07/23/65 SP City Council Minutes192
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SPECIAL MEETING
A Special Meeting of the Kalispell City Council was held July 23, 1965,
at 7:30 P. M. in accordance with the following notice given and acknowledged.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN
CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA
Gentlemen:
There will be a Special Meeting of the, City Council Friday, July 23, 1965,
at 7:30 P. M. for the following }nrpose;
ADOPT PRELIMINARY BUDGET
We, the undersigned, being all of the members of the City Council, do
hereby waive notice of the date and purpose of the Special Meeting of the City
Council to be held Friday, July 23, 1965 at 7:30 P. M., and consent to the
transaction of the above and any other business that may properly come before
the Council-:i
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City Aerk Mayor
Laurence G. Bjorneby Vernon Homuth
Norma E. Happ. M. C. Roberts
John D. Roche Robert W. Riley
H. V. Turner Wm. W. Roberts
Marshall H. Murray
City Attorney
Mayor Flynn presiding. All Councilmen present with exception of Wm. Roberts.
Members of the Police, Fire, and Street,;: Departments requested pay raises
that would exceed the $200.00 annual increase for monthly employees and 10,,% per
hour for hourly employees.
Police Department made request for 1% of gross for longevity pay or a 25.00
raise with the 1% longevity pay based on the starting wage of 350.00 as at present.
Police Chief Christopherson made a request that the Police Secretary's
salary be raised to the equivalent of the Secretaries in the City Clerks Office.
Gene Thompson, of the Fire Department made a request that Firemen be granted
sick leave pay on the basis of other City Departments. He was informed that the
law requires that sick leave for Firemen be paid out of their pension fund.
Representatives of the various departments were informed that their requests
would be considered. The Street Department made a request for permission to meet
with the Council members at another time to present their recommendations for
more efficient operat6on of the departmentf-stating that they did not believe the
104; per hour increase was satisfactory in view of the fact that the County
employees, whose wage scale was previously higher thati the Citys, had just been
granted another raise.
Homuth presented a request of the Kalispell Golf Association to erect a
sign at the triangle where North Main and California Streets intersect. The sign
to be 2 feet by 4 feet, the lower edge of the sign to be 6 feet above the ground.
Bjorneby moved that request for s6gn be granted, seconded by Riley and carried.
Swimming Pool.
Roche reported that the cost of operating the,pool was higher than it has
ever been due to the obsolesence of the pool and equipment. He suggested that
the pool be completely renovated before it is opened for another seasons use.
Council members discussed pay raise request of the Police Department.
Riley moved the uniform allowance for policemen be raised to $125.00 per
annum. Seconded by M. Roberts and carried.
Homuth moved adoption of the Preliminary Budget as revised, instructing
the City Clerk to publish required notice that it is on file and open for inspection.
The City Council will meet August 4th, 1965 at 7:30 P. M. at which time any tax
payer may appear and be heard for or against all or any part of said budget.
Seconded by Turner and carried.
Ril ved for a urnment. econded
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by M. Roberts and carried.
Mayor