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March l4, 1957 TO: SHIRLEY LODWICK, City Clerk Las Vegas, Nevada A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, is hereby called to be held in the Mayor's Office of the City Hall, on the l4th day of March, 1957 at the hour of 4:30 P.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Convention Hall Legislation 2. Department of Public Safety s/ C.D. BAKER Mayor NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: C.D. BAKER, Mayor and to WENDELL BUNKER, E.W. FOUNTAIN, HARRIS P. SHARP, REED WHIPPLE, Commissioners and A.H. KENNEDY, City Manager, R.F. BOOS, Administrative Assistant, and HOWARD W. CANNON, City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas. You and each of you will please take notice that pursuant to a call this day issued by Mayor Baker, a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas,Nevada will be held in the Mayor's Office of the City Hall, 5th and Stewart, on the l4th day of March, 1957; at the hour of 4:30 P.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Convention Hall Legislation 2. Department of Public Safety s/ SHIRLEY LODWICK City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, Administrative Assistant and City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas do hereby admit due service of the foregoing notice of special meeting. s/ C.D. BAKER s/ A.H. KENNEDY s/ REED WHIPPLE s/ RALSTON O. HAWKINS s/ WENDELL BUNKER s/ HARRIS P. SHARP Las Vegas, Nevada March l4, 1957 (CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING) A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this l4th day of March, 1957 was called to order at the hour of 4:50 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C.D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner Harris P. Sharp Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A.H. Kennedy Asst. City Attorney Ralston O. Hawkins City Clerk Shirley Lodwick Absent: Commissioner E.H. Fountain City Attorney Howard W. Cannon Commissioner Whipple moved that a telegram be sent to the Clark County Delegation at the Legislature requesting their support of the Convention Hall legislation. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. Commissioner Sharp moved the creation of the Department of Public Safety be approved, to include the Police and Fire Departments, and that Elmer Gates be appointed as Acting Director of Public Safety at the pleasure of the Board in addition to his duties as Fire Chief at a salary of $900.00 per month. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. There being no further business to came before the Board, Commissioner Sharp moved this meeting adjourn. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor 3-14-57 CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING CONVENTION HALL LEGISLATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY