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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1962_01_15 4:7 Public`•Hearing , January 15, 1962 - . • • A' duly advertised Public Hearing on the proposed New Charter was called to order 'by,.Mayor;Frank Baflo at 8:00 P .M. ; Councilmen present were ' G'ebrge ,J:aBab§on, StanlekyF.LCaulkins•jcGeorgeaP: Hammerly , Hunter M. Leach, Maurice R , Lowenbach and John W. Pumphrey. Mr. Dan Clemons was the only person appearing at the Public Hearing. Mr. Clemens raised questions on the following paragraphs of the proposed II Charter: 3.6 License Fee 4.3 Powers 6.1 Police Court - - After hearing Mr.- Clemons the Charter was transferred to the Special • Council Meeting at 8: 15 P.M. . • • Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Leesburg Town Council , Leesburg , Virginia, January 15; 1962 00 A Sppecial Meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was called to order .Z • at 8:1'7 P .11: in the Council Chambers , Leesburg, Virginia by Mayor : Frank Hanoi,: .Councilmen present were George J. Babson, Stanley F. Caulklnt.,,. George P. Hammerly , Hunter M. Leach, Maurice R. Lowenbach and .John W. , Pumphrey. • Upon Motion of CouncilmanLowenbach. seconded by Councilman Hammerly the folloWingresolution was brought before the Table. . ' • WHEREAS, the';Cpuncil for the Town 'of Leesburg , in Virginia, desires to request the General Assembly to grant a new charter to the Town of Leesburg, and I WHEREAS , the Council for the Town of Leesburg has complied with Section 15-77.74 of the 1950 Code of Virginia , as amended , by having a draft of the proposed new charter published in the Loudoun Times-Mirror, a newspaper of general circulation, and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held at the time and place as specified in the public notice and at which time citizens were given an opportunity to express their views with respect thereto, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , by the Council for the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia , that the General Assembly be and is hereby requested to grant to the Town of Leesburg anew charter in the form as hereinafter set forth. • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Clerk of this Council is hereby auth- orized and directed to forward sufficient copies hereof and this resol- ution to the appropriate State officials and to certify the same as adopted herein. Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman Hammerly and with General Agreement of the Council Members the following changes . wrre made in the Proposed Charter of the Town of Leesburg. CHANGES II Page 1, Chapter 1, Sec. 1-1 , line 2 , - strike out "Mean" and replace with"Refer to" Page 3 , Chapter 3 , Sec. 3-2 , line 2 - strike out "the council shall" and replace with "each member of the council shall" Page 3 , Chapter 3 , Sec. 3-2 , line 5 - strike out "for his services as mayor" Page 4, Chapter 4 , Sec . 4-1 , line 2 - strike out "not" Page 4, Chapter 4, Sec . 4-2 , paragraph (4) , line 1 - change "mnuicipal- ities" to"municipality' s" • Page 4, Chapter 4 , Sec. 4-3 , line 3 and 4. - strike out "except as other- wise provided by this charter" and on line 4 after the word manager , add "except as otherwise provided by this charter" Page 4„ Chapter 5,• Sec. 5-2, line 1 - strike out "not later than" and replac. with ".at,!' ., , Page 5, Chapter 6, Sec. 6-1, next to the last line - strike out "The council may provide that such" and replace with"ALL" ; same line strike . out the word "all" which appears before the word fines. • Page 5, Chapter 7, Sec. 7-1, line 1 - change the spelling of "advise" to "advice" Page 5, Chapter 7, Sec. 7-2 , the corrected section should read as follows: "The municipal manager shall appoint a municipal treasurer, who shall servelpt ,the pleasure. of. the, municipal manager .. The treasurer shall receive such compensation and give such bond as may be.-prescribed by this council , and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the municipal manager. " • Page 6yChapter 8 on the chapter heading strike out - "Applicability to 1962 Elections'; The Question was then moved . by Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by. Councilman Hammerly. and. there being no objection to a roll call vote the resolution was passed by a vote. of 5 to 1. Voting Yeas , Councilmen, Caulkins , Hammerly, Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey; voting, Nay, - Council- man Babson. Upon Motion of Councilman Hammerly, seconded by Councilman Lowenbach and there being no further business to come before this Special Session the meeting was adjourned , with unaminous approval,. at 9: 15 P .M. • JAY• • . • j .. ,.t .