HomeMy Public PortalAbout19640422 NEW COUNCIL e ular Meeting, April 22 1964 48 5
Mayor Christy presided in the Chair.
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Prayer. Prayer was given by Msgr. Kaiser of the Immaculate Conception
Church.
Swearing 'in Councilmen Willcoxon, Jobe, Haake, Debo and Skain were given the
of Council oath of office by Judge McCromick V. Wilson. I
Members .
Roll Call. Present: Debo, Haake, Hawes, Hogg, Jobe, Kliegel, Riner, Scrivner!,
Skain and Willcoxon . 10
Absent: None. 0
li A quorum was declared present. �I
Election of On motion of Mr. Willcoxon, Mr. Perry W. Hawes, Jr. was nominated j
President- ;' for the office of President-pro-tem. Mr. Debo moved that nominations
pro-tem. cease and Mr. Hawes be elected by acclamation . The motion passed.
Following the election, Mr. Hawes was given the oath of Office of
President pro-tem by Judge Wilson .
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Old Council Mr. Scrivner moved that all business from the old Council be carri�
Business. over to the new Council. The Motion passed.
Rules and i Mayor Christy offered the following amendments to the Rules and
Order of Order of Business of the City Council:
Business. "Amend Rule 9 of Rules and Order of Business of the City Council o�l
` the City of Jefferson by striking out all of the first paragraph of
Rule 9 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"At the first regular meeting of the City Council held after the
City Election there shall be appointed by the Mayor eleven (11)
standing Committees and Two (2) Commissions of the City Council.
The Finance Committee shall consist of all members of the City
Council. All other standing Committees shall consist of five members,
one member from each ward, except that the Parking and Traffic
Commission shall also have the Director of Public Works and the
City Marshall as members and provided further the Airport Commission
will have in addition to the Council members four freeholders of tNe
City." {
And further amend Rule 9 by adding at the end of Rule 9 , the
following: �I
"13. Workmen' s Compensation ."
On motion of Mr. Hawes, the amendment was approved. The motion paste
Amend Rule 11 of the Rules and Order of Business of the City Council
of the City of Jefferson by adding a new section on page 15, to be ]
known as 13 and to read as follows:
"The Committee on Workmen's Compensation shall consider the
possibility of placing City Employees under Workmen' s Compensation :!
and shall consider and report upon such questions as may be referrd
to it by the Council." ,
On motion of Mr. Jobe, the amendment was approved. The motion
passed.
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Standing The following standing committees were appointed by Mayor Christy:
Committees. i Finance Committee: Debo, chairman ; Hogg, Riner, Haake, V. Chairmag;
Jobe, Scrivner, Hawes, Kliegel, Skain and Willcoxon .
Streets, Alleys: Willcoxon, Chairman ; Hogg, V. Chairman; Jobe, i
Kliegel and Skain. "
Public Bldg. , Etc. : Riner, Chairman; Scrivner, Vice Chairman; Hogs
Kliegel, Skain.
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Police Board: Scrivner, Chairman; Riner, Vice Chairman; Haake,
Kliegel, Shain.
Parking & Traffic: Hawes, Chairman; Jobe, Vice Chairman; Debo,
Haake, Scrivner, Edwin H. Rackers, Jr. , C. E. Short.
Fire Dept,, Nogg, Chairman; Hawes, Vice Chairman ; Debo, Jobe,
Willcoxon.
Public Health. Skain, Chairman ; Kliegel, Vice Chairman; Hogg, Jobe+
Scrivner.
Purchasing & Supplies. Jobe, Chairman; Debo, Vice Chairman; Haake,
Hawes, Scrivner.
Public Utilities. Debo, Chairman; Skain, Vice Chairman; Haake,
Riner, Scrivner.
Airport. Willcoxon, Chairman; Debo, Vice Chairman; Haake, Hawes,
Riner, Arthur Betts, Lee Lamar, Ronald Maxwell, John H. Hendred.
Accounts, Claims, & City Officials. Haake, Chairman; Willcoxon,
Vice Chairman; Debo, Hawes, Jobe.
Annex. & Resitricting. Hawes, Chairman; Hogg, Vice Chairman;
Kliegel, Riner, Willcoxon.
Workmen' s Comp. Riner, Chairman; Kliegel, Vice Chairman ; Hogg,
Skain, Willcoxon.
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Mayor Christy submitted the appointment of Charles 0. Enloe, 908 lAppointment
Broadway for the position of Street Commissioner. lof Street
On motion of Mr. Debo, the appointment was approved. The motion 11Comm.
passed.
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Mayor Christy submitted the appointment of Paul Raithel, Highway ' Appointment
50 East, for the position of City Weighmaster. ; of Weigh-
On motion of Mr. Debo, the appointment was approved. The motion lfmaster.
passed.
The appointments of Arthur Betts, Lee Lamar, John Hendren and Airport
Ronald Maxwell as members of the Airport Commission were submitted ' Commission .
by Mayor Christy.
On motion of Mr. Debo, the appointment was approved. The motion
passed. I
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The appointments of Ralph Wagner, Paul McDonald and Plumbing ti Plumbers
Inspector Fred Reinders as members of the Plumbers' Examining lBoard.
Board were submitted by Mayor Christy.
On motion of Mr. Debo, the Appointments were approved. The motion t
passed.
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The appointments of James Strong, Bert Koester and John E. Burruss„j Planning &
Jr. , as members of the Planning and Zoning Commission were submitted Zoning
by Mayor Christy. 11 Commission.
On motion of Mr. Jobe, the appointments were approved. The motion
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Bill No. 1, introduced by Councilmen Kliegel and Debo, entitled: Bill No. 1
"An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing the ;' Agreement
Mayor and the Clerk of the City to execute a written agreement withi With State
the State Highway Commission of Missouri relating to the construction Highway
and maintenance of Williams Street between Beck Street and St. :; Comm.
Mary' s Boulevard in the City.”
Read first and second time by title and on motion of Mr. Willcoxon,;}
the rules were suspended and the Bill was read the third time by
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title and placed on final passage and was passed by the following ;�
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.vote as Ordinance No. 7512.
;,Ayes: Debo, Haake, Hawes, Hogg, Jobe, Kliegel, Riner, Scrivner,
Skain and Willcoxon. 10
: Nays: None. 0
,Absent: None. 0
Planning & �' On motion of Mr. Jobe, Mr. Haake was appointed to represent the
Zoning ' Council at the meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The "
Commission. motion passed.
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i4 I�Budget l; The following budget message was presented by Mayor Christy:
Message. ; TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL:
' As Mayor it is my duty to present the Annual Budget to the City
; Council.
; The Budget which is being turned over to the Council tonight re-
;� presents many hours of long and hard effort by the Fiscal Officer.
; Mr. Abernathy has taken last year's budget, checked what was act--
ually spent and then in meetings with the heads of the various
departments, he has completed the budget which is being presented
for your apporval.
., There are certain items that I respectfully call to your attention. ,
The Budget does carry a ten percent salary increases in most areas
of our City Government. It does not effect elected City Officials
' or some of the appointive ones who were recently granted a salary i
' increase.
, The Budget is slightly lower than the one of 1963-64; however, it
still exceeds by $830950. 14, the estimated grand total income for j
the fiscal year.
If the estimates are correct, it will mean that at the end of the
` fiscal year our cash surplus could be reduced to approximately i
$180,000 .00, which would be a rather low reserve.
In this connection , I feel that it is wrong to consider the money on
hand as a surplus. It is simply what we have collected during the i
. months from December through March when our citizens pay their taxed.
It must carry the City through the lean months which lie before us . .
Dick Fackler put it very aptly when he said that he had ,just
received his pay check. That he might say he had a surplus, but
that in reality it was the money that would carry him until his next
pay day.
We are in exactly the same position . Beginning in April and con-
tinuning until December, we will have many months where our output
of money will far exceed the income. i
For examply, we must watch carefully our expenditures in April,
May and June if we are to have on hand, June 30th, the amount of i
. anticipated revenue of $2709000.00
Then in July of 1963, we collected $52,000 .00 and expended $76,000.1 O
; August, $23,500.00 and expended $92,391.02; Sept . , $19,880 .00 and ((,
expended $55,795.00; Oct . , $39 ,957.00 and expended $66,751.00;
Nov. , $40,870.00 and expended $69,671.00
To get down to actual figures, from July 1, 1963 until November 30, `;
1963, we actually overspent our income by $184,005.43
This Budget does not take into consideration the annexation problem;
It is my hope that the special committee headed by Mr. Tweedie and
Mr. Hawkins will have their report completed very soon and the
matter submitted to the Circuit Court and, if approved, to the votes
for their action during this year. Favorable action upon annexation.,
would present certain problems that would need consideration.
One reason our budget is lower, is that Streets and Alleys has been ;
reduced from $88,900.00 to $45,000.00. How much this will curtail
our street program only time will tell. This is a matter the
Finance Committee must carefully consider.
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The Police, Fire and Engineering Departments doubtless need, and
! could use additional revenue. Many pieces of equipment in use by
the Fire Dept . are old and obselete. This fine Department must not
!� be allowed to disintegrate in any degree, whatsoever. if
We do feel that it is possible to secure some additional revenue i'l
for our City operations without increasing taxes. Our license laws
1 need revision badly. Many pay no license fees, whatsoever. A man '
came into the Collector' s office the other day and wanted to secure
a license for doing business in Jefferson City. When told he needed!
no license to operate in our City, he was amazed and said he paid i!
in every other City. We have been and are studying these areas andil
hope to have recommendations for your consideration.
We are also making a careful study of delinquent taxes and those
who do not purchase automobile licenses. It is my wish that every
effort be made to correct this condition . �a
Our Budget is very small and conservative compared to Cities of ou�,
size. The budget we are presenting calls for expenditures of j
4 $853,677 . 14. Our sister City of Columbia has a budget of $5,508 ,803;.00
while Springfield has a budget of $6,626, 173.00. True, they own
and operate their Utilities but, irrespective of that, they have of
much higher budget then ours.
( It is my hope that the Finance Committee, which consists of all
members of the Council, will carefully consider every item in the
Budget. That they will give any and all departments heads an
opportunity to be heard. Please use the knowledge and background off;
� Mr. Abernathy. Mr. Ed Cole, our Collector will assist when called
upon.
} Let us be sure that the Budget finally approved is one that we can,';
with pride, present to all of the people of the City of Jefferson
That we can assure all, that they are receiving the very best
service possible for the money expended.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ John G. Christy
Mayor
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The following message on the establishment of a Human Rights Human
Commission was given by Mayor Christy: Rights
TO MEMBERS OF THE CI'T'Y COUNCIL: Report.
At the Mayor' s Convention in Honolulu, June 10, 1963, President
John F. Kennedy stressed the fact that the Mayors of the Cities in ..
the United States must be aware of the challenges facing every City,.
He asked that those wno believed there were no racial problems in
their areas to look carefully at we conditions which existed in
their respective Cities.
Governor Joiui M. Dalton stated that the problem of Human Ribnts
is one that "will not fade away, except as we meet it with fair
and intelligent action."
The missouri Commission on Human Rights recommends to the Cities off'
Missouri that serious consideration be given to the establishment
of a Human Rights Commission in the various Communities.
1 Jefferson City can and is proud of the peaceful and harmonious re-
lations which have prevailed for years between our Citizens and it ';
is our hope that this long established practice will continue.
To furhter this procedure it is recommended that there be establish-
ed a Mayor' s Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations ,
This Commission would function as a permanent part of the City
Government, it should foster mutual understanding and respect among
S all racial, religious and ethnic groups of the City, dis courage and
I prevent discrimination against any such group or its members,
cooperate with Federal, State and Municipal Agencies and non-
govermental organizations having like or kindred fuctions and make
such investigations and studies in any field of human relations as,
' in the ,judgement of the Commission, will aid in effectuating its
i general purpose.
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I� The Commission should consist of 12 members, appointed by the Mayor;
,. and approved by the City Council. The first named would serve as
!' Chairman of the Commission. The Commission would elect a Vice-
., Chairman and Secretary. In the absence of the Chairman or his
; inability to be present at any meeting of such body, the duly elect id
!; Vice-Chairman shall have the power to preside. The Commission shall!
;; meet at least nine (9) times peryear. Any seven (7) members shall
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4constitute a quorum and all members of the Commission shall serve
' without compensation for their service.
Of the 12 appointed members, the first 4 members shall be appointed
!ifor a term of three years, and the second 4 for a term of two years
and the third 4 members for a term of one year. +'
, Thereafter, at the end of the first term of each of such members of
lithe Commission, the terms of appointments shall be for three years
,leach, the members to be appointed by the Mayor with the approval ofd
ithe City Council.
ITo implement this program we need a declaration of clearly defined Ii
!; City Government policy. We must let the Citizens fully realize that
H we are working toward the goal of equal opportunities for all Our
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!! City has been and will continue to follow a policy that will nsure
jlthe continued growth and prosperity of the entire Community. !�
;; Such a policy needs and requires the moral leadership of all our
IlCitizens. The Churches shall have a special responsibility to clarify-
lithe moral issues involved in discrimination. In addition, all Commu i
,! leaders can contribute to public acceptance of needed social change
11as a moral as well as a practical imperative.
Sincerely yours,
' /s/ John G. Christy
Mayor ;
� On motion of Mr. Hawes, the report was approved. The motion passed. ;
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Human Rights ;' The following appointments to the Mayor' s Commission on Human Righto
Commission. ;: and Community Relations were made by Mayor Christy:
Nicholas Monaco, Chairman j
' Dr. Charles M. Hoard Three years_
�' Dr. William R. Ross
Julius Meyerhardt j
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;'; Mrs. Albert W. Happy, Jr.
!; Thomas Norman Two Years ;f
i' William Quigg
i. Buel Baclesse
Rev. Hartford C. Inlow
;; Alonzo Redmon One Year
Charles E. Smith
' Miss Phyliss White
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liOn motion of Mr. Jobe, the appointments were approved. The motion
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Planning & °; The following request was referred to the Planning and Zoning
Zoning. ; Commission: i
Gentlemen:
1; We respectfally submit for your consideration a request to rezone
tithe below described property, to permit us to build a neighborhood ±
shopping center. li
A part of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of
Section 1, Township 44, North, Range 12, West, more particular
ly described as: Beginning at a point on the east line of the ;t
Dix Road 30.0 feet east of the west line, and 357.0 feet south''
€ of the north line of said fourth quarter section; thence
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south along an th the east line of D , 232.6 feet to the
north right-of way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence south
66 degrees and 30 minutes east, along and with said right-of way
line, 254.0 feet; thence north 15 degrees east . 561.5 feet to the !
southeast corner of a tract of land owned by J. G. Bruce; thence
north 48 degrees west along the southerly line of the Bruce land; ;
thence south 18 degrees west. 216.0 feet; thence north 51 degrees
and 45 minutes west, 133.0 feet, more or less, to the point that ia;
150.0 feet east of the Dix Road, and 197.0 feet south of the north ''
line of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section l!;
thence south parallel to the Dix Road. , 160 .0 feet; thence west 150,,.0
feet to the point of beginning. (Magnetic Bearings) . Containing 2.8,iacres.
Part of the southwest quarter of Section 1, Township 44, Range 12 i(
west, in the City of Jefferson, County of Cole, Missouri, and morel;
particularly described as follows; From a point on the east line oEj
Dix Road, said point being 30.0 feet east of and 197 feet south of 'j
the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of said Section 1;
thence north 86 degrees east, and at right angles to the Section
line, 150 feet to the point of beginning of this description;
thence south 51 degrees 45 minutes east . 133.0 feet; thence north
18 degrees east, 216 feet; thence north 85 degrees 32 minutes westll61.71
feet; thence south 22 degrees 00 minutes west, 51.5 feet; thence south
and parallel with the section line, 100 feet to the point of j
beginning, containing 0 .61 acres, more or less. Bearings are
magnetic. I4
Your kind considerations will be appreciated. I
Very truly yours,
/s/ Elmer Goldammer i
/s/ F. Joe DeLong �I
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A request for no parking on East Atchison Street between Clark sparking
Avenue and Chestnut Street was referred to the Parking and Traffic & Traffic
! Commission . Commission
A request for addition limited parking spaces in the vicinity of ! Parking &
the Post Office was referred to the Parking & Traffic Commission. Traffic
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The following report was submitted by City Collector, Ed. Cole: ' Report by
Honorable Mayor John G. Christy City Collect
Members of the City Council I'
Submitted herewith for your approval, are the amount of 1963
Personal Property, Real Estate and Ad Valorem taxes as charged to !'
the office of the City Collector, by the City Clerk, and also the
amount of Current 1963 collections, together with the amount of
delinquent 1963 Personal Property, Real Estate and Ad Valorem Taxel
remaining on the books of the City Collector as of April 1, 1964:
1963 Personal Property tax to be collected by the City Collector
as charged by the City Clerk ---------- $100, 292.96 f
1963 Current Collections ---------- 889505.42 j
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1963 Delinquent Personal Property tax
as of April 1, 1964 --------------------------------$11,787.54,
Less Abatement 3/31/64 38 .62+
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11,748.8
1963 Real Estate tax to be collected by the City Collector as
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charged by the City Clerk ---------- $551,326.53 Ij
1963 Current Collections ---------- 5270516.36
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111_ 963 Delinquent Real Estate Tax as of
April 1, 1964 ----------------------------$23,810. 17 i
1963 Ad Valorem (Merchants and Manufacturers) Tax to be collected i
by the City Collector as charged by the City Clerk -- $37,014.62
1963 Current Collections -- 359021.88
11963 Delinquent Ad Valorem tax as of April 1, 1964 -- $1,922.74
i� Total of all 1963 Delinquent tax as given is the exact amount now
remaining on the books of the City Collector as of April 1, 1964.
This is a delinquency of approximately 5.5% and compares with a
delinquency of 6.4% for the previous year of 1962.
I submit this for your inspection and approval and will provide you
with any additional information you may desire regarding this
report.
Total 1963 Taxes -- $688,634. 11 j
Total 1963 Current
Collections 6519043.66
/s,I�Ed�Cole
Total 1963
City Collector
Delinquency $ 379590.45
Less
Abatement 3/31/64 38 .67
37,551.78
On motion of Mr. Willcoxon, the report was approved. The motion
passed.
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Adjournment. On motion of Mr. Hogg, the Council adjourned under the rules.
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