Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-85

Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. ADDITIONS TO SEWAGE City Manager Kennedy requested permission to secure bids for the additions to TREATMENT PLANT the Sewage Treatment Plant. Bids to be Received Commissioner Fountain moved that bids for the construction of the additions to the Sewage Treatment Plant be opened on April 2, 1958. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. Mr. Ollie Larson of the Fire Department appeared before the Commission and requested that the salaries of the Firemen be put on an equal basis with the Police Department. There being no further business to come before the Board, at the hour of 7:55 P.M. Commissioner Sharp moved this meeting recess until March 12, 1958 at 7:30 P.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. ATTEST: APPROVED: Las Vegas, Nevada March 12, 1958 A recessed regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 12th day of March, 1958 was called to order at the hour of 7:40 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C.D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner E.W. Fountain Commissioner Harris P. Sharp Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A.H. Kennedy Adm. Assistant Robert F. Boos City Attorney Howard W. Cannon City Clerk Shirley Lodwick Mayor Baker announced that the last meeting was recessed pending the study of the Budget by the Commissioners, and that as it was announced at the last meeting, the public hearing on the budget is over. He stated that there will be several motions in connection with the amendments to the budget as proposed. ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR Commissioner Bunker that the position commonly known as Assistant to the Mayor Position Abolished be abolished immediately. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. POLICE LIEUTENANTS Commissioner Fountain moved that in the interest of economy and the feeling that Two Positions the Police Department is overstaffed with lieutenants, that the positions of two Abolished lieutenants be abolished immediately in accordance with seniority. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC Commissioner Fountain moved that Richard Sauer, Superintendent of Streets be promoted WORKS to the position of City Engineer and Director of Public Works, said position Appointment to be effective not later than April 1, 1958 Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Bunker stated that he wanted the public to know that every recommendation that he made to the Board at a previous budget meeting has been incorporated almost Verbatim in the budget. He said that the one difference is that he recommended 80 patrolmen for the Police Department, and the City Manager recommended 83. He further stated that his recommendations were not contained in the proposed budget prior to his making said recommendations: BUDGET FOR 1958-59 Commissioner Whipple moved the following budget for the City of Las Vegas for the Adopted fiscal year of 1958-1959; as amended, be adopted: SCHEDULE A 1958 - 59 BUDGET CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA _ ASSESSED VALUATION 3-12-58