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Minutes for the City Council meeting on February 6, 1961
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The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Ark. met in regular session at City Hall, Monday night, February 6, 1961, at 7:30 p.m. There were present: Mayor, City Attorney, City Clerk and the following named Councilmen: Sammons, Griffin, Field, Smith, Brewer, Snow, Perry, Kenward, Cook, Brickell, Copeland and Ebbert.
Mr. Cook offered the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION NAMING JUDGES AND CLERKS FOR THE CITY WATER AND LIGHT ELECTION ON FEBRUARY 16, 1961.
Mr. Cook made the motion seconded by Mr. Ebbert that the Resolution be adopted. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried. The resolution was given the number 1961:04.
Two Ordinances with the same title were offered by Mr. Cook and placed on the first reading. One leashing and penning dogs, the other pertaining to dog bites.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 952, REGULATING THE KEEPING OF ANIMALS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
The Mayor read a letter from Harry Samuels, tendering his resignation from the Craighead Forest Commission. An appointment will be made at a later date to fulfill his unexpired terms.
Mr. Brewer offered the following Ordinance and placed it on the first reading:
AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED “THE JONESBORO MEAT INSPECTION ORDINANCE,” PROVIDING FOR AN AGENCY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT AND SUPERVISION THEREOF, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
Mr. Ebbert made the motions seconded by Mr. Brewer that Council accept the Finance Committee’s recommendation as to the Occupation Tax revision. On the roll call, all voted aye, except Mr. Kenward who voted no. Motion carried.
Mr. Copeland made the motion seconded by Mr. Brewer that a committee be appointed to study an overall revision of the Occupation Tax and report back with a recommendation by July 1, 1961. Roll was called. Mr. Kenward voted no and all other members voted aye. Motion carried.
After discussion of purchasing parking meters at the recommendation of the Finance Committee, it was the opinion of the majority of the Council that the purchase should not be made at this time. Mr. Field made the motion, seconded by Mr. Griffin that the bids be opened. Roll was called. Voting aye-Sammons, Griffin, Field, Brewer, Perry and Ebbert. Voting no-Smith, Snow, Kenward, Cook, Brickell and Copeland. Since the vote ended in a tie, the Mayor broke the tie by voting aye and the motion carried. It was then left up to the representatives of the parking meter companies and they decided to leave the bids unopened, but requested that they be allowed to show their meters and this request was granted.
Mr. Cook then moved with Mr. Brewer seconding that the Council accept the Finance Committee’s recommendation regarding new parking meters and that new bids be sent out requesting sealed bids stating approximately how many for straight sale and how many with trade in, bids to be submitted on both manual and automatic and be in Feb. 20th. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Brickell made the motion, seconded by Mr. Brewer that the bills as okayed by the Finance Committee be paid. Roll was called. All aye. Motion carried.
Mr. Cook made the motion, seconded by Mr. Kenward that the wording on the request for new bids on parking meters state the number 700 to be bought, 300, straight sale and 400 trade-ins, single and double, automatic and manual, with pipe standards and flanges and without. Smith, Brickell and Ebbert were not present on the roll call. All others voted aye. Motion carried.
There being no further business, Council voted unanimously to adjourn.