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Minutes for the City Council meeting on August 20, 1956
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The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, met in regular session on the above named date at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. There were present: Mayor, Deputy City Clerk, City Attorney and the following named Councilmen: Johnson, Fritz, Fields, Copeland, Stricklin, Powell, Snow, Hamilton and Hart. Absent: Keister.
Mr. Bill Penix, attorney for Mrs. Faye J. Brown, appeared before the Council and read the following letter tendering her resignation:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Jonesboro, Ark.
August 13, 1956
Gentlemen:
Because of personal reasons and a desire to live in California, I hereby tender my resignation as of this date, for the Office of City Clerk and Ex-officio Municipal Court Clerk.
In order that I may dispute certain insinuations that are being made against me, I wish to make a matter of record, the following facts which have immediately preceded this resignation:
a. On February 28, 1956, I went to California for a period of 3 weeks, under doctor’s order, to restore my health. This illness was occasioned by having worked four and one half years as City Clerk without vacation. The one exception being one week in the summer of 1954.
b. Upon returning to Jonesboro, it was my conviction that regardless who held my office, such person would need the following assistance:
1. Permanent clerical help to file and record judgments, ordinances, resolutions, etc.
2. On completion of the new City Hall, when there would be adequate room for more files, a full-time Deputy Clerk
c. This request was acted upon by action of the Council the 6th day of May, 1956, in the form of “clerical help” for a period of ninety days.
d. An opportunity arose to prepare myself for a future career. This opportunity demanded immediate action. Accordingly, with respect to the dictates of my conscience and allegiance to my office, I tendered my resignation to the Mayor. The Mayor did not submit th...
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