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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949, lvc000006-470

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    438 ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk, Mayor CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: SHIRLEY BALLINGER, City Clerk Las Vegas, Nevada A Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas is hereby called to be held in the Council Chambers at the City Hall, on the 3Oth day of July 1949 , at the hour of 11 A.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Resignation of City Manager, J. M. Murphy S/ E. W. Cragin Mayor NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: E. W. CRAGIN, Mayor and to WENDELL BUNKER, R. T. MOORE, WILLIAM PECCOLE, REED WHIPPLE, Commissioners, and J. M. MURPHY, City Manager and HOWARD W. CANNON, City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. You and each of you will please take notice that pursuant to a call this day issued by Mayor Cragin, a Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be held in the Council Chambers at the City Hall, 5th & Stewart, on the 3Oth day of July 1949 , at the hour of 11 A. M. to consider the following matters: 1. Resignation of City Manager, J. M. Murphy. S/ Shirley Ballinger___________ City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager and City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, do hereby admit due service of the foregoing Notice of Special Meeting: S/ E. W. Cragin S/ Robert T. Moore_________________ S/ Reed Whipple___________________ S/ J. M. Murphy S/ William Peccole S/ Howard W. Cannon Las Vegas, Nevada July 30, 1949 A special meeting held this 3Oth day of July, 1949 was called to order at the hour of 11:50 A. M. by His Honor Mayor E. W. Cragin with the following members present: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple; City Manager J. M. Murphy, City Attorney Howard W. Cannon and City Clerk Shirley Ballinger. RESIGNATION Commissioner Peccole moved that the resignation of J. M. Murphy, City Manager, effective City Manager August 1, 1949 be accepted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. RESOLUTION No. 149 Commissioner Moore moved that the following resolution thanking Mr. Murphy for his fine work as City Manager, and wishing him success in his future enterprises be adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, J. M. Murphy has so faithfully and untiringly served this City of Las Vegas for the past twenty-two (22) months, and WHEREAS, J. M. Murphy has contributed much time and effort to the development, management and improvement of the City of Las Vegas, and WHEREAS, J. M. Murphy, ever mindful of the great need and necessity of the City of Las Vegas, through his efforts and diligence, was instrumental in obtaining many worth­while projects and reforms that insured the progress and development of said City, and whereas, J. M. Murphy, always interested in the welfare of the employees of the City of Las Vegas, has gained their respect and admiration by his unceasing efforts to improve the status of the said employees and the conditions under which they work, and WHEREAS, J. M. Murphy, by faithfully performing his duties, has assured the progress and growth of the City of Las Vegas, and the health and welfare of its citizens has been improved by his effective effort, NOW, THEREFORE, Be IT resolved, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, at a special meeting thereof, held on the 3Oth day of July, 1949, that said City, by this Resolution, express its gratitude and appreciation to J. M. Murphy