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COUNCIL MEETING -REGULAR SESSION September 24,1968
8 o'clock PM -City Hall
The City Council met in regular session with the following councilmen present:
Monte Holm,Gordon Ebbert,Jack Eng,Ernest Lindell,John Jones,Michael
Boyle and Otto Skaug.
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written on the motion of
John Jones,second by Jack Eng.Passed unanimously.
BILLS TOTAL AMOUNT PAID
GENERAL $1,915.85
LIBRARY 255.03
PARK AND RECREATION 287.81
STREET 578045
EQUIPMENT RENTAL 574.72
WATER AND SEWER 3,184.64
SANITATION 3,445.58
It was moved by Jack Eng to pay the regular bills.Second by Michael Boyle.
Passed unanimously.
There were no special bills.
Warrants No.1271 through 1344 were approved for payment in the amount of
,2-7>$10,242.08.
OPEN HOUSING ORDINANCE -FIRST READING
The Open Housing Ordinance titled "An Ordinance Defining and Prohibiting
Unfair Housing Practices in the Sale,Offering for Sale,Rental,Offering
for Rental,and Financing of Housing Accomodations;Defining Offenses
and Prescribing Penalties Therefor"was read by title only.
The Mayor asked for discussion on this ordinance.There were no comments
from the visitors present at the meeting.
Motion by Jack Eng to accept the first reading of this ordinance.Second
by Dr.Lindell.Passed unanimously.The next regular meeting of the .
Council,which will be held on October 7,was set for the second reading
of this ordinance.
INLAND AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION -SPECIAL CITATION
Mr.Gary Matters,Manager of Traffic Safety for the Inland Automobile
Association was in attendance to present a special citation for pedestrian
program improvement for 1967 to the City of Moses Lake.He stated that this
award is one of 241 given to United States Cities from reports submitted from
1887 cities.He commended Chief Bjork in this achievement.He also
cited the City Manager,the School Administrators,Ralph Rohwedder and
Pat Nevins for their public awareness and help in this program.He singled
*>^out Roy Wellman of the Columbia Basin Herald and Gene Lawrence of KWIQ
and Rich Berry of KSEM for special mention.He presented the award to
Mayor Jones who thanked the Police Department and all others who made
the award possible.
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE -REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE
Q\j A letter was read from the City Manager in which he stated that he
\\s believed it important to make the reimbursement procedure a matter '
of official record and requested approval of the procedure from the
City Council.It has been an informal practice to reimburse employees
for attendance at college or other school courses by reimbursing tuition
100%for "A",75%for "B"and 50%for "C"with no reimbursement for
less than "C".Courses without a grade schedule will be reimbursed
at 75%for satisfactory grade.
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The City Manager said that this matter had been discussed with !
Department heads and supervisory people and,while there were diff-| |
erences of opinion,the majority agreed to stay with this proposed
schedule.Generally,it is for tuition only.Unusual expenses will
be looked into.If the books purchased for a course would be valuable
as part of the library,the would be purchased directly by the City.
Motion by Monte Holm to grant the request to reimburse city employees
for tuition 100%for "A",75%for "B"and 50%for "C"with no reimbursement
for less than "C".Second by Otto Skaug.Passed unanimously.
CHANGE IN COUNCIL MEETING DATE -OCTOBER 8th to OCTOBER 7th
Of,g 7 A letter was read from the City Manager stating that statutory pro-
^visions require that the City Council hold a hearing on the 1969 Budget
on Monday,October 7,1968 and suggesting that the next Council meet
ing be set for October 7 rather than October 8,to coincide with statutory
requirements for budget hearings .
Motion by Otto Skaug to set the next regular meeting of the City Council
for October 7,1968.Second by Dr.Lindell.Passed unanimously._
Meeting adjourned.I
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