 5:00 P. M. The Council met pursuant to a recessed meeting of February 19th, 1959. ACKNGAEDGX T OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, do each hereby acknowledge notice of an adjourned meeting of the said City Council to be held at the Council Chamber$ in the City Hall in the City of Caldwell, Idaho, at the hour of 5:00 o'clock P. M. on the 24th day of Feb- ruary, 1959 for the transaction of all business in connection with the following object: Pursuant to ad- journment of February 19th, 1959, which object was presented to each of the undersigned inwrit�ng. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES THIS 24th, day of February 1959. I I I , f M ayor r2ze- vaeUe -e- , C ouncilman C unci man ing. Upon Roll Call the following Councilmen answered present: E. L. Vassar, Fran Blomquist, Max Luby,�I Emile Shorb, L. P. Eldredge and Leland Tinley. Mayor Simmerman advised the Home Rule Bill has passed in the Senate unanimously. it Councilman Luby recom, ended the City enter into a lease with Charles E. Sweaney and Patrick Sweaney for the following dwscribed property: The Southeast Quarter (SE9) of Section 26, Township Five (5) North, Range Three (3) W of the Boise Meridian, in Canyon County, Idaho. Thereupon the following R was proposed by Councilman Luby who moved the adoption thereof, y y< which motion was seccnded by Councilman Shorb. {� T RESOLUTION By Councilman Luby. WHEREAS, it appears to the best interest of the City o7 Caldwell to lease to Charles and Patrick �Sweaney the following described property: k The Southeast Quarter (SEk) of Section 28, Township Five k (5) North, Range Three (3) West of the Boise Meridian, in Canyon County, Idaho. NIXd THERF,FORw, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Caldwell enter into a lease with Charles Sweeney ,;and Patrick Sweeney and the Mayor and City Clerk, on behalf of the City, be authorized to execute the same. Upon Roll Call the following Councilmen voted in the affirmative: Vassar, Blomquist, Luby, Shorb, Eldredge and Finley. Negative: None. Absent and not voting. None. Thereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Resolution adopted. Pursuant to recess of February 19, the Council took un the matter of increasing the salary of the I Mayor to either full time or part time. I Councilman Vassar: I still stand on the same statement I nn de last week that the City of Caldwell I has reached the point where the services of a full ti-e administrator is needed. I favor a full time Mayor li over a City Manager form of operation because it is the most democratic way of carrying on the business of a municipality. Under Manager form of operation the Manager is not directly responsible to the people, but jj the Mayor would be directly responsible to the citizens and would come up for election every two years, i ;furthermore it could be ossi�le for a manager to � , p g perpetuate himself in office by the simple vote of four (councilmen. I feel the time has arrived when this Council should take positive action and put the machinery in operation for a full time Mayor. Councilman Blomquist. I do not feel this is the time to change but I do know that it is coming. I think this 'step should be well studied and I think we would be making a mistake if we had a full time Mayor Councilman Luby: During the week I have had several citizens discuss the matter with me and they were infavor of a full time mayor. Councilman Blomouist: I think we should have an advisory vote on the ballot. Cmncilman Eldredge: I am in favor of a Dart time Mayor at this time. I feel if we have time to ' we will he better able to make a decision in regards to a full ti -e mayor or a city manager. Councilman Finley: I feel a full time mayor is necessary. The Mayor at the present time in outti in at least six hours a day on city business. Some Council will have to make a decision why wait two years. Councilman 6'1dredge: It is going to take time to re -vama the city organizations to a full time mayor. Councilman Finley: Other towns have gone into this without any more preparation than we have. Tberanpon Councilman Blomquist moved we don't have a full time Mayor at this time, motion seconded Iby Co'mcilman Eldredge. Upon Roll Call the following Councilman voted in the affirmative: Blomquist and Eldredge. !Negative: Vassar, Luby, Shorb and Finley. Absent and not voting: None. Th- re�oon the Mayor declared the motion lost. Moved by Councilman Vassar, seconded by Councilman Finley the City of Caldwell have a full time Mayor with a salary of $7200 per year, and the City Attorney he instructed to nut this into effect. Upon Roll Call the following d'ouncilman voted in the affirmative: Vassar, Luby, Shorb and Finley. Negative: Blomquist and Eldredge. Absent and not voting: None. Thereupor the (Mayor declared the motion carried. There being no further business to come befora the Council it was moved by C uncilman Blomquist, seconded by Councilman Vassar that C adjourn to meet February 25, at 5:00 o'clock P. M. Motion carrie L Lz- ", 7 _ Major. City C.'.erk.