Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-241

Las Vegas, Nevada January 15, 1953 RESOLUTION presidential Parade RESOLUTION (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 Mayor's office at the City Hall, on the 15th day of January, 1953, at the hour of 9:30 a .M. to consider the following matters: Adoption of Resolutions regarding Sheriff's Mounted Posse. s/C.D. Baker Mayor NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: C.D. BAKER, Mayor and to WENDELL BUNKER, REX A. JaRRETT, WILLIAM PECCOLE, REED WHIPPLE, Commissioners, and C.W. SHELLEY, City Manager, DORA LORD, Assistant City Manager, 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 Baker, a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be held in the Mayors Office at the City Hall, 5th and Stewart, on the 15th day of January, 1953, at the hour of 9:30 A.M. to consider the following matters: Adoption of Resolution - Sheriff's Mounted Possee s/ Shirley Ballinger City Clerk ACCEPTANCE of notice We, the undersigned Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, Assistant City Manager and City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, do hereby admit due service of the foregoing Notice of Special Meeting: C.D. Baker, Mayor Reed Whipple, Commissioner Wendell, Bunker, Commissioner C.W. Shelley, City Manager City Attorney, Howard Cannon A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 15th day of January, 1953, was called to order at the hour of 9 :30 A.M. by His Honor Mayor C.D. Baker with the following members present: Mayor C.D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner Reed Whipple City Attorney Howard W. Cannon City Manager C.W. Shelley City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent Commissioner Rex A. Jarrett Commissioner William peccole # 3 72 WHEREAS, the sheriff's Mounted Posse, a group of Clark County Nevada residents Inaugural under the command of Sheriff Glen Jones, organized to aid and assist said Sheriff Jones upon his official bidding, and WHEREAS, said Sheriff's Mounted Posse, having received an invitation to represent the City of Las Vegas and State of Nevada in the presidential Inaugural Parade to be held January 20, 1953; and WHEREAS, the City of Las Vegas, Nevada deems it an honor that the Sheriff's Mounted Posse has been extended the aforesaid invitation. 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 15th day of January, 1953, that the SHERIFF'S MOUNTED POSSE, be, and hereby is authorized to travel to Washington D.C. as official representatives of the City of LAS VEGAS, NEVADA for the purpose of participating in the Presidential Inaugural Parade. ADOPTED AND APPROVED This 15th day of January, 1953 Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Bunker, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioners Jarrett and Peccole. #373 Commissioner Bunker moved the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, The City having adopted a resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Mounted Posse to travel to Washington D.C. for the President's inaugural Parade, as official representatives of the City of Las Vegas; and WHEREAS, the City has no funds available to pay for the transportation costs involved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas that the foregoing resolution be approved on the condition that the Sheriff's Mounted Posse carry liability insurance to hold the City free and harmless from any liability of injury which might be incurred by any member of the Sherrif's Mounted Posse, or said members together with their equipment. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote; Commissioners Bunker, Whipple and His Honor voting aye;. noes, none. Absent Commissioners Jarrett and Peccole