Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949, lvc000006-184

164 County Commissioners of several cities and counties in the State of Nevada in urging the passage of a Bill by the Legislature of the State of Nevada providing for the levying and collecting of an excise tax of l 1/2% per gallon on motor vehicle fuel sold in the State of Nevada, for the purpose of providing funds to enable the Cities and Counties of this State to construct, maintain and repair the public highways and roads therein, and WHEREAS, a Bill providing for such excist tax was introduced and the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas traveled to Carson City strongly urging the passage of said bill as a measure of deep concern to the welfare of the City of Las Vegas, and WHEREAS, said bill was enacted into law and will be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1947, and WHEREAS, the funds derived from taxes and now available for the improvement and maintenance of City Streets is insufficient for said purposes and the City is sorely in need of additional funds therefor, and WHEREAS, through the enforcement of this act the sum of approx- imately One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) will be available to the County, of which Fifty (50) per cent will be available to the City of Las Vegas for street improvements, and WHEREAS, tourists will provide approximately Seventy five (75) per cent of the tax so levied and collected under the provisions of said act, and WHEREAS, many other governing bodies throughout the United States have resorted to similar taxation to provide their cities with funds for street and road improvements, and WHEREAS, under the provisions of this act the County Commissioners may decline to accept the tax provided by the act by the adoption of a Resolution passed prior to the effective date of said act, NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas in regular session that it respectfully urge and request the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Clark, Nevada, to adopt a resolution to accept the benefits of said act thus providing the necessary funds to enable the City of Las Vegas to improve its streets and roads as in said act provided, and be it further RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be spread on the Minutes of this Board, and a copy of said resolution be sent to the Board of Commissioners of the County of Clark, and the Clerk of this Board is so Ordered to do.", and WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of County of Clark, Nevada, subsequently, by the adoption of a resolution passed prior to the effective date of said Act, declined to accept the tax provided in said Act, and WHEREAS, said Act provided that the County Commissioners shall reconsider and pass said Resolution, declining to accept the tax provided in said Act, once each year within sixty (60) days prior to July 1 of each year as long as said County Commissioners desire so to act, and WHEREAS, the funds derived from taxes and now available for the improvement and maintenance of city streets is still insufficient for said purposes and the City is still in sore need of additional funds therefor, and, as based on all reasonable estimates, it is anticipated that said fiscal condition will remain the same on, and for some time after, July 1, 1948, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, in Special Session this 19th, day of November, 1947, that it respectfully urge and request the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Clark, Nevada, not to reconsider and pass its resolution aforesaid declining to accept the tax provided in said Act, and in lieu thereof to consider and adopt a resolution accepting the benefits of said Act for the period after July 1, 1948, and be it further RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be spread on the Minutes of this Board, and a copy of said Resolution be sent to the Board of County - Commissioners, of the County of Clark, Nevada, and the Clerk of this Board is so ordered to do. CLARK COUNTY BUILD- At this time a letter from the Clark County Building Trade requesting that ING TRADE a new plumbing board be appointed was referred to the City Manager for PLUMBING BOARD recommendation at the next regular meeting. POLICE DEPARTMENT Considerable discussion was had by the members of the Board of City RE: SLARK & MOHR Commissioners and the City Manager relative to the removal of Mr. Slark and Mr. Mohr from the Police Department. After which Commissioner Moore moved that the Board of City Commissioners go on record in support of the City Manager and give him a vote of confidence. Mayor Cragin stated that he would not entertain a motion of that kind and stepped down from the chair and asked Mayor Pro-tem Clark to take the chair. Mayor Pro Tem Clark stated that pursuant to the provision of the Charter of the City of Las Vegas, the City Manager has the authority to hire and fire personnel in the City without bringing the matter to the Board's attention, except in the case of department heads. Mayor Cragin stated that Was in accord with that provision and he felt that in view of said Charter provision the motion was not necessary, Thereafter, Commissioner Moore withdrew his motion.