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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03171986MARCH 17, MINUTES MAYOR JIM GALLAGHER CALLED THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: ABSENT: VICE MAYOR KENNETH ROTH COUNCILMAN RICHARD SZELUGA COUNCILMAN PETER VALLONE ATTORNEY THOMAS C. PALMER MAYOR JIM GALLAGHER NONE MAYOR GALLAGHER LEAD THE COUNCIL AND AUDIENCE IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. VICE MAYOR ROTH ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE LIGHT ON THE CORNER OF SCHUMANN DRIVE AND U.S. HIGHWAY #1 WOULD BE INSTALLED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY MAYOR GALLAGHER STATED HE T N OF A VICE MAYOR SHOULD BE ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA A~D ~QUE ~TE~ THAT/~E COUNCIL ADD THIS TO THE AGENDA. NONE. MA¥OR'~ ~TT~R~ NONE. CIT~.~Q~!L..MEMBE~.MATT~RS: NONE. MAYOR L. GENE HARRIS AND NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESIDED AT THE REMAINDER COUNCIL MEETING. LLOYD RONDEAU AND OF THE MAYOR L. GENE HARRIS PRESENTED FORMER COUNCILMAN RICHARD SZELUGA WITH A PLAQUE HONORING HIM FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY AS A COUNCILMAN FOR THE TERM OF SEPTEMBER, 1984, TO MARCH, 1986. FORMER COUNCILMAN SZELUGA STATED THAT HE WAS SURE THE COUNCIL WOULD PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE CITY AND TO SERVE THE CITY PROUDLY. MAYOR L. GENE HARRIS PRESENTED FORMER MAYOR JIM GALLAGHER WITH A PLAQUE HONORING HIM FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY AS THE MAYOR FOR A TERM OF MARCH, 1984, TO MARCH, 1986. MAYOR L. GENE HARRIS REQUESTED THAT HIS WIFE PATTI MEET HIM AT THE PODIUM AND PRESENTED HER WITH FLOWERS AND A TEE SHIRT READING "FIRST LADY". MAYOR HARRIS INTRODUCED AND WELCOMED THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WEST MELBOURNE, MR. FRED KENNEY AND HIS WIFE. MR. KENNEY WISHED THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL GOOD LUCK AND GOD SPEED. MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD NOW ELECT A VICE MAYOR. COUNCILMAN VALLONE NOMINATED KENNETH E. ROTH FOR VICE MAYOR AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER HIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE ALONG WITH BEING THE SENIOR MEMBER 'OF THE COUNCIL. THERE BEING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS~ MARCH 17, 1986 PAGE 2 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE MAYOR. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU, ROTH AS ViCE MAYOR. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, TO ELECT KENNETH E. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: NAYS: VICE MAYOR ROTH COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR HARRIS NONE MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, TO ADJOURN THE ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIED. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:22 P.M. MINUTES APPROVED AT THE JUNE ~_~9 ~ C I TJ~ CO MEETING. CITY CLERK 2