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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 25, 1979
1 . The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
2 in regular session January 25, 1979 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
3 Building of said City. Mr. Meredith presided with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Webb
4 present. The following business was had, to wit:
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6 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,
7 seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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9 Police Capt. Scott Loper presented a request from Local 721 Wayne Division
10 concerning a traffic problem when trying to enter onto Williamsburg Pike from
11 Wayne`s west parking lot. Shifts were staggered to alleviate the congestion
12 problem but as of March 1978`',.-. all departments start and end at the same time.
13 With the traffic leaving the east lot on Industries Road, there is a continual
14 northbound flow. They requested a "No Turn on Red" sign posted at the
15 Industries Road intersection. Capt. Loper recommended approval of installation
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16 of the sign.
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18 Mr. Anderson moved to accept the recommendation of Capt. Loper by placing a
19 standar-ized "No Turn on Red" sign at the intersection subject to a reporting
20 back in a week or so any problem in that area, seconded by Mr. Webb and on
21 unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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23 Chief of Police Charles. Chris stated that a year ago the. Police Department had
24 its first group of Reserve Officers sworn in. Since that period of time, six
25 (6) other c;iviiiaii: volunteers in this program have completed their training.
26 Chief Chris requested the following named persons be granted Special Police
27 status with the Richmond Police Department and be granted full police powers
28 within the City of Richmond during those hours as assigned by the Chief of
29 Police effective January 25, 1979: Mary Ellen Renck, Kenneth L. Miller, Harold
30 A. Schroy, Jerry D. Slifer, Larry K. Hartley, and Barbara Ann Chambers. He
31 noted this brings the total Reserves to seventeen (17) . The City Clerk will
32 swear the Officers in this evening at 6:00 p.m.
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34 Mr. Webb moved that the request of Chief Chris be approved, seconded by Mr.
35 Anderson and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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37 Capt. Loper presented-a request=sighed.by_,the .residents- and. Councilman_
38 Williams. of the 900 block of North llth Street that no parking signs be
39 removed from the east side and placed on the west side of the street as it is
40 very difficult to get out when there is snow and ice on the hill.
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42 Mr. Anderson moved to accept the recommendation of Capt. Loper that in the
43 900 block of North llth Street the no parking signs be moved from the east
44 side and put on -the west side of the street, seconded by Mr. Webb and on
45 unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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47 There being no further business on motion duly made., seconded and passed, the
48 meeting was adjourned.
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51 Donald E. Meredith
52 President
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54 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
55 Clerk of the Board