Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 7, 1949 to May 21, 1952, lvc000007-23

PUBLIC HEARING ON ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS It was decided that the Public Hearings on Assessment Districts Nos. 100-3, 100-4, 200-1 and 200-3 be held January 10, 1950 at 8:00 P.M. There being no further business to come before this special meeting, Commissioner Bunker moved this meeting adjourn. Motion seconded by Commissioner Peccole and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absents Mayor Cragin, Las Vegas, Nevada December 14, 1949 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 l4th day of December, 1949, at the hour of 3:00 P.M. to consider the following matters: 1. Resignation of Chief of Police /s/ E. W. Cragin E. W. CRAGIN, Mayor NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TOs E. W. CRAGIN, Mayor and to WENDELL BUNKER, R. T. MOORE, WILLIAM PECCOLE, REED WHIPPLE, Commissioners, and GEORGE O. TREEM, 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 l4th day of December, 1949, at the hour of 3:00 P.M. to consider the follow­ing matters; 1. Resignation of Chief Of Police /s/ Shirley Ballinger 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/ William Peccole_______________________ /s/ Wendell Bunker__________________ /s/ Robert T. Moore_______________________ /s/ Reed Whipple____________________ /s/ Geo. O. Treem_________________________ A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners held this 14th day of December, 1949 was called to order at the hour of 3:20 P.M. by His Honor Mayor A. W. Cragin with the following members present: Commissioners Bunker, Moore, Peccole, Whipple; City Manager George O. Treem, City Attorney Howard W. cannon and City Clerk Shirley Ballinger. His Honor stated that this meeting had been called for the purpose of acting upon the resignation of R. F. Malburg, Chief of Police, and anyone who wished to speak on the matter could at this time. Mr. Henry C. Davis stated that he felt Chief Malburg had done a fine job, and he would like for him to remain. Mr. Arthur McCants spoke at this time and said that he would like to have Chief Malburg stay, but if he had a better opportunity the Board should release him. Mr. Art Harris asked if there had been any pressure brought for the Chief to resign. His Honor stated there had not. Mr. Harvey York asked if this were a trial or a meeting to act on Chief Malburg's resignation. His Honor said this was a public meeting and all who wished to speak would be heard. Mr. William Carter of the Teamsters Union spoke at this time. He said that in the two years that Chief Malburg had been in charge of the Police Department it had been run better than ever before. RESIGNATION OF CHIEF OF POLICE