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Las Vegas, Nevada June 3, 1953 ORDINANCE NO. 552 City Clerk A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 3rd day of June, 1953 was called to order at the hour of 7:30 P.M. by His Honor Mayor C.D. Baker with the following members present: Mayor Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner C.D. Baker Wendell Bunker Rex A. Jarrett Harris P. Sharp Reed Whipple City Manager Asst. City Mgr. Assistant City Attorney City Clerk C.W. Shelley Dora Lord Ralston O. Hawkins Shirley Ballinger Absent: City Attorney Howard W. Cannon An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY CLERK; PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES THEREFORE; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, having been reported on favorably by Commissioners Jarrett and Whipple was read in full to the Board. Thereafter Commissioner Jarrett moved that the above entitled Ordinance No. 552 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Wharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Appointment Commissioner Whipple moved that Shirley Ballinger be appointed City Clerk at a salary of $425.00 per month to serve at the pleasure of the Board. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Wharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. CITY MANAGER - Resignation ACTING CITY MANAGER Appointment Commissioner Bunker moved the resignation of C.W. Shelley as City Manager be accepted effective at the end of the working day Friday, June 5, 1953. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Wharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Bunker moved that A.H. Kennedy be appointed Acting City Manager to serve at the pleasure of the Board at a salary of $750.00 per month. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Wharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER Commissioner Bunker moved the resignation of Dora Lord, Assistant City Manager be Resignation accepted effective at the end of the working day Friday, June 5, 1953. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE Commissioner Whipple moved that George Allen be appointed acting Chief of Police. Appointed Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. MAYOR PRO TEM Commissioner Jarrett moved that Reed Whipple be appointed Mayor Pro Tem. Appointed Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Com-missioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Whipple passed his vote. PAYROLL WARRANTS Commissioner Whipple moved that Payroll Warrants Nos. 1447 to 1452 inclusive in the net amount of $39,315.55 he approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign the same. PUBLIC HEARING Boulder Addn. Orval Pralle Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. This public hearing on the application of Orval Pralle to rezone Lot 14, Block 9, Boulder Addition from R-3 to R—4 having been continued from the special meeting of the Board of Commissioners held May 29, 1953, His Honor asked if there was any one present who wished to protest this proposed rezoning. There were no objections voiced. Murray Hoyt, Assistant Director of Planning appeared before the Board and explained the nature of this request for rezoning and the location. Discussion followed. Thereafter Commissioner Jarrett moved that Lot 1 4 Block 9 of the Boulder Addition be rezoned from R-3 to R-4. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Wharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. ASSESSMENT DISTRICT The Mayor announced that this was the time and place designated for the Board of NO. 100-21 Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, to meet and hear and consider any suggestions and objections that may be made by parties in interest to the proposed improvements, or ary matters relating thereto, in the proposed Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-21, said rehearing on the revised roll for this District having been authorized at a special meeting held May 25, 1953. His Honor asked if any written objections, suggestions or comments concerning said District had been filed in the office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk answered that no objections